What are the key principles that define non-democratic governments?
What will be an ideal response?
• In a non-democracy, individuals and the groups in the society are subject to the hierarchical authority of the state and they lack the opportunity to hold the rulers accountable.
• The leadership selection and deselection in a non-democratic regime is done by a selectorate, a small subset of national population. The relationship between the selectorate and the leadership reflects reciprocal accountability, which means that the selectorate chooses and removes leadership, and the leadership also selects and removes members of the selectorate. Neither the selectorate nor the leaders possess definitive political authority.
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a. policy entrepreneur b. policy agenda c. press conference d. news beat
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A) crossed the 50% threshold B) shrank C) grew substantially D) stayed roughly the same E) crossed the 25% threshold
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a. State Auditor b. Legislative Analyst c. Legislative Counsel d. Legislative Executive Director
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A) insignificant B) incoherent C) less focused D) more effective E) more democratic