Increased spending on public housing would tend to be favored by liberals and
a. conservatives.
b. communitarians.
c. libertarians.
d. None of the above
Q. 2For most of the twentieth century, Mexico was considered a
a. party-authoritarian system.
b. bureaucratic-authoritarian system.
c. consensus democracy.
d. majoritarian democracy.
e. military-authoritarian system.
Q. 3A ____________ would tend to favor equality over freedom but freedom over order.
a. liberal
b. conservative
c. communitarian
d. libertarian
Q. 4A semiauthoritarian system is very similar to
a. bureaucratic authoritarianism.
b. party authoritarianism.
c. a semidemocratic system.
d. majoritarian democracy.
e. Latin American democracy.
Q. 5According to Janda, Berry, and Goldman, the modern dilemma involves conflicts between
a. freedom and equality.
b. freedom and order
c. equality and order.
d. All of the above
Q. 6A fascist regime
a. is defined by its rule by a single leader or small group of leaders, limited political participation, existent but limited autonomy of society from state control, the lack of an overarching ideology, and limited control over the economy.
b. combines strong executives, few checks on the power of the majority to pass laws and amend the constitution.
c. seeks to remake society in the name of the working class through, among other things, state ownership of the means of production.
d. engages in militarism and emphasizes remaking society along racial, religious, or ethnic lines.
e. is defined by an effort to remake society and atomize the population.
Q. 7Opponents of the initiative have made all of the following arguments except
a. propositions are often too complicated for voters to assess them intelligently.
b. initiatives have furthered the power of wealthy interest groups.
c. the process does not allow for compromise among different interests.
d. opinion polls show that most voters dislike the idea of initiatives.
Q. 8A communist regime
a. has rule by a single leader or small group of leaders, limited political participation, existent but limited autonomy of society from state control, the lack of an overarching ideology, and limited control over the economy.
b. is characterized by an effort to remake society and atomize the population. It includes an official ideology; a single mass political party, usually with a single leader, that has a monopoly of political power; a secret police force and the use of terror against the population; a monopoly over means of communication; a monopoly over weapons in society; and a command economy.
c. seeks to remake society in the name of the working class through, among other things, state ownership of the means of production.
d. engages in militarism and emphasizes remaking society along racial, religious, or ethnic lines.
e. is one in which the central government has authority over all lower levels of government, and those lower levels have no powers reserved for them.
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