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what is a regime? |
the general form of government of a state including its constitution and rules of government |
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what is a democracy? |
a regime in which all fully qualified citizens vote at regular intervals to choose the people who will be in charge of setting the state's policies, "government of the people" |
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what a is an authoritarian democracy? |
where we are not really sure whether there is enough democracy in the system to merit the name |
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what is the democratic bargain? |
each group accepts the policies in the end, but hopes that they will get something that they want out of it |
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what is the third wave? |
the set of three waves of democratization |
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when was the first wave of democratization? |
following world war 1 |
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when was the second wave? |
following world war 2 |
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when was the third wave? |
started in the late 1970s following the reintroduction of democracy to Spain and Portugal |
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what are the 3 possible explanations for democratization at this point in history? |
1. authoritarian systems became tired and lost support 2. international pressure on non-dem. regimes to change 3. the desire for human rights and security against abuse and economic failure |
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what is agent- centric explanation? |
looking at the actors involved and their strategic decisions in order to analyze an event; it puts individuals' choices to the forefront ("agency") |
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what is a pact in democratization? |
making an agreement with the people who are being ousted so that the transition can be smooth and so that they will have a good base of support |
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how do sudden changes to democratization occur? |
as higher probability of success of democratization draws near more people "out themselves" and become supportive of democracy |
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what are crisis transitions? |
when democratization occurs as a result of an economic crisis or other crisis |
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what is the authoritarian system? |
a state in which those who hold power in the government are not formally responsible in their exercise of power to the broad citizenry of the state aka non democracy |
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what are for examples of an authoritarian system? |
1. USSR 2. Burma 3. Saudi Arabia 4. Dem. Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
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what is a military government? |
a government in which a group of officers use their troops to take over the governmental apparatus and tun it themselves |
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what is another name for a military government? |
a coup |
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what are issues with military governments? |
1. legitimacy 2. leaders are typically not qualified 3. there is no clear succession of power 4. they are solely united on their opposition to the regime |
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what are one party states? |
a government that supports on political party and therefore that party is the only party allowed in the state |
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why are one party states more successful than military governments? |
1. more likely to embrace social groups 2. can provide a way for varied political positions to turn into factions 3. transition of leadership is smoother |
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what are monarchies? |
a system where power to rule is inherited through descent in a family |
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what are theocracies? |
a state ruled buy religious leaders |
