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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 nationalism | the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other |
| developing country | a country that has low industrial production and little modern technology |
| referendum | a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate |
| illiberal democracy | version of representative democracy in which rulers, once elected, govern with few limits and little respect for individual rights (vote but vote does not necessarily count for anything) |
| political culture | the history, values, beliefs and traditions that influence political behavior |
| government | institutions with legitimate authority |
| neoliberal economics | few restrictions on business or property rights; focus on the free market |
| charismatic legitimacy | Legitimacy built on the force of ideas embodied by an individual leader. |
| democracy | a system of government that allows citizens to choose policy makers in free, competitive elections |
| regime | fundamental norms and rules established by administrations over time |
| under-developed country | Countries that suffer seriously from negative economic and social conditions. |
| corporatism | A method of co-optation whereby authoritarian systems create or sanction a limited number of organizations to represent the interests of the public and restrict those not set up or approved by the state. |
| nation | a politically organized body of people under a single government ( the people) |
| political ideology | a set of political beliefs and values about the goals of government |
| coinciding cleavage | cleavage that weakens society by piling differences on top of each other |
| code law | a system of law where the rules are written in the form of legislation |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product- the total market value of all final goods and services produced annually in an economy |
| marxism | the theory that in a struggle over resources, the elite will dominate, Eventually the proletariat will create a classless state |
| country | a politically organized body of people under a single government ( has a state, government, regime, nation and people who live in a political area) |
| politics | who gets what. The process through which people are governed |
| radical | (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm, political extremists left or right |
| reactionaries | extremists who not only oppose change, but generally would like to go back to the way things were |
| cross cutting cleavages | cleavage that strengthen society |
| state | a politically organized body of people under a single government ( government) |
| legitimacy | undisputed credibility |
| gini index | measure of income inequality |
| rational legal legitimacy | built on rules and procedures and the offices that create and enforce those rules; strongly insituionalized an example is elected offical |
| revolution | an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed. |
| HDI | measure of quality of life using factors like life expectancy, literacy, access to clean water, income, etc. |
| liberal democracy | a system of government with political competition, economic freedom, civil rights and liberties and open access to information |
| sovereignty | a states ability to carry out actions independently |
| authoritarian | a person behaves in an tyrannical manner |
| command economy | an economy centrally planned and controlled by the government |
| deductive reasoning | reaching a conclusion after looking at specific facts |
| political socialization | The process by which we develop our political attitudes, values, and beliefs. |
| devolution | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality |
| liberalism | an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard |
| globalization | growth to a global or worldwide scale |
| bicameral | composed of two legislative bodies |
| cleavages | differences of political attitude. Division |
| libertarian | one who favors absolute liberty and free will |
| inductive reasoning | reaching a conclusion based on observation |
| conservatism | an ideology that questions whether change is necessary |
| common law | a system where court cases decided by the highest court serve as precedent for future decisions and have the force of law |
| federalism | the idea of having one large government and also smaller state governments |
| political economy | refers broadly to the relationship between politics and economics. How are economic resources dealt with through political processes. How much of a role does the government have in the economy. |
| unitary | characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority |
| socialism | a political theory advocating state ownership of industry with only little privatization |
| political recruitment | the processes by which people become public participants and leaders (identifying and training future political figures) |
| market economy | an economy with little government control where wages and prices are determined by supply and demand |
| post materialist | society where peoples needs are met |
| PPP | buying power of income in a country |
| correlation | an apparent association between certain factors or variables |
| causation | when a change in one variable causes a change in another variablesupreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community |
| Institutions | the four branches of democracy, Executive, judicial, legislative, judicial, and bureaucracy |
| cooptation | granting favors in exchange for a benefit |
| corporatism | when business, labor and the government work closely in policy making |
| political belief | views about the policy making, the governments role, the pace of change and freedom and equality |
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