Question 1

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 were 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 were only considered legitimate if they are industrialized.

Question 2

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

Question 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

Which of the following 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 12

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 13

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

Question 14

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 15

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.

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

Which term refers to a military seizure of the government?

As a political system, totalitarianism is

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

Purges are an example of

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following statements about populism is accurate?

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Exam 8: Nondemocratic Regimes

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

Which term refers to a military seizure of the government?

As a political system, totalitarianism is

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

Purges are an example of

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following statements about populism is accurate?

Introduction

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Political Violence

Democratic Regimes

Developed Democracies

Communism and Postcommunism

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

United Kingdom

Russia

China

Iran

Mexico

Nigeria

Filters