Unit 3 Political Culture Comparative Government Thematic

What term describes associations that citizens join voluntarily that are independent and autonomous from the state?

• Popular sovereignty

• Political legitimacy

• civil society

• political efficacy

What term describes civil society groups that provide some similar services as a government provides?

• nongovernmental organization

• supranational organization

• political party

• political system

Compared with a democratic regime, how is an authoritarian regime is more likely to treat civil society groups?

• By protecting the right of assembly even for groups opposed to the political party in power.

• With mandatory registration and government monitoring.

• With rules that promote pluralism.

• By protecting the criminal due process rights of civil society groups.

Which of the following would a political scientist look at as the best indicator of democratization?

• Written protections of civil liberties.

• Holding national elections on a regular basis.

• Robust political culture of civil society group pluralism.

• A written constitution with separate branches of government.

Which of the following is defined by the collective beliefs by citizens about how their political system should operate?

• Political Culture

• Political legitimacy

• Political efficacy

• Political party

When could a citizen’s decision to not vote in an election be viewed as political participation?

• Because the citizen was too busy to vote on election day.

• Because the citizen was part of a coordinated effort to boycott an election that was widely viewed as rigged.

• Because the citizen was disinterested in the election

• Because the citizen forgot to vote on election day.

Under which conditions is political violence most likely to occur?

• When citizens feel that more conventional options for political participation are ineffective or unavailable.

• When a system of federalism guarantees representation and power to different peoples of different regions.

• When a proportional representation system allows multiple parties to compete for a chance to control governing power.

• When a system of pluralism allows various factions to compete for a chance to shape policy making.

How might a totalitarian regime use governmental coercion in relation to political rallies and protests?

• By protecting the freedoms of citizens who protest to support candidates that rival the ruling party.

• With laws that safeguard the independent content of public protests.

• By mandating that citizens attend a rally to show support for the governing party.

• With a political culture that allows citizens to not attend rallies without risk of being categorized as unpatriotic

Which of the following most distinguishes elections in democratic regimes from elections in authoritarian regimes?

• The level of competitiveness between the ruling party and opposition parties

• The election is held for national office across the country at the same time

• The election occurs at a regularly scheduled time as directed by law or tradition

• The election results are publicly announced

An illiberal democracy is likely to use what method as a way to minimizing protests that critique the government?

• By prohibiting all protests that critique the ruling party.

• By censoring the Internet of all communications related to planned public protests.

• By punishing all protests that critique the government.

• By using time and place regulations for local security as reasons to not grant permits for public protests.