Chapter 5 Authoritarianism

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  South Africa lacked a national constitution.

B  South Africa was ruled by a military general.

C  South Africa operated a system of apartheid. 

D  South Africa had a hereditary monarch.

E  South Africa prevented women from voting.

A  Personal charisma

B  Parliamentary support

C  International support

D  Interest group advocacy

E  Free elections

A  It is good to be feared and loved, but better to be loved.

B  It is good to be feared and loved, but better to be feared.

C  It is good to be feared and loved, but only at the same time.

D  It is good to deny the public constantly to emphasize control.

E  It is good to be merciful at all times to court public favor.

A  A hereditary monarchy

B  A parliamentary democracy

C  A presidential democracy

D  A socialist dictatorship

E  A theocratic autocracy

A  The massacre in Tiananmen Square

B  The creation of the Democracy Wall

C  Diplomatic relations with Taiwan

D  Liberalization of speech and press freedoms

E  The establishment of democratically elected local governments

A  They are investment funds held by the world’s monarchs.

B  They are state banks that tax international imports.

C  They are state-owned investment funds, often made up of international assets.

D  They are investment funds held by the world’s most powerful economic leaders.

E  They are economic tools used to regulate the amount of currency available in an economy.

F    

A  China purchases a lot of the United States’ exports, whereas the United States funds much of China’s debt.

B  Both countries rely on Japan to buy their exports.

C  The United States is reliant on China for most of its intellectual property development.

D  The United States purchases a lot of Chinese exports, whereas China funds much of the United States’ debt.

E  Both countries are heavily indebted to the World Bank.

A  Wen Jiabao

B  Ayatollah Khomeini

C  Deng Xiaoping 

D  Chiang Kai-shek

E  Mao Zedong

A  An influential group of impartial economic advisers

B  An alternative parliament made up of political dissidents

C  A hereditary legislative body similar to the House of Lords in the United Kingdom

D  A small group that makes final political decisions

E  An influential group of military advisers

A  Maintaining law and order

B  Minimizing the influence of the military on politics

C  Reducing economic inequality

D  Protecting the public from negative campaign advertisements

E  Preventing political and economic corruption

A  Authoritarian regimes seek to regulate all types of public actions, whereas totalitarian regimes are generally uninterested in the actions of the public except their political actions.

B  Authoritarian regimes are much less likely to be hereditary than totalitarian regimes.

C  Authoritarian regimes tend to be far more opposed to international criticism than totalitarian regimes.

D  Authoritarian regimes tend to be far more open to public criticism than totalitarian regimes.

E  Authoritarian regimes are generally uninterested in the actions of the public except for their political actions, whereas totalitarian regimes seek to regulate all types of actions. 

A  Preserving the rule of law

B  Maintaining a power monopoly

C  Avoiding international entanglements

D  Representing the policy preferences of the general public

E  Representing the policy preferences of organized interests

A  An attempted seizure of governmental power by an alternate power group 

B  A minor battle between two neighboring countries

C  A peaceful transition of power following a contentious election

D  A major policy change that frustrates the political opposition

E  A revision of the constitution that changes the procedural rules

A  Western Europe

B  Sub-Saharan Africa

C  Asia

D  North Africa

E  The Middle East

A  A small group of economic elites

B  A large group of military leaders

C  A small group of religious elites

D  A single ruler

E  A large group of people representing society broadly 

A  A single ruler

B  A large group of people representing society broadly 

C  A large group of military leaders

D  A small group of economic elites

E  A small group of religious elites

A  Relatively prosperous and well-educated countries 

B  Relatively poor and neither well-educated nor poorly educated countries

C  Relatively poor and poorly educated countries

D  Relatively poor and well-educated countries

E  Relatively prosperous and poorly educated countries

A  Unlike democracies, special interests are well represented in autocracies.

B  Unlike democracies, autocracies generally lack special interests.

C  Democracies are legally required to satisfy special interests before making policy.

D  Autocracies are likely to suppress public criticism from special interests.

E  Democracies are generally weaker governments than autocracies.

A  Dedication to the rule of law

B  Constitutional protections of liberties 

C  The simplicity of decision making

D  Consideration of the lower classes

E  Representation of multiple societal interests

A  Slightly less common 

B  Much less common 

C  Roughly as common 

D  Much more common 

E  Slightly more common 

A  A lack of clear parliamentary control

B  A lack of any separation of church and state

C  Power concentrated in a small group of people

D  Power concentrated in one person

E  All decisions made collectively

A  Authoritarian states

B  Democratic states

C  Libertarian states

D  Anarchistic states

E  Communist states