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What are civil liberties?
Individual rights protecting citizens from unfair government interference.
What is 'rule of law'?
The state is bound by the same rules as its citizens, and citizens have input into policy.
What is 'rule by law'?
The law is used to reinforce state authority, not to protect individual rights.
What is an authoritarian regime?
A system of government where power is highly concentrated and there is no rule of law.
What is a democratic regime?
A system of government where the state is bound by the same rules as its citizens, and citizens have input into policy.
What is a hybrid regime?
A political system that combines elements of both authoritarianism and democracy.
What is an illiberal democracy?
A governing system in which, although elections take place, citizens are cut off from knowledge about the activities of those who exercise real power because of the lack of civil liberties.
What is Freedom House?
An organization that evaluates a country's level of freedom based on rule of law, freedom of expression, and personal autonomy.
What is the Great Firewall?
China's internet censorship system that limits online criticism and access to information.
What is a linkage institution?
A structure within a society that connects the people to the government.
What is the role of the media in a democratic regime?
To check power and corruption by providing information and facilitating public discourse.
What is the role of the media in an authoritarian regime?
To support the government by disseminating propaganda and suppressing dissent.
What is the role of the judiciary in a regime with rule of law?
To ensure the government is subject to the same laws as its citizens.
What is the role of the internet in China?
The Chinese government uses the Great Firewall to limit access to information and suppress criticism of the government.
What is the role of the media in Russia?
The media is nationalized, and there is a high number of journalist deaths.
What is the role of Freedom of Information Acts in Mexico?
To promote transparency, although compliance can be inconsistent.
What is the role of the media in the UK?
The media is free to criticize the government, and there are strong legal protections for journalists.
What is the role of the state in a regime with rule by law?
To control and suppress dissent.
What is the role of the media in Iran?
The media is heavily monitored and restricted, and licenses are revoked for anti-religious content.
What is the role of NGOs in Nigeria?
The legislature refused to pass legislation that would have severely limited NGOs in 2018.
What is the purpose of the Great Firewall in China?
To limit access to information and suppress criticism of the government.
What is the purpose of Freedom of Information Acts?
To promote transparency by allowing citizens access to government information.
What is the purpose of Russia's nationalized media?
To control the narrative and limit criticism of the government.
What is the purpose of revoking media licenses in Iran?
To suppress anti-religious content and maintain government control.
What is the purpose of monitoring social media in China?
To suppress dissent and maintain government control.
What is the purpose of shutting down social media during protests in Iran?
To suppress dissent and prevent organization of protests.
What is the purpose of criminalizing unapproved protests in Russia?
To suppress dissent and maintain government control.
What is the purpose of the UK's strong common law traditions?
To protect the rights of assembly and speech.
What is the purpose of strong legal protections for journalists in the UK?
To ensure media freedom and the ability to criticize the government.
What is the purpose of violently suppressing protests in Iran?
To suppress dissent and maintain government control.