Question 1

Bureaucratic authoritarianism typically relies on the close cooperation of which groups?

Accepted Answer

A) the military and the state bureaucracy 
B) the state bureaucracy and organized labor 
C) the military and organized labor 
D) the state bureaucracy and the legislature 
A) the military and the state bureaucracy 
B) the state bureaucracy and organized labor 
C) the military and organized labor 
D) the state bureaucracy and the legislature A

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding nondemocratic rule and legitimacy is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Nondemocratic regimes are never legitimate in the eyes of the public. 
B) Nondemocratic regimes are never legitimate in the eyes of the international community. 
C) Nondemocratic regimes may enjoy the same level of institutionalization as any democratic regime. 
D) Nondemocratic regimes are only considered legitimate if they are industrialized. 
A) Nondemocratic regimes are never legitimate in the eyes of the public. 
B) Nondemocratic regimes are never legitimate in the eyes of the international community. 
C) Nondemocratic regimes may enjoy the same level of institutionalization as any democratic regime. 
D) Nondemocratic regimes are only considered legitimate if they are industrialized. C

Question 3

What is the link between civil society and populism in nondemocratic systems? Is the presence of a strong civil society always democratic?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that nondemocratic regimes typically absorb or severely limit forms of organization outside the state (civil society),and may create conditions more favorable to populist movements aimed at taking back the state from elites or established institutions.Furthermore,a good answer will note that civil society is not necessarily or intrinsically democratic and may actually serve to foster ethnically exclusive or antireligious sentiment,especially if more democratic forms of civil society are restricted.

Question 4

Nondemocratic regimes are best defined as political systems in which

Accepted Answer

A) a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public. 
B) a small group of individuals exercises power over the state but remains constitutionally responsible to the public. 
C) one person is elected by the state and then wields unlimited power. 
D) power is held by a single political party. 
A) a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public. 
B) a small group of individuals exercises power over the state but remains constitutionally responsible to the public. 
C) one person is elected by the state and then wields unlimited power. 
D) power is held by a single political party.

Question 5

In which of the following ways does clientelism differ from corporatism?

Accepted Answer

A) Clientelism involves the military as well as business,rather than business groups only. 
B) Clientelism tends to replace individual corporations with state-sanctioned ones. 
C) Clientelism requires a more structured set of sanctioned and licensed organizations. 
D) Clientelism relies on individual patronage rather than on large organizations. 
A) Clientelism involves the military as well as business,rather than business groups only. 
B) Clientelism tends to replace individual corporations with state-sanctioned ones. 
C) Clientelism requires a more structured set of sanctioned and licensed organizations. 
D) Clientelism relies on individual patronage rather than on large organizations.

Question 6

Which of the following terms most accurately describes Iran's theocracy?

Accepted Answer

A) autocratic 
B) totalitarian 
C) illiberal democracy 
D) authoritarian 
A) autocratic 
B) totalitarian 
C) illiberal democracy 
D) authoritarian

Question 7

Communist countries are examples of which form of authoritarianism?

Accepted Answer

A) illiberalism 
B) hybrid regimes 
C) patrimonialism 
D) one-party rule 
A) illiberalism 
B) hybrid regimes 
C) patrimonialism 
D) one-party rule

Question 8

Bureaucratic authoritarianism often justifies military rule by asserting that

Accepted Answer

A) only the military can restore public pride. 
B) only technocratic leadership can rise above "irrational" politics. 
C) civilians are inferior to the officer corps. 
D) only the educated elites should be given the right to rule. 
A) only the military can restore public pride. 
B) only technocratic leadership can rise above "irrational" politics. 
C) civilians are inferior to the officer corps. 
D) only the educated elites should be given the right to rule.

Question 9

Which of the following examples can be described as totalitarian?

Accepted Answer

A) the Soviet Union under Stalin 
B) Iraq under Saddam Hussein 
C) Saudi Arabia under the Saud family 
D) China under Jiang Zemin 
A) the Soviet Union under Stalin 
B) Iraq under Saddam Hussein 
C) Saudi Arabia under the Saud family 
D) China under Jiang Zemin

Question 10

Which of the following statements best explains the difference between Brazil's and Nigeria's experience with military rule?

Accepted Answer

A) The military successfully took control in Brazil due to weak and divided democracy,whereas in Nigeria democracy was healthy when military rule began. 
B) Brazil has transitioned out of military rule to democracy,but Nigeria has not. 
C) Unlike Brazil,the military regime in Nigeria succumbed to the resource trap. 
D) The military first seized power from an autocratic state in Nigeria;in Brazil the military first seized power from a democratic state. 
A) The military successfully took control in Brazil due to weak and divided democracy,whereas in Nigeria democracy was healthy when military rule began. 
B) Brazil has transitioned out of military rule to democracy,but Nigeria has not. 
C) Unlike Brazil,the military regime in Nigeria succumbed to the resource trap. 
D) The military first seized power from an autocratic state in Nigeria;in Brazil the military first seized power from a democratic state.

Question 11

As a political system,totalitarianism is

Accepted Answer

A) common. 
B) rare. 
C) common only in Latin America. 
D) common only in Africa. 
A) common. 
B) rare. 
C) common only in Latin America. 
D) common only in Africa.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is consistent with the "resource trap" theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Abundant natural resources often free those in power from the need to tax the people. 
B) Abundant natural resources in a country are typically tied to religious rule,which encourages undemocratic governing structures. 
C) Heavy taxation in resource-rich countries inspires resentment by the people,leading to authoritarian crackdowns. 
D) The portability of natural resources contributes to the desire of elites to hang on to power. 
A) Abundant natural resources often free those in power from the need to tax the people. 
B) Abundant natural resources in a country are typically tied to religious rule,which encourages undemocratic governing structures. 
C) Heavy taxation in resource-rich countries inspires resentment by the people,leading to authoritarian crackdowns. 
D) The portability of natural resources contributes to the desire of elites to hang on to power.

Question 13

Which of the following would be an example of rent seeking?

Accepted Answer

A) providing cash payments to influential industry leaders in return for political support 
B) giving control of a nationalized industry to supporters of those in power 
C) power sharing between labor and the military in a nondemocratic regime 
D) nationalizing a previously private utility and keeping it under tight state control 
A) providing cash payments to influential industry leaders in return for political support 
B) giving control of a nationalized industry to supporters of those in power 
C) power sharing between labor and the military in a nondemocratic regime 
D) nationalizing a previously private utility and keeping it under tight state control

Question 14

Which of the following statements about populism is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Populism draws much of its power from an anti-institutional approach. 
B) Populism is a specific ideology most closely associated with authoritarianism. 
C) Populist movements rely heavily on elites and established institutions for legitimacy. 
D) Populism commonly relies on a robust civil society. 
A) Populism draws much of its power from an anti-institutional approach. 
B) Populism is a specific ideology most closely associated with authoritarianism. 
C) Populist movements rely heavily on elites and established institutions for legitimacy. 
D) Populism commonly relies on a robust civil society.

Question 15

What are the five forms of nondemocratic rule and what is each one's preferred method of control? In recent years,are nondemocratic regimes retreating or retrenching? Why?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note the five forms a

Question 16

Purges are an example of

Accepted Answer

A) co-optation. 
B) coercion. 
C) patronage. 
D) corporatism. 
A) co-optation. 
B) coercion. 
C) patronage. 
D) corporatism.

Question 17

A nondemocratic regime in which holy texts or religious law form the foundation for its rule would be known as

Accepted Answer

A) a theocracy. 
B) religious illiberalism. 
C) fundamentalist monism. 
D) orthodox authoritarianism. 
A) a theocracy. 
B) religious illiberalism. 
C) fundamentalist monism. 
D) orthodox authoritarianism.

Question 18

The nature of Stalin's rule in the Soviet Union is mostly associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) patrimonialism 
B) rational-legal legitimacy 
C) personality cult 
D) bureaucratic authoritarianism 
A) patrimonialism 
B) rational-legal legitimacy 
C) personality cult 
D) bureaucratic authoritarianism

Question 19

Country X holds regular elections for a legislature,though most of its citizens have little faith in the validity of the results.Its powerful military operates largely outside of the control of the government,but it does not control the actions of the government.The government executive wields enormous power,but there is also a judiciary that occasionally rules on constitutional matters.A number of political parties compete with each other,but the government regularly restricts their campaigning activities.Based on this description,in which category could Country X most reliably be placed?

Accepted Answer

A) patrimonial regime 
B) corporatist regime 
C) clientist regime 
D) illiberal regime 
A) patrimonial regime 
B) corporatist regime 
C) clientist regime 
D) illiberal regime

Question 20

Which of the following statements describes a difference between the totalitarian regimes of Mao in China and Stalin in the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) Stalin placed most elements of society under the state's control,whereas Mao had a more moderate approach regarding the state's power over society. 
B) Mao was able to cultivate the image of a godlike ruler,whereas Stalin was not. 
C) Stalin modernized the Soviet Union,but Mao's regime was not able to modernize China. 
D) Unlike Stalin,Mao did not resort to terror and violence to consolidate power. 
A) Stalin placed most elements of society under the state's control,whereas Mao had a more moderate approach regarding the state's power over society. 
B) Mao was able to cultivate the image of a godlike ruler,whereas Stalin was not. 
C) Stalin modernized the Soviet Union,but Mao's regime was not able to modernize China. 
D) Unlike Stalin,Mao did not resort to terror and violence to consolidate power.

Exam 13: Nondemocratic Regimes

Bureaucratic authoritarianism typically relies on the close cooperation of which groups?

Which of the following statements regarding nondemocratic rule and legitimacy is accurate?

What is the link between civil society and populism in nondemocratic systems? Is the presence of a strong civil society always democratic?

Nondemocratic regimes are best defined as political systems in which

In which of the following ways does clientelism differ from corporatism?

Which of the following terms most accurately describes Iran's theocracy?

Communist countries are examples of which form of authoritarianism?

Bureaucratic authoritarianism often justifies military rule by asserting that

Which of the following examples can be described as totalitarian?

Which of the following statements best explains the difference between Brazil's and Nigeria's experience with military rule?

As a political system,totalitarianism is

Which of the following statements is consistent with the "resource trap" theory?

Which of the following would be an example of rent seeking?

Which of the following statements about populism is accurate?

What are the five forms of nondemocratic rule and what is each one's preferred method of control? In recent years,are nondemocratic regimes retreating or retrenching? Why?

Purges are an example of

A nondemocratic regime in which holy texts or religious law form the foundation for its rule would be known as

The nature of Stalin's rule in the Soviet Union is mostly associated with which of the following?

Which of the following statements describes a difference between the totalitarian regimes of Mao in China and Stalin in the Soviet Union?

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