Chapter 17 Self-grading Quizzes

Democracy
. Authoritarian regimes are those in which ________.

. When democratic regimes begin to revert to some form of authoritarian practices and rules, researchers use concepts such as__________.

. According to the procedural approach, a country is democratic when ________.

. All of the following, EXCEPT for ________, are components of the substantive approach to democracy.

. Since the end of the Cold War, another form of authoritarian regime sprung up that undertook some features of democracy but still boast many features of authoritarian tendencies. What are these regimes commonly called?

. In respect to the caste system, it is argued that _______'s democratic political institutions were not enough to make it a true democracy.

. The concept that the source of social and political change-such as democratic transitions- lies with individuals and their relationships with other people is known as an example of what sort of approach?

. Liberal democracy became the international norm after ________.

. According to the ________ approach, democratic transition is usually strongly influenced by international organizations, other states, and NGOs.

. Competitive-authoritarian regimes are those which ________.

. Scholars often differentiate between two phases in the process of democratization — democratic transition and democratic consolidation. "Democratic transition" refers to ________.

. Political regime refers to ________.

. The following statement does NOT support the cultural-substantive definition of democracy: ________.

. The socio-economic aspect is a central notion in the ________ to democracy.

. Among the factors that can contribute to democratic consolidation, ________ is fundamental.

. Four different approaches to democracy derive from __________ considerations.

. The causes of a democratic transition seen within the borders of a state are explained by the ___________.

. The causes of a democratic transition seen outside the borders of a state are explained by the ___________.

. When the economic structures within a country that is authoritarian begin to develop ______________.

. The Arab Spring cause is thought to be related to ___________.

. _________________ exerted more pressure on the authoritarian regimes of the developing world, which in turn increased the likelihood of democratization.

. Agency-based approaches think that structural approaches are __________.

. According to the supporters of the agency-based approach, democratic transitions are depended on _____________.

. Supporters of an agency-based approach are differentiated according to ____________.

. Good examples of international actors related to democratic transitions are __________.

. Authoritarian regimes often pillage the resources of their countries.

. "Hybrid regime" is another term for authoritarian regime.

. According to data collected by Freedom House, the number of authoritarian regimes around the world has been steadily increasing.

. Critics argue that the procedural approach is too minimalist because it ignores one of the fundamental characteristics of any political system: the distribution of wealth and economic well-being.

. The turbulence of Mali was demonstrated as an example of Freedom House's classification of countries sliding into less-free conditions of democracy.

. The boomerang effect is associated with the national actor approach.

. According to Adam Przeworski, authoritarian regimes on average produce more wealth than democracies.

. The international structure approach to democracy sees the end of the Cold War as key to explaining recent democratic transitions.

. There is no commonly agreed upon definition of "democracy."

. A key factor in successful democratic consolidation is the institutionalization of defeat.

. The advocates of a "minimalist" approach to democracy argue that a regime is democratic as long as certain basic but fundamental political rules and principles are enforced.

. The procedural approach has provoked significant reactions from many scholars who find it too reductionist and minimalist

. Although democracy might seem to be a simple concept, it is a source of numerous debates among scholars.

. Researchers have demonstrated that when the economic structures within a country that is authoritarian begin to develop the social structures of the country are transformed.

. Political violence is one important factor that can derail a country from democratic consolidation.

. Benin democratized in 1991 while Togo remains trapped in authoritarianism despite their similarities.

. Agency-based approaches are differentiated according to whether they focus on national actors or international structural changes.

. Some believe that South African democratization was made possible because at the end of the 1980s the ruling bloc of the apartheid regime split into 20 rival factions.

. Some believe that South African democratization is an example sustained by the national actors approach.

. In Tunisia, the fall of the regime was not possible because key actors in the military and the security apparatus literally kept supporting the autocrats in power.

. The capacity to garner support by drawing on symbols, rhetoric and representations has been studied by some researchers supporting the international actors approach.

. Some analysts accept that actors provoke a number of democratic transitions but hold that the most important actors are those operating in the international arena.

. Non-state actors do not play a critical role from an agent-based approach.

. International institutions, non-governmental organizations, and transnational networks are examples of state actors.

. The four different approaches to understand democratic transitions are mutually exclusive.

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