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. C

Question 2

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. A

Question 3

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 A

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 nondemocrat

Question 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 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

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 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 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

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.

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

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

Which of the following examples can be described as totalitarian?

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?

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

Purges are an example of

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bureaucratic authoritarianism often justifies military rule by asserting that

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

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

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

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Exam 6: Nondemocratic Regimes

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

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

Which of the following examples can be described as totalitarian?

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?

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

Purges are an example of

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bureaucratic authoritarianism often justifies military rule by asserting that

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

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

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

Introduction

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Democratic Regimes

Political Violence

Developed Democracies

Communism and Postcommunism

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

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