Exam 3: States, Citizens, and Regimes

The very nature of an absolutist state means that many mechanisms exist to protect citizens and enable them to claim their "rights" against political leaders.

Fascists argue that the interests of ______ should dominate

Compare and contrast fascism and communism.Be sure to note their commonalities, as well as their differences, using examples were necessary.

Which of the following is essential to liberal democracy?

Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau are known as social contract theorist.

Marx's dictatorship of the proletariat was to be characterized by

Mexico's Institutional Revolution Party, or PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institucional), opposed the classic electoral authoritarian regime, which was supported by the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN), or National Action Party.

According to Marxism, communist revolutions will overthrow capitalism and establish a dictatorship of the ______.

The majority of Iranians are

Why did Karl Marx predict his communist revolution would occur in capitalist states?

"Corporatism" is best defined as

The difference between fascism and Nazism lies in the fact that

Social rights

Social democracy puts emphasis on which of the following concepts?

What is the difference between an authoritarian regime and a electoral authoritarian regime?

Legal equality is an example of

The first document to limit the power of the monarch was the

______ is a variant of liberal democracy in which great importance is given to social rights through the existence of generous social programs.

In Germany, the Nazi regime attempted to eliminate civil society through ______.