Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Among authoritarian regimes, personalist regimes tend to suffer from the problem of succession more than other regimes.
2. In China, each key governing institution has a parallel party institution.
3. China has evolved from a communist regime into a modernizing authoritarian regime.
4. The supreme leader in Iran must be a member of the clergy.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
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Which section of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution most clearly protects the rights of interest groups to lobby politicians?
A. the right of the people to peaceably assemble B. the right to the freedom of speech C. the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances D. the right to be free of laws respecting establishment of religion
"Priming the pump" means
a. increasing gas taxes as a result of the government colluding with oil refineries. b. putting money in people's hands in the hope of stirring up demand. c. pumping up the prime rate, or the interest rate, banks charge one another. d. reducing effective demand by increasing interest rates. e. none of the above.
The international community might become less inclined to respect a state's sovereignty when the state in question __________.
A. stops being a democracy B. engages in electoral fraud C. is committing human rights abuses D. does not have well-defined borders
Critics of pluralism have noted that __________
a. government decisions reflect the balance of competing interests in society. b. power is concentrated in the hands of the few c. individuals with shared grievances usually form interest groups to press their demands upon government d. the formation of one group typically stimulates the formation of an opposing group