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Some questions and answers from the Practice Quizzes for chapters 7-11 in Comparative Politics.
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Liberalization of local elections in China has ______.
removed unpopular local leaders
In the 1970s, authoritarian regimes ruled how much of the world?
75%
In more institutionalized authoritarian regimes, formal participation is forbidden.
false
The question of "who rules" is obvious in authoritarian regimes: the dictator.
False
Judiciaries in authoritarian regimes have no power to decide political cases.
True
Vladimir Putin consolidated his power by creating and supporting patron-client relationships.
True
Within the Chinese authoritarian regime, how is the problem of succession dealt with?
Through the Political Party
Putin's power is derived from the structure of the ______ system.
Semi presidentialism
A key difference among authoritarian regimes is ______.
The degree to which government processes and procedures are established predictable and routinized
Executive power ultimately lies in the hands of the Iranian President and his party in Parliament.
False
Formal institutions in authoritarian states ______.
Make government more predictable and limit the power of an individual leader vis a vis other key leaders but don't only arise under the military
The "dictator's dilemma" can be best, or fundamentally, alleviated through which of the following elements of authoritarian regimes?
??The amount of executive and legislative power held by the Ruler??
Which of the following cases is an example of the challenges, limits, and potential of a legislature in an authoritarian regime?
Iran
The protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989 sought ______.
Press Freedom and freeing of dissidents but not democracy
The "Shanghai gang" is a(n) ______.
Faction within the Chinese Communist Party