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A collapse of democracy
is called:
Question options:
o
Authoritarianization
o
Reverse democratization
o
Democratic breakdown
o
Authoritarian persistence
o
Theocratic creation
Question 2
The president who broke
the single party rule of Mexico in 2000 was
Question options:
o
Manuel Lopez Obrador.
o
Alvaro Obregon.
o
Plutarco Elias Calles.
o
Vincente Fox.
o
Victoriano Huerta.
Question 3
Which of the following
polities is sometimes considered a good example of a “competitive
authoritarian” regime?
Question options:
o
The United States
o
North Korea
o
Brazil
o
Canada
o
Russia
Question 4
Which of the following
regimes has been called “totalitarian”?
Question options:
o
Cuba under Castro
o
The Soviet Union
o
Nazi Germany
o
Italy under Mussolini
o
All of the above
Question 5
Nazi Germany and
present-day North Korea are examples of what type of authoritarian regime?
Question options:
o
Totalitarian
o
Theocratic
o
Bureaucratic-authoritarian
o
Democracy
o
All of the above
Question 6
Mexico's governmental
system is dominated by
Question options:
o
The legislature.
o
The president.
o
The Supreme Court.
o
The regional governors.
o
The media.
Question 7
Venezuela’s government
under Hugo Chávez and Nicolas Maduro, which combines elements of
authoritarianism with some democratic features, could be defined as:
Question options:
o
Totalitarian regime
o
A traditional democratic regime
o
A hybrid regime
o
A pseudo-democratic regime
o
Semi-capitalist regime
Question 8
Which of the following
statements about poverty and authoritarianism is false?
Question options:
o
Many authoritarian regimes have
persisted in countries with low-income inequality.
o
Poverty does not exist in authoritarian
regimes due to their socialist nature.
o
Income inequality can create divisions
in society that can be manipulated by authoritarian regimes to maintain power.
o
Authoritarian regimes can bring about
economic growth, thus improving living standards.
o
Authoritarian regimes often redistribute
land to poor farmers.
Question 9
Which of the following
was a result of the Mexican Revolution of 1910?
Question options:
o
The power of rural landowners was
undercut.
o
The influence of the Catholic Church was
severely curtailed.
o
The power of foreign investors was
severely limited.
o
The foundation was laid for a strong
central government.
o
All of the above are results of the
revolution.
Question 10
The discovery of large
oil reserves in the 1970s
Question options:
o
Allowed the government to embark upon
substantial investment programs in virtually all sectors of the economy
o
Allowed the government to finance
initiatives to reduce poverty and deal with declining agricultural production.
o
Allowed the government to address, at
least initially, some of the problems brought about by import substitution
industrialization.
o
Meant that oil grew dramatically as a
percentage of the country’s export, which in turn meant that the country became
increasingly vulnerable to international economic changes such as decreases in
demand for oil and changes in international oil prices.
o
All of the above were a result of the
discovery of large oil reserves in the 1970s.
Question 11
Which scholar uses the
Eastern European revolutions of 1989 to highlight the importance of the
suppression of public opinion in the preservation of an authoritarian regime?
Question options:
o
Lucan A. Way
o
Steven Levitsky
o
Timur Kuran
o
Daron Acemoglu
o
Stuart Pence
Question 12
The ongoing
continuation of an authoritarian regime is known as:
Question options:
o
Transition
o
Competitive authoritarianism
o
Democratic breakdown
o
Authoritarian persistence
o
Totalitarian coup
Question 13
The Mexico miracle of
the 1950s and 1960s refers to
Question options:
o
The elimination of the militaries
influence over politics during this period.
o
The rapid economic growth and
industrialization of the country during this period.
o
The countries rapid progress towards a
more equitable distribution of income during this period.
o
The countries ability to dominate the
central American economy even more so than the United States during this
period.
o
The impressive political stability of
the country during this period.
Question 14
What institution has
had a significant impact on the running of Mexico?
Question options:
o
The court system.
o
The multi-political party system
o
The Roman Catholic Church.
o
The Mexican legislature.
o
The French.
Question 15
Which of the following
is not necessarily true of authoritarian states?
Question options:
o
Authoritarian states avoid holding
elections at all costs.
o
Authoritarian states violate human
rights to some degree.
o
Authoritarian states restrict
democratization.
o
Authoritarian states may have personality
leaders.
o
Authoritarian states restrict freedom of
the press
Question 16
The political party
that has dominated Mexican politics is the
Question options:
o
People's party
o
The Democratic Party
o
The Republican Party
o
The PRI
o
The PAN
Question 17
Whereas the United
States does have many illegal drugs coming from Mexico, United States provides
which of the following to Mexico in large numbers?
Question options:
o
Guns.
o
Pharmaceuticals.
o
Livestock.
o
Agriculture.
o
Cars.
Question 18
During the period of
PRI dominance, Mexican presidents generally had what kind of background?
Question options:
o
They had served in the cabinets of their
predecessors.
o
They were military officers.
o
They were lawyers.
o
They were former state governors.
o
They had served in Congress.
Question 19
Which of the following
best describes Mexico's geography?
Question options:
o
Although the north is mostly desert the
country has many miles of coast land and tropical areas to the south.
o
Mexico is mostly level with abundant
rainfall that makes large scale agriculture relatively easy.
o
Mexico has few natural resources.
o
Mexico is bisected by a transcontinental
river.
o
Mexico is geographically diverse country
rich in natural resources.
Question 20
Which of the following
statements about poverty and authoritarianism is false?
Question options:
o
Many authoritarian regimes have
persisted in countries with low-income inequality.
o
Poverty does not exist in authoritarian
regimes due to their socialist nature.
o
Income inequality can create divisions
in society that can be manipulated by authoritarian regimes to maintain power.
o
Authoritarian regimes can bring about
economic growth, thus improving living standards.
o
Authoritarian regimes often spend time
dealing with issues of poverty.
Question 21
Venezuela’s government
under Hugo Chávez and Nicolas Maduro, which combines elements of
authoritarianism with some democratic features, could be defined
Question options:
o
Totalitarian regime
o
Totalitarian regime
o
A hybrid regime
o
A pseudo-democratic regime
o
Capitalist regime
Question 22
Which of the following
is a type of authoritarian regime?
Question options:
o
Totalitarian regimes
o
Theocracies
o
Personalistic dictatorships
o
Autocratic regime
o
All of the above
Question 23
Which statement is true
concerning personalistic dictatorships?
Question options:
o
They are dictators who are elected but
not considered authoritarian.
o
They are theocracies influenced by the
ancient Roman Empire.
o
They are sometimes framed as necessary
to help maintain order and advance their country.
o
The bureaucracy controls the state.
o
They tend to be based on the influence
of the party
Question 24
Bureaucratic-authoritarian
regimes are characterized by:
Question options:
o
Control of the state by a group of
elites rather than a single individual
o
A separation between state and military
o
A focus on ideology
o
Low economic productivity
o
High productivity
Question 25
Traditional
oligarchies, empires, monarchies and sultanates are all examples of:
Question options:
o
Democratic regimes
o
Authoritarian regimes
o
Populist regimes
o
Socialist regimes
o
Capitalist regimes
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