Authoritarian regimes sometimes allow a degree of rule of law in order to ______.

A. check the power of the executive and the legislature
B. build legitimacy by providing personal security
C. pursue opposition leaders
D. demonstrate public support


B. build legitimacy by providing personal security

Political Science

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a. Mikhail Gorbachev b. Vladimir Putin c. Boris Yeltsin d. Dmitri Medvedev

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How do most people that work for the government bureaucracy today get their jobs?

a. By knowing someone in office who can give them a job. b. By working for a campaign with the hope that the candidate will win and hire them once in office. c. By taking a test or presenting credentials that prove they are qualified for a position. d. By volunteering to work for the government for free for a while hoping to be hired later.

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Many states have considered adopting a unicameral legislature, which is a legislature that

a. has only one chief officer. b. is dominated by one party. c. has only one legislative chamber. d. meets for only one session a year, regardless of length.

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