Question 1

Which of the following represents a challenge to the behavioral revolution's assertion about the relationship between nondemocratic rule and modernization?

Accepted Answer

A) The presence of a strong middle class has proven to be a key component of modernization. 
B) Authoritarianism can be found only alongside capitalism. 
C) Modernization's disruptive process can lead to nondemocratic rule. 
D) Many wealthy countries in the world are nondemocratic. 
A) The presence of a strong middle class has proven to be a key component of modernization. 
B) Authoritarianism can be found only alongside capitalism. 
C) Modernization's disruptive process can lead to nondemocratic rule. 
D) Many wealthy countries in the world are nondemocratic.

Question 2

What is the role of elites in fostering nondemocratic rule? Why might a resource-rich state be nondemocratic with low levels of public interest in democracy?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that political e

Question 3

Which of the following is among the characteristics that have led some to consider Russia a bureaucratic authoritarian regime?

Accepted Answer

A) Opposition to technological modernization comes primarily from the military regime. 
B) Union leaders have found themselves endowed with high levels of authority,bolstered by the government. 
C) The head of government and top rulers came into their positions from the military or security services. 
D) Military and industry in the country find themselves on opposite ends of the political spectrum. 
A) Opposition to technological modernization comes primarily from the military regime. 
B) Union leaders have found themselves endowed with high levels of authority,bolstered by the government. 
C) The head of government and top rulers came into their positions from the military or security services. 
D) Military and industry in the country find themselves on opposite ends of the political spectrum.

Question 4

The process by which individuals outside an organization are brought into a beneficial relationship with it,making them dependent on the regime for certain rewards,is known as

Accepted Answer

A) dependency. 
B) integration. 
C) acculturation. 
D) co-optation. 
A) dependency. 
B) integration. 
C) acculturation. 
D) co-optation.

Question 5

Once considered relatively unusual,military rule became much more common over the past 50 years,particularly in

Accepted Answer

A) Africa and Latin America. 
B) Eastern Europe and Africa. 
C) Latin America and Eastern Europe. 
D) East Asia and Eastern Europe. 
A) Africa and Latin America. 
B) Eastern Europe and Africa. 
C) Latin America and Eastern Europe. 
D) East Asia and Eastern Europe.

Question 6

Which of the following statements best describes the record of economic growth under military rule?

Accepted Answer

A) In some cases of military rule,economic growth has been high,but in many more cases it has led to instability and poor development. 
B) Countries under military rule,either current or historical,have yet to demonstrate any period of sustained economic growth. 
C) Some cases of military rule have led to instability and violence,but in many more cases they have led to high economic growth. 
D) Military rule produced high levels of economic growth in Asia but not in Latin America. 
A) In some cases of military rule,economic growth has been high,but in many more cases it has led to instability and poor development. 
B) Countries under military rule,either current or historical,have yet to demonstrate any period of sustained economic growth. 
C) Some cases of military rule have led to instability and violence,but in many more cases they have led to high economic growth. 
D) Military rule produced high levels of economic growth in Asia but not in Latin America.

Question 7

Which of the following is the best example of a country that could be described as a theocracy?

Accepted Answer

A) Thailand 
B) Jordan 
C) Iran 
D) Egypt 
A) Thailand 
B) Jordan 
C) Iran 
D) Egypt

Question 8

A system whereby authoritarian regimes sanction a limited number of organizations to represent the public (and restrict unsanctioned ones)is known as

Accepted Answer

A) kleptocracy. 
B) corporatism. 
C) rent seeking. 
D) clientelism. 
A) kleptocracy. 
B) corporatism. 
C) rent seeking. 
D) clientelism.

Question 9

Which of the following characterizations best describes the rule in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)by the government of Mobutu Sese Seko from 1965 until 1997?

Accepted Answer

A) one-party rule with strong use of clientelism 
B) military rule tending toward bureaucratic authoritarianism 
C) personal rule with increasing reliance on patrimonialism over time 
D) illiberal democracy 
A) one-party rule with strong use of clientelism 
B) military rule tending toward bureaucratic authoritarianism 
C) personal rule with increasing reliance on patrimonialism over time 
D) illiberal democracy

Question 10

How is totalitarianism different from other forms of nondemocratic rule? Why have some scholars suggested that the concept of totalitarianism be abandoned in comparative politics?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note the several dist

Question 11

Countries that appear to have many of the trappings of democracy but restrict the democratic process to a great degree are known as

Accepted Answer

A) illiberal regimes. 
B) crypto-democracies. 
C) democratic tyrannies. 
D) subdemocracies. 
A) illiberal regimes. 
B) crypto-democracies. 
C) democratic tyrannies. 
D) subdemocracies.

Question 12

Which of the following characteristics is an illiberal regime likely to have in common with a democratic regime?

Accepted Answer

A) The executive is weaker than other institutions. 
B) Referenda are used rarely and are limited in their ability to affect policy. 
C) Parties are restricted in their ability to compete,but the military is firmly under civilian control. 
D) The executive,legislature,and judiciary are established and have their respective arenas of authority. 
A) The executive is weaker than other institutions. 
B) Referenda are used rarely and are limited in their ability to affect policy. 
C) Parties are restricted in their ability to compete,but the military is firmly under civilian control. 
D) The executive,legislature,and judiciary are established and have their respective arenas of authority.

Question 13

Which of the following statements best characterizes the "Asian values" argument?

Accepted Answer

A) Asia has cultural and religious traditions that encourage individualism and free expression,making it more receptive to democracy. 
B) Asia has cultural and religious traditions that encourage conformity and obedience,making it less receptive to democracy. 
C) Asian cultural and religious traditions lead to authoritarian regimes that are typically less violent. 
D) Asian values tend to discourage the formation of a middle class,which limits democratic institutions. 
A) Asia has cultural and religious traditions that encourage individualism and free expression,making it more receptive to democracy. 
B) Asia has cultural and religious traditions that encourage conformity and obedience,making it less receptive to democracy. 
C) Asian cultural and religious traditions lead to authoritarian regimes that are typically less violent. 
D) Asian values tend to discourage the formation of a middle class,which limits democratic institutions.

Question 14

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between civil society and nondemocratic regimes?

Accepted Answer

A) Nondemocratic regimes wield such power that civil society is irrelevant. 
B) Nondemocratic regimes often seek to empower and expand civil society. 
C) Nondemocratic regimes attempt to eliminate the idea of the state as an arena for social organization. 
D) Elimination of civil society by nondemocratic regimes encourages populism. 
A) Nondemocratic regimes wield such power that civil society is irrelevant. 
B) Nondemocratic regimes often seek to empower and expand civil society. 
C) Nondemocratic regimes attempt to eliminate the idea of the state as an arena for social organization. 
D) Elimination of civil society by nondemocratic regimes encourages populism.

Question 15

A system in which states co-opt members of the public by providing specific benefits to a person in return for public support is

Accepted Answer

A) clientelism. 
B) corporatism. 
C) rent seeking. 
D) kickbacks. 
A) clientelism. 
B) corporatism. 
C) rent seeking. 
D) kickbacks.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about one-party rule is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) It is often combined with a corporatist regime. 
B) It forces party membership on nearly all citizens. 
C) It typically prevents the development of extreme forms of rule like totalitarianism. 
D) Single-party influence is rarely able to penetrate very far down into society. 
A) It is often combined with a corporatist regime. 
B) It forces party membership on nearly all citizens. 
C) It typically prevents the development of extreme forms of rule like totalitarianism. 
D) Single-party influence is rarely able to penetrate very far down into society.

Question 17

What is co-optation? How do nondemocratic regimes achieve political control through co-optation?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will define co-optation as

Question 18

Which term refers to a military seizure of the government?

Accepted Answer

A) coup de grâce 
B) coup d'état 
C) military usurpation 
D) armed politics 
A) coup de grâce 
B) coup d'état 
C) military usurpation 
D) armed politics

Exam 13: Nondemocratic Regimes

Which of the following represents a challenge to the behavioral revolution's assertion about the relationship between nondemocratic rule and modernization?

What is the role of elites in fostering nondemocratic rule? Why might a resource-rich state be nondemocratic with low levels of public interest in democracy?

Which of the following is among the characteristics that have led some to consider Russia a bureaucratic authoritarian regime?

The process by which individuals outside an organization are brought into a beneficial relationship with it,making them dependent on the regime for certain rewards,is known as

Once considered relatively unusual,military rule became much more common over the past 50 years,particularly in

Which of the following statements best describes the record of economic growth under military rule?

Which of the following is the best example of a country that could be described as a theocracy?

A system whereby authoritarian regimes sanction a limited number of organizations to represent the public (and restrict unsanctioned ones)is known as

Which of the following characterizations best describes the rule in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)by the government of Mobutu Sese Seko from 1965 until 1997?

How is totalitarianism different from other forms of nondemocratic rule? Why have some scholars suggested that the concept of totalitarianism be abandoned in comparative politics?

Countries that appear to have many of the trappings of democracy but restrict the democratic process to a great degree are known as

Which of the following characteristics is an illiberal regime likely to have in common with a democratic regime?

Which of the following statements best characterizes the "Asian values" argument?

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between civil society and nondemocratic regimes?

A system in which states co-opt members of the public by providing specific benefits to a person in return for public support is

Which of the following statements about one-party rule is accurate?

What is co-optation? How do nondemocratic regimes achieve political control through co-optation?

Which term refers to a military seizure of the government?

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