nondemocratic regimes (unit 6)

Question 1

authoritarianism

Answer 1

political system rejecting participation, competition, liberty, rule of law, separation of powers and democratic voting

Question 2

nondemocratic regime

Answer 2

political regime is controlled by a small group of individuals who exercise power over the state without being constutionally responsible to the public

Question 3

totalitarianism

Answer 3

form of nondemocratic rule with a highly centralized state whose regime has a welldefined ideology and seeks to transform and fuse the institutions of state, society and the economy

Question 4

resource trap

Answer 4

existence of natural resources is a barrier to modernization and democracy
wealth is concentrated in the hands of those in power

Question 5

populism

Answer 5

view that elites and established institutions do not fully represent the will of the people, that a new movement led by a charismatic leader can usher in new order
antigovernmental, anti-institutional

Question 6

coercion

Answer 6

public obedience is enforced by violence and serveillance (monitoring public activity)

Question 7

co-optation

Answer 7

members of public are brought into a beneficial relationship with the state and the government

Question 8

corporatism

Answer 8

creating or sanctioning and controlling a limited number of organizations to represent the interests of the public and restricting those not set up or approved by state

Question 9

clientelism

Answer 9

providing specific benefits to a person in return for public support (voting)

Question 10

rent seeking

Answer 10

process in which political leaders essentially use parts of the state to extract income for their supporters (access to public goods)

Question 11

kleptocracy

Answer 11

“rule by theft”
people in power seek only to drain the state of assets and resources

Question 12

personality cult

Answer 12

public is encouraged to obey the leader based on his/her extraordinary qualities and compelling ideas

Question 13

autocracy

Answer 13

system of government in which absolute power of state is concentrated in one person

Question 14

oligarchy

Answer 14

system of government in which absolute power of state is concentrated in a small group of people

Question 15

dictatorship

Answer 15

form of government in which leader has a few to no limitations

Question 16

tyranny

Answer 16

form of government in which absolute power is nested in single ruler (cruel, harsh, unfair…)

Question 17

personal and monarchical rule

Answer 17

rule by a single leader with no clear regime or rules constraining that leadership

Question 18

patrimonialism

Answer 18

supporters within the state benefict directly from their alliance with the ruler (corruption)

Question 19

military rule

Answer 19

rule by one or more military officials
brought to power by coup detat
control of the armed forces, allied with business and state elited

Question 20

bureaucratic authoritarianism

Answer 20

bureaucracy and military share a belief that technocratic leadership (rational, objective) can solve the problems of the country

Question 21

one-party rule

Answer 21

rule by one political party that bans/exludes other groups from power

Question 22

theocracy

Answer 22

“rule by god”
holy texts serve as foundation for regime and politics
religious and political leadership fused into sovereign authority