Authoritarianism is a regime type
a. that engages in militarism and emphasizes remaking society along racial, religious, or ethnic lines.
b. that includes an official ideology; a single mass political party, usually with a single leader, that has a monopoly of political power; a secret police force and the use of terror against the population; a monopoly over means of communication; a monopoly over weapons in society; and a command economy.
c. in which the central government has authority over all lower levels of government, and those lower levels have no powers reserved for them.
d. defined by its rule by a single leader or small group of leaders, limited political participation, existent but limited autonomy of society from state control, the lack of an overarching ideology, and limited control over the economy.
e. that combines strong executives and few checks on the power of the majority to pass laws and amend the constitution.
D
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In A Theory of Justice, John Rawls argues that by imagining internal arrangements through the “veil of ignorance,” we conclude that:
a. Society should allow only those inequalities that will preserve or further the common good of society. b. Society should perpetuate our own personal economic well-being, even if others do not share in it. c. Most people would take a chance on being stuck in the lower reaches of a relatively in-egalitarian society. d. If we do not want to live in inner-city areas without adequate health care and other amenities, we should pick up and move elsewhere.