AP Human Geography : Evolution of Political Patterns
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Example Question #224 : Ap Human Geography
Which of these descriptions best matches an “anocracy”?
An absence of government and the rule of law
None of the other answers is correct
A system of government designed to give preferential status to one ethnicity over another
A system of laws based on religious doctrine
A system of government where elements of democracy and autocracy are employed
A system of government where elements of democracy and autocracy are employed
An “anocracy” is a system of government that combines elements of democracy and autocracy, often in confusing or chaotic fashion. An “anocracy” is usually highly unstable and inefficient.
Example Question #61 : Political Organization Of Space
There are many different forms of government throughout the world. Within each form of government there can be sub-forms as well. For example, there are many different types of democratic governments in the world, all of which have the power rest on the people, but in different ways. Theocratic is one form of government that is often mixed with a monarchy or dictatorship in certain countries.
Which of the following is an example of a theocratic government?
The Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran
Nazi Germany
King Henry the 8th's rule over England
Ivan the Terrible's rule over Russia
The Landlocked government of Lesotho
The Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran
A Theocratic government is one that holds a diety, or god, as where all authority comes from.
The Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran held Khomeini as a religious leader ruling of the Islamic Republic of Iran throughout most of the 20th century. The ultimate power of the Khomeini's came from Allah, according to the beliefs of the country. The ruler was a religious authoritarian.
The Landlocked government of Lesotho has a constitutional monarchy form of government. While this country is landlocked, that is not a form of government.
King Henry the 8th's rule over England was a Monarchy which took over the authority of the Church, becoming supreme over the Church's powers. This, in many ways, is the opposite of a theocratic government.
Nazi Germany was a dictatorship under the rule of Adolf Hitler. Though Hitler cited religious and ethnic supremacy over the Jews, his government was not theocratic as he did not rule the power any god as having authority. Hitler was the supreme authority under his Nazi regime.
Ivan the Terrible's rule over Russia was essentially a monarchy, that turned more into a dictatorship. Ivan created a centrally controlled government and named himself the Tsar of Russia.
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