Author Question: What is the main difference between autocratic regimes of the past and twentieth-century ... (Read 88 times)

jayhills49 · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

What is the main difference between autocratic regimes of the past and twentieth-century totalitarian regimes?

a. Autocratic regimes prevented citizens from owning firearms, whereas totalitarian regimes preferred to arm the citizenry.
b. Autocratic regimes allowed more than one political party, whereas totalitarian regimes allowed only one.
c. Autocratic regimes relied on organized terror to keep citizens obedient, whereas totalitarian regimes relied on official ideology.
d. Autocratic regimes demobilized their populations, whereas totalitarian regimes demanded mass mobilization and widespread participation by citizens.

Question 2

Which of these is a potential problem of corporatism?

a. It could undermine the good of society.
b. It could favor the interests of labor unions over businesses.
c. Interest groups play no meaningful role in a corporatist system.
d. Interest groups could supplant government as the source of social stability.