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PLS 200 Exam #2 Question and answers verified to pass A dictatorship is a political system where free and fair elections are not used to select the leadership. - correct answer True An authoritarian regime almost always ends when the leader loses power. - correct answer False Authorita...

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PLS 200 Exam #2 Question and answers
verified to pass
A dictatorship is a political system where free and fair elections are not used
to select the leadership. - correct answer ✔True


An authoritarian regime almost always ends when the leader loses power. -
correct answer ✔False


Authoritarian regime change occurs when the leadership group and the rules
for making decisions change - correct answer ✔True


Totalitarianism refers to extreme forms of authoritarian rule where the
leadership exercises full control over the citizenry. - correct answer ✔True


In modern dictatorships, some regimes feature multi-party elections, but most
do not - correct answer ✔False


We are more likely to see authoritarianism when countries have lower levels
of wealth. - correct answer ✔True


Kim Jong-un became leader of North Korea after staging a coup against his
father, Kim Jong-il. - correct answer ✔False


The United States and North Korea do not have diplomatic relations. - correct
answer ✔True


North Koreans are shorter on average than South Koreans due to
malnutrition. - correct answer ✔True

, The United Arab Emirates was a dictatorship until 2006 when it began holding
parliamentary elections. - correct answer ✔False


The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven fairly autonomous states -
correct answer ✔True


The US and the UAE have had tense relations since the UAE gained
independence from the UK in 1971 - correct answer ✔False


The UAE holds elections with multiple political parties - correct answer
✔False


One reason Singapore is considered a dictatorship is because electoral rules
are biased to favor the People's Action Party. - correct answer ✔True


Singapore is one of the poorest countries in the world - correct answer
✔False


The cases of Singapore and the UAE illustrate that a defining feature of
dictatorship is the concentration of power in the hands of a single individual. -
correct answer ✔False


Economic growth rates are about the same in dictatorships and democracies,
but the variance is higher in democracies - correct answer ✔False


One of the advantages of dictatorship is the ability to make quick decisions
even if they are unpopular - correct answer ✔True

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