What is the difference between an authoritarian regime and a electoral authoritarian regime?

What will be an ideal response?


Students should discuss the fact that electoral authoritarian regimes usually present some elements of democratic regimes. The answer should particularly focus on the fact that in many electoral authoritarian regimes elections are held even frequently, but this does not mean that the regime can classify as “democratic.”

Political Science

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Command, the authority of one actor to prescribe the actions of another, is bilateral.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, is also known by what name?

a. Ulster b. Wales c. Scotland d. Celtic e. Britain

Political Science

When looking at governments, it is not easy to quantify whether or not

a. it is functioning well. b. the laws it passes are constitutional. c. there are enough votes to pass a law in the state legislature. d. the executive will veto a bill or sign it.

Political Science

Which of the following is not an advantage of the foreign policy bureaucracy of democracies?

a. Constancy b. Stability c. Expediency d. Continuity

Political Science