Question 1

Who famously said, "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle 
B)  Lord Acton 
C)  Niccolò Machiavelli 
D)  Mao Zedong 
E)  Chiang Kai-shek 
A)  Aristotle 
B)  Lord Acton 
C)  Niccolò Machiavelli 
D)  Mao Zedong 
E)  Chiang Kai-shek

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of living conditions in authoritarian states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low life expectancy 
B)  Gross social inequality 
C)  High illiteracy rates 
D)  Low infant mortality 
E)  Slow to modernize 
A)  Low life expectancy 
B)  Gross social inequality 
C)  High illiteracy rates 
D)  Low infant mortality 
E)  Slow to modernize

Question 3

Why is Iran considered to be an oxymoronic kind of state?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a democratic dictatorship. 
B)  It is a modern theocracy. 
C)  It is militantly pacifist. 
D)  It is a public aristocracy. 
E)  It is an open society that is controlled. 
A)  It is a democratic dictatorship. 
B)  It is a modern theocracy. 
C)  It is militantly pacifist. 
D)  It is a public aristocracy. 
E)  It is an open society that is controlled.

Question 4

Iran's Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was a ruthless leader but a friend of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Authoritarianism is worse for the people of a state than totalitarianism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the BEST evidence of social change in China today?

Accepted Answer

A)  A successful pro-democracy movement 
B)  The end of Maoism 
C)  The increasing visibility of China's political processes 
D)  China's the slowing migration from rural areas to cities 
E)  A growing middle class and group of affluent entrepreneurs 
A)  A successful pro-democracy movement 
B)  The end of Maoism 
C)  The increasing visibility of China's political processes 
D)  China's the slowing migration from rural areas to cities 
E)  A growing middle class and group of affluent entrepreneurs

Question 7

Egypt has done well in the Middle East due to its large oil reserves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Small groups can take over and rule a country, and those small groups are also known as a junta.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Experts say there are advantages to authoritarian regimes, among them their

Accepted Answer

A)  ability to rally the people to support important initiatives. 
B)  lack of a class system. 
C)  need for economic prosperity. 
D)  relative stability. 
E)  resistance to corruption. 
A)  ability to rally the people to support important initiatives. 
B)  lack of a class system. 
C)  need for economic prosperity. 
D)  relative stability. 
E)  resistance to corruption.

Question 10

How does the military usually dominate a political system?

Accepted Answer

A)  It often rules as an institution. 
B)  The government is always headed by a single individual. 
C)  There is little chance of a return to civilian rule. 
D)  Large-scale public works projects are generally instituted. 
E)  It is necessarily illegitimate. 
A)  It often rules as an institution. 
B)  The government is always headed by a single individual. 
C)  There is little chance of a return to civilian rule. 
D)  Large-scale public works projects are generally instituted. 
E)  It is necessarily illegitimate.

Question 11

What do critics claim is the reason why China's exports have grown to become the largest in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  China relies on tariffs to maintain its leadership position. 
B)  China keeps its prices low and desirable by devaluing its currency. 
C)  China has inflated its currency to promote its trade balance. 
D)  China has become the world's banker. 
E)  China owns more manufacturing facilities than any other nation in the world. 
A)  China relies on tariffs to maintain its leadership position. 
B)  China keeps its prices low and desirable by devaluing its currency. 
C)  China has inflated its currency to promote its trade balance. 
D)  China has become the world's banker. 
E)  China owns more manufacturing facilities than any other nation in the world.

Question 12

Most despots justify their self-serving policies as necessary to preserve order or protect the nation from foreign enemies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All authoritarian regimes use brute force to suppress civil liberties and personal freedoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Although it is trying to improve, which of the following is the best description of modern day China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bureaucratic totalitarian state 
B)  Monolithic police state 
C)  Self-defeating ideological state 
D)  Economic revolutionary state 
E)  Authoritarian police state 
A)  Bureaucratic totalitarian state 
B)  Monolithic police state 
C)  Self-defeating ideological state 
D)  Economic revolutionary state 
E)  Authoritarian police state

Who famously said, "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely"?

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of living conditions in authoritarian states?

Why is Iran considered to be an oxymoronic kind of state?

Iran's Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was a ruthless leader but a friend of the United States.

Authoritarianism is worse for the people of a state than totalitarianism.

What is the BEST evidence of social change in China today?

Egypt has done well in the Middle East due to its large oil reserves.

Small groups can take over and rule a country, and those small groups are also known as a junta.

Experts say there are advantages to authoritarian regimes, among them their

How does the military usually dominate a political system?

What do critics claim is the reason why China's exports have grown to become the largest in the world?

Most despots justify their self-serving policies as necessary to preserve order or protect the nation from foreign enemies.

All authoritarian regimes use brute force to suppress civil liberties and personal freedoms.

Although it is trying to improve, which of the following is the best description of modern day China?

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

Development: Myths and Realities

Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

International Relations: The Struggle for World Order

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Exam 5: The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

Who famously said, "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely"?

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of living conditions in authoritarian states?

Why is Iran considered to be an oxymoronic kind of state?

Iran's Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was a ruthless leader but a friend of the United States.

Authoritarianism is worse for the people of a state than totalitarianism.

What is the BEST evidence of social change in China today?

Egypt has done well in the Middle East due to its large oil reserves.

Small groups can take over and rule a country, and those small groups are also known as a junta.

Experts say there are advantages to authoritarian regimes, among them their

How does the military usually dominate a political system?

What do critics claim is the reason why China's exports have grown to become the largest in the world?

Most despots justify their self-serving policies as necessary to preserve order or protect the nation from foreign enemies.

All authoritarian regimes use brute force to suppress civil liberties and personal freedoms.

Although it is trying to improve, which of the following is the best description of modern day China?

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

Development: Myths and Realities

Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

International Relations: The Struggle for World Order

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