Authoritarian Regimes Quiz

Mobutu's Zaire is an example of

• a personalist authoritarian regime

• a military authoritarian regime

• a liberal democracy

• a modernizing authoritarian regime

The dictator's dilemma is

• dictators lack accurate information on how much political support they actually have because of the repression they practice

• dictators must decide who to trust

• dictators face opposition from below

• dictators must decide whether or not to repress the population

An example of modernizing authoritarianism is

• all of the above

• China after about 1982

• Japan between 1867 and 1945

• Mexico under the PRI before 2000

The Supreme Leader of Iran is

• Ayatollah Khamenei

• President Ahmadinejad

• Hassan Rouhani, leader of the dominant party in the Majlis

• All share power equally

Which of the following tend to be shortest lived?

• military authoritarian regimes

• one-party regimes

• liberal democracies

• personalist regimes

Which of the following types of authoritarian regimes is most common today?

• Electoral authoritarianism

• military authoritarian regimes

• one-party communist regimes

• personalist regimes

According to Matovski, why is Putin popular?

• Bad memories of the disastrous transition from Soviet rule

• Strong record of economic achievement

• Personal charisma

• Lack of desire for democracy

Which of the following refers to a method of ballot-box stuffing under the PRI?

• the taco

• raton loco

• autocalificacion

• shaving

Which of the following types of regimes have the toughest time with succession?

• personalist

• military authoritarian regimes

• one-party regimes

• Electoral authoritarianism

What is one benefit to the authoritarian of holding fraudulent elections?

• information about the opposition

• cheaper than repression

• less risky than repression