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FREE AP COMPARATIVE GOV. AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT
COGO UNIT 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: correlation
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A measure of the relationship between two variables
Question 2: liberal democracy
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A political system that promotes participation, competition, and liberty and emphasizes individual freedom and civil rights.
Question 3: normative statements
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(value) argue how situations should be.
Question 4: gross domestic product (GDP)
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The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a nation.
Question 5: nationalism
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Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
Question 6: rule of law
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Principle that the law applies to everyone, including those who govern.
Question 7: human development index (HDI)
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Indicator of level of development for each country, constructed by United Nations, combining income, literacy, education, and life expectancy.
Question 8: internal actors
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Individuals, groups, or institutions within a country that influence and participate in the political processes and decision-making.
Question 9: democratization
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A process of transition as a country attempts to move from an authoritarian form of government to a democratic one.
Question 10: nation
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A group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity.
Question 11: government
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The leadership or elite in charge of running the state. Composed of elected, or unelected officials. The "operator" of politics.
Question 12: transparency international
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A non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in countries around the World.
Question 13: quantitative data
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Data that can be counted or measured in numerical values.
Question 14: power
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The ability to achieve a desired goal.
Question 15: legitimacy
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Political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution.
Question 16: democratic consolidation
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The widespread acceptance of democracy as the permanent form of political activity; all significant political elites and their followers accept democratic rules and are confident everyone else does as well.
Question 17: unitary system
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System of government in which all power is invested in a central government.
Question 18: empirical statements
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(factual/objective) apply concepts, support generalizations, or make arguments.
Question 19: theocracy
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A government controlled by religious leaders.
Question 20: rule by law
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Leaders use the law for their own purposes and are not accountable to those laws themselves.
Question 21: regime
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At its most basic it is categorized somewhere on the scale of democratic to authoritarian. The "programming" of politics.
Question 22: political cleavages (cross-cutting cleavages)
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When national, ethnic, religious, or linguistic divisions affect political allegiances or policies.
Question 23: authority
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The legal right to exercise power on behalf of the society/government.
Question 24: gini coefficient
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A measure of income inequality within a population, ranging from zero for complete equality, to one if one person has all the income.
Question 25: sovereignty
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Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
Question 26: devolution
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The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy at the expense of the central government.
Question 27: illiberal democracy
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A procedural democracy, with elections, but without real competition, and lacking some civil rights and liberties.
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