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WorksheetsNon-Democratic Regimes and the Russian Federation
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
All of the following are characteristics of the Russian Federation’s strong executive EXCEPT
a)
may issue decress that have the same force as law.
b)
solely appoints members to the judiciary with no approval by the legislature.
c)
may dissolve the Duma and call for new elections if there is a series dispute over presidential appointments.
d)
all legislation must have his approval.
2.
The theorist most responsible for the ideology we refer to as communism is:
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Max Engles
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Mao Zedong
3.
Communist countries are frequently described as having command economies because:
a)
they were centrally planned.
b)
the market determined economic policy.
c)
the military controlled economic policy.
d)
workers had more direct control over production than managers.
4.
Marx believed a revolution would bring dialectical change, which means:
a)
the versions of languages spoken in different parts of the country would be altered.
b)
Economic and political change would occur gradually, anad be largely unnoticed.
c)
Economic and political change would come in dramatic spirts when one organizational framework is thrown out and an another adopted.
d)
Response to foreign intervention, leading to a global revolution.
5.
In most communist countries, the leader of the party was:
a)
the Poliburo.
b)
the Premier.
c)
the General Secretary.
d)
the Chairman.
6.
Attempts by Mikhail Gorbachev to reform the Soviet economy and political system after 1985 were known as:
a)
Glasnost
b)
Democratization
c)
Perestroika
d)
Destalinization
7.
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Soviet leadership under Stalin forced almost all farmers into what is generally referred to as:
a)
socialized agriculture.
b)
party-state economics.
c)
collectivization.
d)
crash agriculture.
8.
In the Soviet Union between 1953 and 1985, the center of policy-making power was the:
a)
Supreme Soviet
b)
Red Army
c)
Politburo
d)
Secretary General
9.
Under Gorbachev, the reforms which gave people more freedom to express their views were called:
a)
100 Flowers Bloom
b)
Perestroika
c)
Demodratizativa
d)
Glasnost
10.
The men who staged the fail coup in 1991 can best be described as:
a)
the military
b)
anti-reform Party members of Gorbachev's inner circle
c)
radical reformers who wanted Yeltsin to be president
d)
pro-democracy advocates
11.
Russia (and the Soviet Union) has a long history of autocratic rule. This can be defined as:
a)
there is no real central power force, power is diffused
b)
power is centered on one person only
c)
rule by one person or groups in a centralized state
d)
rule is by a secret military-type police force
12.
The Russian Federation's Federal Assembly:
a)
is controlled by the Federation Council representing the federal regions.
b)
currently uses a mixed electoral system in the Duma.
c)
is not truly an instrument of parliamentary debate.
d)
is unicameral.
13.
The first significant Soviet advocating reform from within was:
a)
Konstantin Chernenko
b)
Yuri Andropov
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
14.
Boris Yeltsin's and Vladimir Putin's claim to leadership in Russia is seen as more legitimate than previous leader Mikhail Gorbachev's claim due to Gorbachev's
a)
previous connection with the Communist Party
b)
positive connections with Western leaders
c)
lack of support for reform
d)
lack of true electoral approval
15.
Labor unions and other interest groups existed in the Soviet Union with the purpose of:
a)
encouraging the development of civil society.
b)
encouraging the policies of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
c)
further true expressions of the proletariat as advocated by Marx.
d)
allow for organizaed public solutions, but only to domestic policy problems.
16.
In the Soviet Union, the term nomenklatura referred to the:
a)
pattern of repeated Western military interventions into Third World politics.
b)
system by which party leaders could be removed from office.
c)
systems of patron-client relations that the Soviet Union promoted with developing countries.
d)
system by which the Communist Party controlled key positions in government and industry.
17.
The political system in Iran, where religious faith is the foundation of politics, might be called:
a)
one-party rule.
b)
fascist.
c)
theocratic.
d)
monarchical.
18.
Co-optation is when:
a)
the state keeps a close eye on the activity of the people.
b)
the state establishes a beneficial relationship with the people.
c)
power is gained through a coup d'etat.
d)
the state uses instruments of repression to strike fear in the population.
19.
States with an abundance of oil or minerals often struggle with democratic development for a number of reasons. This is known as:
a)
modernization theory.
b)
the "resource trap" theory.
c)
totalitarianism.
d)
dependent development.
20.
Which type of regime, which is present in all cases of totalitarianism, is often associated with communist and fascist countries?
a)
monarchical rule
b)
kleptocracy
c)
patrimonialism
d)
one-party rule
21.
Cultural arguments which attempt to explain why some societies embrace democracies and others do not hold that democracy requires a society that emphasizes:
a)
individualism and secularism.
b)
equality and community.
c)
religious piety and obedience.
d)
gender equality and order.
22.
Under bureaucratic authoritarianism, the military and state bureaucracy believe that the problems of the country can be solved by:
a)
rational, technical expertise rather than emotional ideology.
b)
emotional ideology rather than rational, technical expertise.
c)
rational technical expertise rather than communism.
d)
emotional ideology rather than capitalism.
23.
Which of the following is NOT a feature of nondemocratic regimes?
a)
individual freedoms are restricted
b)
little of no role for the public in selecting the leaders
c)
political control by a small group of people
d)
constitutionally manadated accountability to the people.
24.
Patrimonialism is:
a)
nondemocratic rule in which leaders trade benefits with a small group of insiders for their political support.
b)
a regime based on the leadership of an all-powerful charismatic leader.
c)
rule by military officials.
d)
a regime that focuses on rational and objective policy making ovker irrational or emotional ideology.
25.
Military rule usually emerges due to:
a)
corruption and tribalism.
b)
hereditary descent.
c)
a coup d'etat.
d)
the use of media to spread a flattering image or a desired leader.
26.
Nondemocratic regimes often compel individuals by threatening harm to their lives and livelihoods. This is known as:
a)
clientelism.
b)
corporatism.
c)
coercism.
d)
co-optation.
27.
Modernization theorists argue that nondemocratic regimes emerge:
a)
because some cultures are inherently democratic while others are inherently nondemocratic.
b)
when poverty is rampant and income inequality is high.
c)
when there exists a "resource trap."
d)
when countries are too dependent on international trade.
28.
Kleptocracy, or "rule by theft," may be thought of as an extreme example of:
a)
coercion.
b)
communism.
c)
corporatism.
d)
clientelism.
29.
The most significant social cleavage currently in the Russian Federation is along:
a)
class identity lines.
b)
gender roles and LGBT rights.
c)
ethnic and national identities.
d)
political identification.
30.
All of the following are ways by which civil society in the Russian Federation has been weakened since 2000 EXCEPT:
a)
the consolidation of media outlets under state ownership.
b)
restriction of NGOs through laws regarding foreign funding.
c)
limitations on non-Orthodox Christian religious practices
d)
All of these are restrictions of Russian civil society.
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