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- 3. a state institution that often portrays itself as the defender of the nation, people, and state
- 4. Dominant-party dictatorships are the _______-most long-lasting type of dictatorship
- 5. a dictatorship in which the armed forces play a central role in political life and/or the executive is a member of the armed forces
- 7. a strategy used by dominant-party dictatorship in order to prevent defections, future challenges, and mass protests
- 10. demanded by the military in exchange for putting down rebellion and keeping the regime in power
- 12. the rank of the military leader that is often coupled with a larger junta
- 13. a dictatorship that is ruled on a hereditary basis
- 17. the problem of authoritarian rule where the leader must balance the tradeoffs between limiting the flow of information and not knowing the true extent of his support in a country
- 18. a primary goal of the military as an institution requiring obedience to authority
- 20. when a regime is overthrown by force and/or via illegal means
- 26. a regime in which the ruling party always wins comfortable majorities; also called a one-party-dominant regime
- 27. the most stable form of dictatorship, characterized by stronger property rights and faster economic growth
- 30. Dominant-party dictatorships often ________ factions within the dominant party to stay in power
- 32. the dictatorship in ___________ fell because the military and security forces refused to disburse protests
- 34. monarchies and civilian dictatorships tend to last __________ than mmilitary regimes
- 35. an example of a country that used a dominant-party system to distribute state-controlled resources
- 36. an institution that functions as a monitoring device for the monarch to ensure family and kin loyalty to the regime
- 39. a promise made in which one party offers up something valuable as collateral should it fail to honor its commitment
- 42. a regime in which parties frequently win a minority of the seats in competitive elections
- 44. a term referring to the manner in which a regime might leave power
- 47. a regime in which no opposition party is allowed to compete in elections
- 48. military coups have become less common after this era
- 50. monarchical succession rules in which the first-born child ascends the throne
- 51. personalist dictators have __________ exit options than one-party and military dictatorships
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- 1. a dictatorship administered by one individual to whom absolute loyalty is paramount for access to state resources
- 2. a practice used by members of the monarchy to ensure a tight-knit network of regime agents
- 6. a type of dictatorship that tends to rule through fear, limited personal freedoms, secret police, and arbitrary violence
- 8. a system in which the leader allows interparty competition, but basic democratic norms are ignored
- 9. the most common form of dictatorship
- 11. the legal reason the U.S. must stop most direct aid to a state in instances of military coups
- 14. a primary goal of the military as an institutions requiring the maintenance of strong interpersonal and professional bonds
- 15. a primary motivation for U.S. support of military coups during the Cold War
- 16. the rank of the military leader that is often coupled with a smaller junta
- 19. punishment of a dictator is easier if the power of the dictator and the support coalition are evenly _________.
- 21. direct military intervention in politics is likely when the threat of mass unrest is ___________ high.
- 22. splits in a personalist dictator's support coalition that are brutally suppressed because they threaten the existence of the regime
- 23. the type of signal of support desired by a dictator
- 24. a likely outcome of a transition from military rule to civilian rule
- 25. a dictator can choose to co-opt or _________ his population.
- 28. what members of the royal family do to state institutions in order to maintain complete control of the regime
- 29. a dictatorship in which one party dominates elections, even though other parties are allowed to compete
- 31. individuals whose credible signal of support for a dictator is unqualified adoration and belief in everything the leader claims to be true
- 33. offers an explanation for the various economic outcomes of different regime types
- 37. a dictatorship in which the executive is not a member of the armed forces
- 38. one of the largest threats faced by military dictatorships
- 40. personalist regimes act similarly to these types of organizations
- 41. politburos act as forums for exchanging information and to deliberate about policy are meant to overcome the __________ problem
- 43. claimed that the Arab Spring protests against his regime were perpetrated by people high on drugs supplied by Osama bin Laden
- 45. an example of a personalist dictatorship in East Asia
- 46. a committee of military officers that rule a country
- 49. the dominant party in Mexico in the 20th century that used systems of patronage and the illusion of democratic choice to stay in power until 2000