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31 Cards in this Set
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Federal System |
A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units. |
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Unitary System |
System in which power is centralized in capital and component areas have little or no autonomy. |
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Democratization |
Process by which democracy expands, within a state or across the world. |
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Elites |
Those few people with great influence. |
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Per capita |
GDP divided by population, giving an approximate level of well-being. |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product-combined value of all goods and services produced, bought and sold in a nation in a year. |
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GNP |
GDP minus the outstanding debts of a nation |
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Corruption Perception Index |
The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country or territory's score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). |
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Suffrage |
The right to vote, especially in a political election. |
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Libertarian |
One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state. |
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Regime |
A mode or system of rule or government. The period during which a particular government or ruling system is in power. |
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Left-Wing |
Members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform. |
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Right-Wing |
Members of a conservative or reactionary political party, or those opposing extensive political reform. |
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Conservative |
Disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change. |
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Liberal |
Favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs. Favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, especially as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties. |
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Authoritarian |
Nondemocratic or dictatorial politics. |
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Anarchism |
Radical ideology seeking to over-throw all conventional forms of government. |
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Theocracy |
Rule by priests. |
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Republic |
Country not headed by monarch. Also civil division of Communist federal systems and now of Russia. |
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Core Nation |
Region where state originated. |
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Patriae |
Latin for love of one's country; patriotism. |
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Constitution |
Written organization of a country's institutions. |
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Common Law |
System of judge-made law developed in England. |
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Commonwealth Region |
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Colony |
A group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation. |
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Empire |
A group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom |
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Treaty |
A formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations. |
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Sovereignty |
Last word in law in a given territory; boss on your own turf. |
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Nation |
Cultural element of country; people psychologically bound to one another. |
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State |
Institutional or governmental element of country. |
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Nation-state |
A sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality. |