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FREE AP COMPARATIVE GOV. AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT

GOVVOCABULARY EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Regime

Answer:

norms and rules regulating individual freedoms and collective equality

Question 2: Bureaucracy

Answer:

structure and set of regulations in place to control activity, usually in large organizations and government

Question 3: Referendum

Answer:

Direct vote yes/no policy; examples: Tony Blair for adopting of euro (considered) and Putin for Russia policy

Question 4: Liberalism (as a political ideology)

Answer:

A political ideology that places a high priority on individual political and economic freedoms; favors economic equality, private property, capitalism, and protection

Question 5: Charismatic Legitimacy

Answer:

legitimacy derived from the peoples' identification with the magnetic appeal of the leader

Question 6: Civil service

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Government workers hired on the basis of competitive exams

Question 7: Radical

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Favors fundamental, drastic, revolutionary changes in society

Question 8: Supranational organization

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An organization where decisions are made by international institutions

Question 9: Democratization

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Transformation process from a nondemocratic regime to a procedural democracy to a substantive democracy

Question 10: Political Ideology

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Universal sets of political values regarding the fundamental goals of politics; ideal balance between freedom and equality

Question 11: Communism

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A system of government that emphasizes economic equality rather than individual political and economic freedoms; includes collective property (state ownership) and a dominant state

Question 12: Economic Liberalization

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Decreasing involvement of the state in economics

Question 13: Developing Countries

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countries with low standards of democratic governments, industrialization, social programs, and human rights guarantees

Question 14: Gini Index

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Commonly used measurer of economic inequality; equality = 0 and inequality = 100.

Question 15: Coinciding Cleavages

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A division that strengthens feelings of difference and discrepancy, weakening society

Question 16: Legitimacy

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extent to which a state's authority is considered right or proper

Question 17: Correlation

Answer:

Apparent association between certain factors or variables

Question 18: Nationalism

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Ideology that focuses on the nation; pride and love of one's country

Question 19: PPP

Answer:

Purchasing power parity. Mechanism for estimating the real buying power of income in each country using prices in the U.S. as a benchmark.

Question 20: HDI

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a measure produced by the United Nations to measure standards of living; considers a variety of factors of affluence such as health and education

Question 21: Political Cleavage

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Factors that separate groups

Question 22: Institutions

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Legislative, executive, judiciary, and bureaucracy

Question 23: Rentier

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A state which derives a substantial portion of its national resources from renting indigenous resources to external clients

Question 24: Libertarian

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ideology favoring little government interference in the economy and personal freedoms

Question 25: Command Economy

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The government decides, plans, and controls the economy

Question 26: Normative Questions

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Questions that deal with how the world should be

Question 27: Traditional Legitimacy

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legitimacy derived from a long-standing tradition of being obeyed

Question 28: Empirical Questions

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Questions that deal with how the world is