The Central Notion of the Fragmented Authoritarianism Model Is That

question 39

Multiple Choice

The central notion of the fragmented authoritarianism model is that

• A) while power remains concentrated in the top leadership of the Communist Party of China, there are now other sources of influence as well.
• B) decentralization accompanying economic development has given provincial and regional leaders influence in the policy-making process.
• C) policy-making differs from policy area to policy area.
• D) policy-making is done through bargaining within the collective leadership of the Communist Party of China.
• E) the policy-making process has become less institutionalized.

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Definitions:

Dominant Alleles

Alleles that express their phenotype even when paired with a different allele in a heterozygous genotype.

Recessive Alleles

Genetic variants that must be inherited from both parents to be expressed in the offspring; not expressed when a dominant allele is present.

Genetic Drift

Genetic drift refers to random fluctuations in the frequencies of alleles (variant forms of a gene) within a population, which can lead to the increase or decrease in certain traits over time.

Natural Selection

The process in which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, leading to the gradual evolution of species.