FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP COMP GOV CHAP. 6

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP COMP GOV CHAP. 6

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Question 1: single-member district (SMD)

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electoral system in which each geographic district elects a single representative to a legislature

Question 2: electoral systems

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formal, legal mechanisms that translate votes into control over political offices and shares of political power

Question 3: proportional representation (PR)

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electoral system in which seats in a legislature are apportioned on a purely proportional basis, giving each party the share of seats that matches its share of the total vote

Question 4: state corporatism

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corporatism mandated by the state; common in fascist regimes

Question 5: peak associations

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organizations that bring together all interest groups in a particular sector to influence and negotiate agreements with the state; in the US, example is AFL-CIO

Question 6: collective action problem

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individuals being unwilling to engage in a particular activity because of their rational belief that their individual actions will have little or no effect, yet collectively suffering adverse consequences when all fail to act

Question 7: mixed, or semi proportional

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an electoral system that combines SMD representation with overall proportionality in allocation of legislative seats to parties; Germany is a key example

Question 8: party system

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the number of parties and their relative institutional strength

Question 9: "first-past-the-post" (FPTP)

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an SMB system in which the candidate with a plurality of votes wins

Question 10: populism

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a political "style" or ideology emphasizing a united "people" pitted against corrupt elites, denying divisions among the "people", and often led by a charismatic leader

Question 11: open-list proportional representation

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electoral system in which multiple candidates run in each district, voters vote for the individual candidate of their choice, and the candidates with the most votes in the party get the seats the party wins

Question 12: neocorporatism

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also called societal corporatism; corporatism that evolves historically and voluntarily rather than being mandated by the state; Germany is key example

Question 13: multiparty system

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party systems in which more than two parties could potentially win a national election and govern

Question 14: closed-list proportional representation

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electoral system in which each party presents a ranked list of candidates, voters vote for the party rather than for the individual candidates, and each party awards the seats it wins to the candidates on its list in rank order

Question 15: Hindu nationalism

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in India, a movement to define the country as primarily Hindu; the founding ideology of the BJP

Question 16: social capital

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social networks and norms of reciprocity that are important for a strong civil society

Question 17: plurality

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the receipt of the most votes, but not necessarily a majority

Question 18: virtual representation

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when voters' views are represented indirectly in the legislature by their chosen party's candidates who have been elected in districts other than their own

Question 19: dominant-party system

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party system in which multiple parties exist but the same one wins every election and governs continuously

Question 20: two-party system

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party system in which only two parties are able to garner enough votes to win an election, though more may compete; the UK and US are key examples

Question 21: interest-group pluralism

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interest-group system in which many groups exist to represent particular interests and the government remains officially neutral among them; the US is a key example

Question 22: Duverger's Law

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institutionalist argument by French political scientist Maurice Duverger that SMD electoral systems will produce two major parties, eliminating smaller parties