Quiz 4 Flashcards
In past revolutions, what one trait did almost all utopian visions of the future share in common?
That wealth and property would be redistributed
True or False? Mao’s Great Leap Forward involved a significant reduction in social control and media censorship.
False
All of these are key elements to the success of total revolution EXCEPT
Financial resources
During the consolidation stage of totalitarian development, what do revolutionary leaders attempt to do?
Eliminate real or imagined rivals for power and place loyal associates in key posts
To be effective, propaganda must
focus entirely on emotions
Totalitarian regimes share all of the following characteristics except
Centralized approach to the economy
Under the form of totalitarianism exhibited by the Taliban in Afghanistan,
Public executions were the norm
Why did Hitler create new government positions to control media and the arts?
He wanted to silence all possible critics and criticisms of his governmet
Mao’s “Great Leap Forward” of the late 1950’s was preceded by what episode?
Hundred Flowers Campaign
What do experts estimate the death toll of totalitarian revolutions to be?
100 million
Which form of totalitarian system currently features a hybrid known as state capitalism?
Soviet Union
True or False? Except for a brief period in the early 1990s, Japan has been ruled in the postwar era by the Liberal Democratic Party
True
Who serves as Britain’s Head of State?
The Queen
What makes Britain a model of what Aristotle called a mixed regime?
It includes different branches of government that represent different classes.
To join the European Union, what must a country prove?
That it supports free elections
What played a key role in shaping France’s postwar foreign policy?
President Charles de Gaulle’s disdain for, and distrust of, the special relationship between the US and the UK
The two German legislative units are the Bundestag and the
Bundesrat
In Japan, ( ) is the head of state, but only the ( ) can make laws
emperor; Diet
What peace treaty was brokered by Jimmy Carter in 1979 to end the war between Israel and Egypt?
Camp David Accords
What element of the Israeli and British parliamentary systems distinguishes them from most other parliamentary democracies?
The lack of a written constitution
What is a monolithic society?
One where the state controls the economy, arts, government, military, and education
What have the recent histories of France, Germany, and Japan clearly demonstrated?
Constitutional democracy is highly adaptable
What is the main difference between the US and UK judicial systems?
The power of US judges to uphold or strike down legislative or executive actions
Which of the following is a good example of representative democracy at its best?
Britain’s Question Time
Unlike US Senators and Representatives, what key power does the US President possess?
National popular mandate
