Chapter 5 Authoritarianism

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  South Africa operated a system of apartheid. 

B  South Africa prevented women from voting.

C  South Africa had a hereditary monarch.

D  South Africa was ruled by a military general.

E  South Africa lacked a national constitution.

A  Free elections

B  Personal charisma

C  Interest group advocacy

D  International support

E  Parliamentary support

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

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

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

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

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

A  A theocratic autocracy

B  A presidential democracy

C  A parliamentary democracy

D  A hereditary monarchy

E  A socialist dictatorship

A  Liberalization of speech and press freedoms

B  Diplomatic relations with Taiwan

C  The massacre in Tiananmen Square

D  The creation of the Democracy Wall

E  The establishment of democratically elected local governments

A    

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

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

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

A  Both countries are heavily indebted to the World Bank.

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

C  Both countries rely on Japan to buy their exports.

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

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

A  Mao Zedong

B  Chiang Kai-shek

C  Wen Jiabao

D  Deng Xiaoping 

E  Ayatollah Khomeini

A  An influential group of military advisers

B  A small group that makes final political decisions

C  An influential group of impartial economic advisers

D  An alternative parliament made up of political dissidents

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

A  Reducing economic inequality

B  Maintaining law and order

C  Minimizing the influence of the military on politics

D  Preventing political and economic corruption

E  Protecting the public from negative campaign advertisements

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

B  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. 

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

D  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.

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

A  Avoiding international entanglements

B  Representing the policy preferences of the general public

C  Representing the policy preferences of organized interests

D  Preserving the rule of law

E  Maintaining a power monopoly

A  A revision of the constitution that changes the procedural rules

B  A peaceful transition of power following a contentious election

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

D  A minor battle between two neighboring countries

E  A major policy change that frustrates the political opposition

A  Asia

B  Sub-Saharan Africa

C  North Africa

D  The Middle East

E  Western Europe

A  A large group of people representing society broadly 

B  A single ruler

C  A large group of military leaders

D  A small group of religious elites

E  A small group of economic elites

A  A small group of religious elites

B  A large group of military leaders

C  A small group of economic elites

D  A single ruler

E  A large group of people representing society broadly 

A  Relatively poor and poorly educated countries

B  Relatively poor and well-educated countries

C  Relatively prosperous and well-educated countries 

D  Relatively prosperous and poorly educated countries

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

A  Democracies are generally weaker governments than autocracies.

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

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

D  Unlike democracies, autocracies generally lack special interests.

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

A  Constitutional protections of liberties 

B  The simplicity of decision making

C  Consideration of the lower classes

D  Representation of multiple societal interests

E  Dedication to the rule of law

A  Much more common 

B  Much less common 

C  Slightly less common 

D  Roughly as common 

E  Slightly more common 

A  A lack of clear parliamentary control

B  All decisions made collectively

C  Power concentrated in one person

D  Power concentrated in a small group of people

E  A lack of any separation of church and state

A  Democratic states

B  Anarchistic states

C  Communist states

D  Authoritarian states

E  Libertarian states