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| 14804836993 | Government | the leadership and institutions that make policy decisions for a country | 0 | |
| 14804840145 | Politics | method of maintaining, managing, and gaining control of the government | 1 | |
| 14804844244 | Empirical statement | a statement that is factual and verifiable | 2 | |
| 14804846926 | Normative statement | a statement based on opinion not fact | 3 | |
| 14804849962 | Causation | is when a change in one variable causes or creates a change in another variable | 4 | |
| 14804849963 | Correlation | is a potential connection between variables | 5 | |
| 14804853907 | Civil Society | voluntary organizations outside of government control, the freedom to form spontaneous organizations | 6 | |
| 14804859327 | Informal Politics | takes into consideration not only the ways that politicians operate outside their formal powers, but also the impact that beliefs, values, and actions of ordinary citizens have on policy-making | 7 | |
| 14804862044 | Advanced Democracy | a government run by the people with free, fair, and competitive elections, independent judiciary, rule of law, civil rights, civil liberties, and civilian control of the military. Also known as a substantive, consolidated, and liberal democracy | 8 | |
| 14804867297 | Communist & Post-Communist Countries | these countries have sought to create a system that limits individual freedoms in order to divide wealth more equally. Communism flourished during the 20th century, but lost ground to democratic regimes by the beginning of the 21st century. Russia and China represent this group | 9 | |
| 14804871376 | Less-Developed Country | countries that have lower GDP, more workers in agriculture and higher HDIs | 10 | |
| 14804876808 | Newly Industrializing Countries | that are experiencing rapid economic and industrial growth; and have show a tendency toward democratization and political and social stability. Mexico & Iran are examples | 11 |
