Question 1

The dictatorship type that is most likely to be followed by competitive elections is:

Accepted Answer

A)  military dictatorships. 
B)  personalistic dictatorships. 
C)  dominant-party dictatorships. 
A)  military dictatorships. 
B)  personalistic dictatorships. 
C)  dominant-party dictatorships. A

Question 2

According to BDM2S2, what is the winning coalition?

Accepted Answer

A)  The party that wins. 
B)  The government coalition that wins. 
C)  The group of people who keep the leader in power. 
D)  The group of people who can select the leader. 
E)  The group of people who actually selected the leader. 
A)  The party that wins. 
B)  The government coalition that wins. 
C)  The group of people who keep the leader in power. 
D)  The group of people who can select the leader. 
E)  The group of people who actually selected the leader. C

Question 3

Dictatorships that do not rely on either the support of the military or a ruling family or kin network are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  monarchies. 
B)  military dictatorships. 
C)  civilian dictatorships. 
A)  monarchies. 
B)  military dictatorships. 
C)  civilian dictatorships. C

Question 4

The textbook distinguishes between the types of dictatorships based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  size of the country 
B)  title of the leader 
C)  identity of their support coalitions 
D)  type of election 
A)  size of the country 
B)  title of the leader 
C)  identity of their support coalitions 
D)  type of election

Question 5

When will leaders have an incentive to provide public goods?

Accepted Answer

A)  When S is small. 
B)  When S is large. 
C)  When W is small. 
D)  When W is large. 
A)  When S is small. 
B)  When S is large. 
C)  When W is small. 
D)  When W is large.

Question 6

Loyalty toward the incumbent leader declines as the winning coalition grows relative to the selectorate (that is, as W/S gets larger).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The military in personalistic dictatorships is often deliberately kept weak so as to not act as a power base for a potential rival:

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to a BBC article, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe had opposition leaders arrested after police broke up a banned political rally on March 11, 2007 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6457329.stm). The opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai appeared in court two days later with "a badly bruised face and stitches in a head wound." The U.S. government, among others, was considering sanctions in response to Mugabe's actions. According to the British Foreign Office minister, Lord David Triesman, "Zimbabwe's government had committed 'actions . . . bordering on crimes against humanity.' Lord Triesman pointed to the government's suppression of Mr. Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change and the eviction of hundreds of thousands of people from urban areas in 2005." The article also notes, "More than 80% of Zimbabweans are living in poverty, with chronic unemployment and inflation running at more than 1,700%-the highest in the world." Which of the following systems would provide incentives for the type of behavior described in this article?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large W, large S 
B)  Small W, small S 
C)  Small W, large S 
D)  Large W, small S 
A)  Large W, large S 
B)  Small W, small S 
C)  Small W, large S 
D)  Large W, small S

Question 9

Dominant-party dictatorships rely on the following to stay in power:

Accepted Answer

A)  controlling the military. 
B)  tying monetary and nonmonetary benefits to membership in the party. 
C)  restricting the ability off opposition parties to effectively compete . 
D)  only B and C. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  controlling the military. 
B)  tying monetary and nonmonetary benefits to membership in the party. 
C)  restricting the ability off opposition parties to effectively compete . 
D)  only B and C. 
E)  all of these.

Question 10

According to BDM2S2, what is the selectorate?

Accepted Answer

A)  These are all of the people who could elect the leader. 
B)  These are all of the people who do elect the leader. 
C)  These are all of the people who could select the leader. 
D)  These are all of the people who do select the leader. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  These are all of the people who could elect the leader. 
B)  These are all of the people who do elect the leader. 
C)  These are all of the people who could select the leader. 
D)  These are all of the people who do select the leader. 
E)  none of these.

Question 11

If members of a winning coalition get "paid" with things like national security, rule of law, primary and secondary education, then this is an example of the government providing:

Accepted Answer

A)  public goods. 
B)  private goods. 
A)  public goods. 
B)  private goods.

Question 12

According to the selectorate theory, when are the members of the winning coalition likely to have the highest loyalty to their leader?

Accepted Answer

A)  When W/S is large. 
B)  When W/S is small. 
C)  When W/S is average size. 
D)  It doesn't matter whether W/S is large, average, or small; they are always loyal. 
A)  When W/S is large. 
B)  When W/S is small. 
C)  When W/S is average size. 
D)  It doesn't matter whether W/S is large, average, or small; they are always loyal.

Question 13

Dominant-party and personalistic dictatorships are both subcategories of the following type of dictatorship:

Accepted Answer

A)  monarchies. 
B)  military dictatorships. 
C)  civilian dictatorships. 
A)  monarchies. 
B)  military dictatorships. 
C)  civilian dictatorships.

Question 14

The three basic types of authoritarian regime outlined in the textbook include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  monarchies. 
B)  oligarchies. 
C)  military. 
D)  civilian. 
A)  monarchies. 
B)  oligarchies. 
C)  military. 
D)  civilian.

Question 15

The difference between hegemonic electoral authoritarian regimes and competitive authoritarian regimes is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the former is where the major party wins only half the time and the latter is where the major party wins the vast majority of the time. 
B)  the former is where the opposition parties win substantial minorities and the latter is where opposition parties often win in presidential elections. 
C)  the former is where the leader's party wins with overwhelming majorities and the latter is where the opposition parties win substantial minorities in elections. 
D)  none of these. 
A)  the former is where the major party wins only half the time and the latter is where the major party wins the vast majority of the time. 
B)  the former is where the opposition parties win substantial minorities and the latter is where opposition parties often win in presidential elections. 
C)  the former is where the leader's party wins with overwhelming majorities and the latter is where the opposition parties win substantial minorities in elections. 
D)  none of these.

Question 16

The unstable nature of the regime in Guinea demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  that personalistic dictatorships are prone to being overthrown via popular revolution. 
B)  that military dictatorships are prone to military coups. 
C)  that dominant-party dictatorships are prone to external invasion. 
D)  that monarchies make efforts to slowly liberalize institutions. 
A)  that personalistic dictatorships are prone to being overthrown via popular revolution. 
B)  that military dictatorships are prone to military coups. 
C)  that dominant-party dictatorships are prone to external invasion. 
D)  that monarchies make efforts to slowly liberalize institutions.

Question 17

Who was Leopold II?

Accepted Answer

A)  The King of Belgium from 1865 to 1909, who had a large winning coalition. He was known as a progressive leader who worked hard to provide public goods. 
B)  The ruler of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908. He had a small winning coalition and was known as a monstrously cruel and greedy leader. 
C)  "Leopold II" is the name of a hypothetical leader of a small S, large W/S regime. 
D)  Both (
A)  and (
B)  are true. 
A)  The King of Belgium from 1865 to 1909, who had a large winning coalition. He was known as a progressive leader who worked hard to provide public goods. 
B)  The ruler of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908. He had a small winning coalition and was known as a monstrously cruel and greedy leader. 
C)  "Leopold II" is the name of a hypothetical leader of a small S, large W/S regime. 
D)  Both (
A)  and (
B)  are true.

Question 18

According to some recent expert surveys, the experts estimate that North Korea has a winning coalition of 73 people! (This is down from several hundred a few decades ago.) This means that the W/S ratio is very, very small compared with almost any other country. Based on the selectorate theory, what kind of government performance should we expect to see in North Korea?

Accepted Answer

A)  We should expect a high level of public goods provision and a high rate of economic growth. 
B)  We should expect a low-to-medium level of public goods provision and a medium rate of economic growth. 
C)  We should expect a low level of public goods provision and a low rate of economic growth. 
A)  We should expect a high level of public goods provision and a high rate of economic growth. 
B)  We should expect a low-to-medium level of public goods provision and a medium rate of economic growth. 
C)  We should expect a low level of public goods provision and a low rate of economic growth.

Question 19

Consider Figure 1, below, and answer the following questions.
Figure 1
  
-Looking at Figure 1, where would you place military dictatorships (juntas)?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  none of these 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  none of these

Question 20

The Communist Party in the former Soviet Union is an excellent example of this type of regime:

Accepted Answer

A)  democracy. 
B)  monarchy. 
C)  military dictatorship. 
D)  personalistic dictatorship. 
E)  dominant-party dictatorship. 
A)  democracy. 
B)  monarchy. 
C)  military dictatorship. 
D)  personalistic dictatorship. 
E)  dominant-party dictatorship.

The dictatorship type that is most likely to be followed by competitive elections is:

According to BDM²S², what is the winning coalition?

Dictatorships that do not rely on either the support of the military or a ruling family or kin network are called:

The textbook distinguishes between the types of dictatorships based on:

When will leaders have an incentive to provide public goods?

Loyalty toward the incumbent leader declines as the winning coalition grows relative to the selectorate (that is, as W/S gets larger).

The military in personalistic dictatorships is often deliberately kept weak so as to not act as a power base for a potential rival:

Dominant-party dictatorships rely on the following to stay in power:

According to BDM²S², what is the selectorate?

If members of a winning coalition get "paid" with things like national security, rule of law, primary and secondary education, then this is an example of the government providing:

According to the selectorate theory, when are the members of the winning coalition likely to have the highest loyalty to their leader?

Dominant-party and personalistic dictatorships are both subcategories of the following type of dictatorship:

The three basic types of authoritarian regime outlined in the textbook include all of the following EXCEPT:

The difference between hegemonic electoral authoritarian regimes and competitive authoritarian regimes is that:

The unstable nature of the regime in Guinea demonstrates:

Who was Leopold II?

Consider Figure 1, below, and answer the following questions. Figure 1 -Looking at Figure 1, where would you place military dictatorships (juntas)?

The Communist Party in the former Soviet Union is an excellent example of this type of regime:

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Exam 9: Varieties of Dictatorship

The dictatorship type that is most likely to be followed by competitive elections is:

According to BDM2S2, what is the winning coalition?

Dictatorships that do not rely on either the support of the military or a ruling family or kin network are called:

The textbook distinguishes between the types of dictatorships based on:

When will leaders have an incentive to provide public goods?

Loyalty toward the incumbent leader declines as the winning coalition grows relative to the selectorate (that is, as W/S gets larger).

The military in personalistic dictatorships is often deliberately kept weak so as to not act as a power base for a potential rival:

Dominant-party dictatorships rely on the following to stay in power:

According to BDM2S2, what is the selectorate?

If members of a winning coalition get "paid" with things like national security, rule of law, primary and secondary education, then this is an example of the government providing:

According to the selectorate theory, when are the members of the winning coalition likely to have the highest loyalty to their leader?

Dominant-party and personalistic dictatorships are both subcategories of the following type of dictatorship:

The three basic types of authoritarian regime outlined in the textbook include all of the following EXCEPT:

The difference between hegemonic electoral authoritarian regimes and competitive authoritarian regimes is that:

The unstable nature of the regime in Guinea demonstrates:

Who was Leopold II?

Consider Figure 1, below, and answer the following questions. Figure 1 -Looking at Figure 1, where would you place military dictatorships (juntas)?

The Communist Party in the former Soviet Union is an excellent example of this type of regime:

What Is Science

What Is Politics

The Origins of the Modern State

Democracy and Dictatorship: Conceptualization and Measurement

The Economic Determinants of Democracy and Dictatorship

The Cultural Determinants of Democracy and Dictatorship

Democratic Transitions

Democracy or Dictatorship: Does It Make a Difference

Problems With Group Decision Making

Parliamentary, Presidential, and Semi-Presidential Democracies

Elections and Electoral Systems

Social Cleavages and Party Systems

Institutional Veto Players

Consequences of Democratic Institutions

Filters

According to BDM²S², what is the winning coalition?

According to BDM²S², what is the selectorate?