PSC Comparative Government Test Three Study Guide and Practice Questions 2026-04-10 PSC Comparative Government Test Three Study Guide and Practice Questions.pdf
PSC Comparative
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Terms in this set (53)
Authoritarianism A form of government or regime that is non-democratic
Authoritarian Regime A non-democratic regime
Democratic Breakdown The transition from a democratic to a non-democratic regime.
Authoritarian persistence The ongoing continuation of a tyrannical regime, such that a democratic
transition does not take place
Hybrid regime A class of regimes that appear to be neither fully democratic nor fully
authoritarian, such as electoral authoritarianism, delegative democracy, and
illiberal democracy
Totalitarian Regime A form of authoritarian regime that aims to control everything about the lives of
its subject population, such as in the Soviet Union and Germany under the Nazis
Theocracy An authoritarian state controlled by religious leaders or a state with very
religious restrictions that uses religion as its primary mode of legitimization
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PSC Comparative
Government Test Three
Study Guide and Practice
Questions
1 Guidehttps://www.stuvia.com/dashboard!@_)#*)(@$)($@*($@)($@*_
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, PSC Comparative Government Test Three 2026-04-10 PSC Comparative Government Test Three.pdf
Terms in this set (53)
Authoritarianism A form of government or regime that is non-democratic
Authoritarian Regime A non-democratic regime
Democratic Breakdown The transition from a democratic to a non-democratic regime.
Authoritarian persistence The ongoing continuation of a tyrannical regime, such that a democratic
transition does not take place
Hybrid regime A class of regimes that appear to be neither fully democratic nor fully
authoritarian, such as electoral authoritarianism, delegative democracy, and
illiberal democracy
Totalitarian Regime A form of authoritarian regime that aims to control everything about the lives of
its subject population, such as in the Soviet Union and Germany under the Nazis
Theocracy An authoritarian state controlled by religious leaders or a state with very
religious restrictions that uses religion as its primary mode of legitimization
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