Question 1

Which of the following is among the characteristics that have led some to consider Russia to be 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. 
E) The Russian government has rejected the tools of clientelism and instead adopted populist rhetoric. 
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. 
E) The Russian government has rejected the tools of clientelism and instead adopted populist rhetoric.

Question 2

As a political system, totalitarianism is:

Accepted Answer

A) common. 
B) rare. 
C) common only in Latin America. 
D) common only in Africa. 
E) a force that has been growing in power since the end of the Cold War. 
A) common. 
B) rare. 
C) common only in Latin America. 
D) common only in Africa. 
E) a force that has been growing in power since the end of the Cold War.

Question 3

A nondemocratic regime in which holy texts or religious law form the foundation for its rule would be known as:

Accepted Answer

A) fundamental totalitarianism. 
B) faith-based illiberalism. 
C) a theocracy. 
D) monism. 
E) orthodox authoritarianism. 
A) fundamental totalitarianism. 
B) faith-based illiberalism. 
C) a theocracy. 
D) monism. 
E) orthodox authoritarianism.

Question 4

Purges are an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) co-optation. 
B) coercion. 
C) patronage. 
D) a resource trap. 
E) corporatism. 
A) co-optation. 
B) coercion. 
C) patronage. 
D) a resource trap. 
E) corporatism.

Question 5

Which of the following examples can be described as totalitarian?

Accepted Answer

A) the Soviet Union under Stalin 
B) Iraq under Saddam Hussein 
C) the Soviet Union under Gorbachev 
D) Saudi Arabia under the Saud family 
E) China during the 1960s under Mao 
A) the Soviet Union under Stalin 
B) Iraq under Saddam Hussein 
C) the Soviet Union under Gorbachev 
D) Saudi Arabia under the Saud family 
E) China during the 1960s under Mao

Question 6

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) neocorporatism. 
B) corporatism. 
C) clientelism. 
D) rent-seeking. 
E) kickbacks. 
A) neocorporatism. 
B) corporatism. 
C) clientelism. 
D) rent-seeking. 
E) kickbacks.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

What might explain why the popularity of nondemocratic rule has waned in recent decades? What could reverse this course? Why do illiberal regimes have such staying power?

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that may expla

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) One cannot find countries where capitalism and authoritarianism exist simultaneously. 
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. 
E) The presence of a strong middle class has proven to be a key component of modernization. 
A) One cannot find countries where capitalism and authoritarianism exist simultaneously. 
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. 
E) The presence of a strong middle class has proven to be a key component of modernization.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Nondemocratic regimes are best defined as political systems wherein:

Accepted Answer

A) a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public. 
B) a small group of individuals exercises power but remains constitutionally responsible to the public. 
C) one person is elected by the state and then wields unlimited power. 
D) the military controls all political decisions. 
E) power is held by a single political party. 
A) a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public. 
B) a small group of individuals exercises power but remains constitutionally responsible to the public. 
C) one person is elected by the state and then wields unlimited power. 
D) the military controls all political decisions. 
E) power is held by a single political party.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) arresting opponents of those in power, but not killing them 
B) providing cash payments to influential industry leaders in return for political support 
C) giving control of a nationalized industry to supporters of those in power 
D) power sharing between labor and the military in a nondemocratic regime 
E) nationalizing a previously private utility and keeping it under tight state control 
A) arresting opponents of those in power, but not killing them 
B) providing cash payments to influential industry leaders in return for political support 
C) giving control of a nationalized industry to supporters of those in power 
D) power sharing between labor and the military in a nondemocratic regime 
E) nationalizing a previously private utility and keeping it under tight state control

Question 15

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 
E) the judiciary and the military 
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 
E) the judiciary and the military

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

As a political system, totalitarianism is:

A nondemocratic regime in which holy texts or religious law form the foundation for its rule would be known as:

Purges are an example of:

Which of the following examples can be described as totalitarian?

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 characteristics is an illiberal regime likely to have in common with a democratic one?

What might explain why the popularity of nondemocratic rule has waned in recent decades? What could reverse this course? Why do illiberal regimes have such staying power?

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

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

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 about one-party rule is accurate?

Nondemocratic regimes are best defined as political systems wherein:

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

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

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Exam 6: Nondemocratic Regimes

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

As a political system, totalitarianism is:

A nondemocratic regime in which holy texts or religious law form the foundation for its rule would be known as:

Purges are an example of:

Which of the following examples can be described as totalitarian?

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 characteristics is an illiberal regime likely to have in common with a democratic one?

What might explain why the popularity of nondemocratic rule has waned in recent decades? What could reverse this course? Why do illiberal regimes have such staying power?

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

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

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 about one-party rule is accurate?

Nondemocratic regimes are best defined as political systems wherein:

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

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

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

Filters