Authoritarian Rule Flashcards
What is the key weakness of authoritarian regimes?
The absence of a clear succession procedure
Ruling monarchies are characteristic of…
The gulf states
Communist states were predominatly features of which century ?
The twentieth (1900-2000)
What was the first communist state?
Russia
Most military coups between 1950 and 2000 occurred in…
Post Colonial countries
What country is an example of the authoritarian rule?
Saudi Arabia
Government by clerics (religious leaders) was initiated by a revolution in 1979 in….
Iran
In 2011 what proportion of the worlds population was governed by authoritarian regimes?
35%
What is authoritarianism?
Opposite of democracy
What is an authoritative decision?
A binding on members of a group or society that in enforce decisions
Is it true authoritarianism is political rule imposed upon society
Yes
