What advantage do military dictatorships have over other types of dictatorships?

What advantage do military dictatorships have over other types of dictatorships?
 
  a. A military dictatorship tends to remain in power longer.
  b. A military dictatorship is more effective at overall governance.
  c. A military dictatorship has stronger personal networks in place.
  d. A military dictatorship eliminates the need for a secondary security force.

 Q. 2

The evolution of hybrid regimes demonstrates which of these points?
 
  a. Many nations deeply intertwine military and civil society.
  b. Authoritarian regimes recognize the ideological pull of democracy.
  c. International institutions have developed into a form of existential threat to authoritarian regimes.
  d. Dictatorships are most stable when leaders combine religious and secular motivations to obey.

 Q. 3

Which of these countries has a theocratic form of government?
 
  a. China
  b. Iran
  c. North Korea
  d. Saudi Arabia

 Q. 4

Managed accountability provides which of these benefits to authoritarian regimes?
 
  a. It provides citizens with some sense of living in a democratic society
  b. It allows the state to control popular attitudes through state-run media outlets
  c. It makes sure that the rewards of economic growth are evenly distributed throughout society
  d. It gives party leaders tight control over the activities of state officials operating far from the capitol

 Q. 5

An authoritarian government's greatest challenge is _____.
 
  a. maintaining the support of international institutions
  b. ensuring that economic growth is evenly distributed
  c. preventing internal weakness from inviting foreign invasion
  d. setting up an organization capable of maintaining control over the population

 Q. 6

Why are one-party regimes more successful than other authoritarian forms in maintaining control over a country?
 
  a. Parties have internal mechanisms that operate much like democratic systems.
  b. Parties tend to be led by people with the expertise needed to ensure stable economic growth.
  c. Parties are able to extend their influence more deeply into society than other types of organization.
  d. Parties are anonymous institutions that tend to have fewer moral restraints when dealing with dissidents.

 Q. 7

In a military regime, the military _____.
 
  a. manages all the affairs of the state
  b. ensures that elections are fair and open
  c. performs only policing and national security duties
  d. exists to protect the state's civilian political officials