Which of these is a characteristic of authoritarian regimes but not totalitarian regimes?
a. an official ideology
b. strict control over the media
c. hierarchical organization of command
d. a monopoly on the legitimate use of force
Which statement explains why the issue of access challenges the pluralist theory?
a. Pluralists assume that larger interest groups have greater access to fund-raising opportunities.
b. Pluralists argue that access to government benefits should be evenly distributed to all interest groups.
c. Pluralists argue that access to policy makers should be limited to those groups whose interests align with the public good.
d. Pluralists assume that all groups have access to policy makers when some groups are actually shut out of the system almost entirely.
Which of the following reforms would move a regime from a totalitarian system to an authoritarian system?
a. the regime created a written constitution
b. power shifted from one leader to a small group
c. the regime turned over control of the economy to the free market
d. the regime allowed more than one political party to compete in elections
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