Political Science Flashcard

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Differences in the platforms of the Communist Party and Yabloko in postcommunist Russia reflected disagreements on what policy?

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Economic reform

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Advantage of executive term limits?

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Executive term limits can prevent executives from consolidating power.

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What most seriously threatens the welfare service commitments of advanced industrial democracies?

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the aging of their populations

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Political participation in authoritarian regimes differs from that in democratic regimes in which of the following ways?

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State organized participation is more likely to occur in authoritarian regimes than in democratic regimes.

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Which characteristic best fits a catch-all party?

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A willingness to change its position on a given issue to encourage more voters to support it in any given election

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Which of the following statements best compares government regulation of civil society in Russia with that of the United Kingdom?

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Only in Russia must civil society groups register with the government.

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Whats the difference between an authoritarian regime and a democratic regime?

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Authoritarian regimes limit citizen control and rights while in democratic regimes power lies in the hands of private citizens.

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The concept of nation is best defined as a

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population with common historical, ethnic, linguistic, and/or religious bonds

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Who was elected the first president of the Russian Federation?

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Boris Yeltsin

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Response of the Russian government to the IMF requirements as argued in the passage.

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The Russian government aligned its views with the IMF, which made the economic liberalization process more expedient.