Authoritarian Regimes

Question 1

a regime that concentrates power in an authority that is not responsible or accountable to the public

Answer 1

Authoritarian Regime

Question 2

power or responsibility that comes from a legally established office of the state

Answer 2

Authority

Question 3

the use of force or the threat of force to compel others to take actions they would not otherwise choose

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Coercion

Question 4

to assimilate or take a smaller group into a larger group so as to prevent opposition from the smaller group

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Cooptation

Question 5

the abuse or misuse of official authority for personal or private gain

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Curruption

Question 6

the seizure of control of the state apparatus by the military

Answer 6

Coup d’etat (coup)

Question 7

a party system in which one party consistently controls the government, though other parties may also exist and run

Answer 7

Dominant-party System

Question 8

a party system in which one political party is allowed to hold political power and the existence if opposition parties is restricted by the state

Answer 8

One-party system

Question 8

a regime in which, despite the fact that elections determine who holds political office and wields power, protection of civil rights and liberties is missing and the fairness and competitiveness of elections is questionable

Answer 8

Illiberal Democracy

Question 9

mutual arrangements in which a patron with authority, political power, social status, or wealth uses these assets to provide benefits to clients, who provide political support in return

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Patron-clientelism

Question 10

the use of media, propaganda, spectacles, social controls, and other mechanisms by the state to promote an idealized and heroic image of the country’s leader

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Personality Cult

Question 11

a type of authoritarian regime centered upon a single personality as the leader, who is empowered to shape policy and the regime to his or her preferences

Answer 11

Personal Rule

Question 12

norms, values, and expectations held by the public and elites about how the competition for and the wielding of political power should function

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Political Culture

Question 13

the ability to influence others and take actions they would not otherwise take

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Power

Question 14

a system to influence policymaking: the state establishes or selects groups to represent various interests rather than allow independently formed groups to participate

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State corporatism

Question 15

a belief that the state should tale a central role in protecting and providing for the society

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Statism

Question 16

a regime that fuses religion and political authority

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Theocracy

Question 17

a political system that attempts to control nearly all aspects of the lives of its citizens and subjects

Answer 17

Totalitarian Regime