CP FINAL EXAM NEWEST COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

1 P a g e CP FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2026-2027 COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ( ANSWERS) A single person or group exercises supreme power based on its control of the military and police. - ANSWER- Dictatorship A type of dictatorship where one person rules. Ex: Syria - ANSWER- Autocracy A type of dictatorship where a small group, usually of the wealthy and elite, rule. Ex: Venezuela and North Korea - ANSWER- Oligarchy Pro: Power centralized in the hands of a single military or political leader who can get things done efficiently. - ANSWERDictatorship Pro: Control of the military and police allows dictator to maintain peace and order. - ANSWER- Dictatorship 2 P a g e Con: Power can be used to abuse citizens who oppose the dictator. - ANSWER- Dictatorship Con: Dictators face serious legitimacy problems. - ANSWERDictatorship Headed by religious leaders. Ex: Iran; Ali Khamenei rules. He was appointed in 1989 by the assembly of experts. - ANSWERTheocracy Pro: Single, state-supported religion encourages political and social unity. - ANSWER- Theocracy Pro: Ensures that political decisions are in line with peoples moral values and beliefs. - ANSWER- Theocracy Con: Difficult to enforce religious unity. - ANSWERTheocracy Con: Religious minorities often marginalized or even persecuted. - ANSWER- Theocracy 3 P a g e Con: Religious warfare can break out as groups with differing beliefs fought for control of the government. - ANSWERTheocracy Only onw political party is allowed by the constitution to govern and the power is exercised by the leading members of the party. - ANSWER- Single-Party State Political, social, economic idealology of "common" ownership of "means of production." Ex: The Soviet Union from 1917- 1990. - ANSWER- Communism Pro: Easier to pass laws by avoiding the political wrangling common in multi-party states. - ANSWER- Single-Party State Con: The views of the party elite may differ from the interest of the people as a whole, leading to social unrest. - ANSWERSingle-Party State Con: People with differing political views are often shut out of the political process. - ANSWER- Single-Party State Restricts basic freedoms such as freedom of speech and press. - ANSWER- Single-Party State