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radical
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political extremes to the right or left
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developed countries
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countries with a high standard of living and strong economies
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nationalism
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pride in one’s people, and the belief they have their own unique political destiny
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political economy
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the relationship between political and economic systems
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facism
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Authoritarian regimes such as Hitler’s and Mussolini’s. Totalitarian attempts to impose state control on all aspects of life
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smd
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Winner takes all. Whoever wins the most votes gets the one seat available in an election
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pr
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Voters for parties rather than candidates. Parties are represented in the legislature according to the percentage of votes received
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globalization
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the process of expanding and intensifying the interconnectedness among states, societies and economies
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developing countries
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Countries attempting to improve their economic status. Currently with low average income and less sophisticated infrastructure. Might be described at the “third world”
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HDI
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a measure of a countries standard of living, including health and education
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undeveloped countries
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The poorest countries. The bottom 12. might be described as the third world
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Gini Index
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a formula that measures economic inequality within a country
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ppp
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the buying power of income in a country
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neoliberal economics
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reforms that focus on the free market with few restrictions on business and property rights
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gdp
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The total value of goods and services produced in a country.
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causation
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when a change in one variable causes a change in another variable
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legitimacy
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generally accepted view that a government has the right to rule
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correlation
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an apparent connection between variables
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traditional legitimacy
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the right to rule because it always has been that way
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revolution
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the overthrow and replacement of a regime based upon broad popular support
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charismatic legitimacy
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the right to rule based on personality of an individual
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sovereignty
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the ability to carry out actions independent of internal or external forces
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legitimacy rational-legal
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the right to rule based on a widely accepted system of laws and procedures
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co-optation
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granting special favors in exchange for a benefit
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democracy
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a system of government that allows citizens to choose policy makers in free and competitive elections
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corporatism
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when groups such as business and/or labor work closely with the government in policy making
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liberal democracy
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a system with political competition, economic freedom, civil rights and liberties, and open access to information
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authoritarian
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a system of government based on coercion
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illiberal democracy
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a procedural democracy with elections but without real competition and lacking some civil liberties
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marxism
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The theory that in a struggle over resources the elite will dominate. Eventually the proletariat will create a classless state
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social democracy
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a system with competitive elections and civil rights, coupled with an emphasis on economic equality
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country
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the state, government, regime, and people who live in a political system
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polical culture
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the history, values, beliefs and traditions hat influence political behavior
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society
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a complex human organization with shared institutions
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politics
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Who gets what? The process through which people are governed
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institutions
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the executive, legislature, judiciary and bureaucracy
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regime
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the fundamental norms and rules established by administration over time
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government
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institutions with legitimate authority
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reactionaries
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those who want to restore political, social, and economic institutions that existed in the past
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theocracy
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a form of government where religion and politics are intertwined
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liberalism
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an attitude favoring evolutionary transformations of the system
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political ideology
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a set of political beliefs and values about the goals of government
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political attitude
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views about the policy making, the government’s role, the pace of change, and freedom and equality
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liberalism
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a political ideology that places high value on political and economic freedom
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libertarian
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an ideology favoring little government interference in the economy and personal freedoms
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conservatives
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an ideology that questions whether change is necessary
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nation
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a group of people with a psychological sense of identity based upon cultural, geographic or linguistic ties
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normative questions
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A question that asks, “What should be the case?”
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state
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institutions people and groups that have the power to effect change including a monopoly of forces
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imperical question
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a question that has a factual scientific or mathematical verifiable answer
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cleavages
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factors that separate groups
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crosscutting cleavage
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a division that includes people with differences strengthening society
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co inciding cleavages
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a division that strengthens feelings of difference and discrepancy, weakening society
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bicameral
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a two house legislature
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devolution
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the process of decentralizing power from national governments that stops short of federalism
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command economy
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an economy centrally planned and controlled by the government
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