Ps 2 Week 8 Jeopardy Jeopardy Template

Review (Weeks 3 & 4)	Road To Authoritarianism	Gatekeeping	Terms/Definitions	Challenges to Democracy
500 1) Whether political leaders and political parties work to prevent extremist demagogues from gaining power 2) Whether autocratic leaders will subvert democratic institutions or be subverted by them What are Levitsky and Ziblatt’s two tests for democracy?	100 ? Example of a country where political parties did not prevent an extremist from gaining power	200 1) Increase in availability of outside $ → more open, fluid political environment 2) Explosion of alternative media What are two ways that political parties’ role as Gatekeepers have declined?	500 The transfer of authority to a leader who threatens democracy What is the definition of Collective Abdication?	300 Court-packing, firing the opposition, bringing loyalists “Many efforts to subvert democracy are legal” … What are three examples?
100 The abdication of political responsibility by existing leaders What is the 1st step to authoritarianism?	200 Democracy’s assassins use the very institutions of democracy to kill it What is tragic (and paradoxical) about the route to authoritarianism?	100 Undemocratic What is the danger of over-relying on gatekeeping?	200 The time period before an official primary where candidates rush to dominate media coverage, gain supporters, etc What is an “Invisible Primary”	200 ? Example of a country where autocratic leaders subverted democracy
400 1) Rejects the democratic rules of the game 2) Denies the legitimacy of opponents 3) Tolerates or encourages violence 4) Indicates a willingness to curtail the civil liberties of opponents What are the four warning signs of an authoritarian politician?	300 Use economic crises; natural disasters; and security threats What is one way autocrats justify anti-democratic measures?	300 Political parties Who are the “gatekeepers” of democracy?	100 Mainstream parties must isolate and defeat extremist forces Define the concept “Distancing”	100 False True or False: The U.S Constitution establishes rules for political parties to follow
300 1) When the judiciary hands down a ruling that prevents the president from doing what he wants, or orders him to do something he does not want 2) If an administration infringed on freedom of the press. Are the authors’ tests the same as Galston’s two tests?	400 1) Bringing referees to the government’s side 2) Silencing of influential voices 3) Changing the rules of the game What are the three stages of the erosion of democracy?	500 Political parties Who is responsible for filtering out authoritarian candidates?	400 Quietly firing civil servants and other non-partisan officials and replacing them with loyalists How does one “capture” referees?	500 We grow susceptible/vulnerable to un-democratic leaders What happens when the “soft guardrails” of democracy are weakened?
200 Gradual Is the route to authoritarianism gradual or a shock/reactive?	500 Re-districting should occur every 10 years Random: What is an example of a shared norm in the U.S?	400 Dangerous What is the consequence of over-relying on the will of the people?	300 A government bringing in loyalists What does it mean to engage in Court-Packing?	400 Race and Religion What are the two most divisive issues between the two parties?

PS 2 Week 8 Jeopardy

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