A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state is a(n) ______ government.

A. totalitarian
B. authoritarian
C. oligarchical
D. monarchical


A. totalitarian

Political Science

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Amendments to the original U.S. Constitution maintained the primacy of states in regulating elections, although they placed constraints on how states could exercise that authority

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Political Science

Which of the following Supreme Court cases established a broad scope for the doctrine of "implied" powers?

a. McCulloch v. Maryland b. Marbury v. Madison c. Brown v. Board of Education d. Gideon v. Wainwright e. Barron v. Baltimore

Political Science

An authoritarian government's greatest challenge is _____

a. maintaining the support of international institutions b. ensuring that economic growth is evenly distributed c. preventing internal weakness from inviting foreign invasion d. setting up an organization capable of maintaining control over the population

Political Science

The political scientist who stated that the authoritative allocation of values is a minimum prerequisite of any society was

A) Horace Greeley. B) David Easton. C) Plato. D) Lord Acton. E) Howard Smith.

Political Science