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23 Cards in this Set
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Bureaucracy
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The collective organization including the military, the diplomatic corps, and the intelligence agencies that carry out most tasks of governance within the state
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Interest Group
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Groups of individuals with common interest that organize to influence public policy in a manner that benefits their members
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Rally Effect
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The tendency for people to become more supportive of their country's government in response to dramatic international events, such as crises or wars
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Diversionary Incentive
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The incentive that state leaders have to start international crises in order to rally public support at home
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Military-Industrial Complex
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An alliance between military leaders and the industries that benefit from international conflict, such as arms manufactures
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Democratic Peace
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The observation that there are few, if any, clear cases of war between mature democratic states
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Democracy
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A political system in which candidates compete for political office through frequent, fair elections in which a sizable portion of the adult population can vote
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Accountability
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The ability to punish or reward leaders for the decisions they make, as when frequent fair elections enable voters to hold elected officials responsible for their actions by granting or withholding access to political office
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Alliances
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Institutions that help their members cooperate militarily in the event of a war
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Balance of Power
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A situation in which the military capabilities of two states or groups of states are roughly equal
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Bandwagoning
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A strategy in which states join forces with the stronger side in a conflict
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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An alliance formed in 1949 among the United States, Canada, and most of the states of Western Europe in response to the threat posed by the Soviet Union
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Warsaw Pact
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A military alliance formed in 1955 to bring together the Soviet Union and its Cold War allies in Eastern Europe and elsewhere. Dissolved in March 31, 1991
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League of Nations
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A collective security organization founded in 1919 after WWI. Ended in 1946
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United Nations
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A collective security organization founded in 1945 after WWII
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Collective Security Organizations
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Broad-based institutions that promote peace and security among their members
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Genocide
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Intentional and systematic killing aimed at eliminating an identifiable group of people, such as ethnic or religious group
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Humanitarian Interventions
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Interventions designed to relieve humanitarian crises stemming from civil conflicts or large-scale human rights abuses, including genocide
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Security Council
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The main governing body of the United Nations, which has the authority to identify threats to international peace and security and to prescribe the organization's response, including military and/or economic sanctions
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P5
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The five permanent members of the UN Security Council: the United States, Britain, France, China, & Russia
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Veto Power
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The ability to prevent the passage of a measure through a unilateral act, such as a single negative vote
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Peace-Enforcement Operation
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A military operation in which force is used to make and/or enforce peace among warring parties that have not agreed to end their fighting
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Peacekeeping Operations
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An operation in which troops and observers are deployed to monitor a ceasefire or peace agreement
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