Waples Comparative Gov Killer List Flashcards

59752476	Legitimacy	the belief that a regime is a proper one and that the government has the right to exercise authority
59752477	Traditional Legitimacy	the right to rule because "it has always been that way"
59752478	Charismatic Legitimacy	The right to rule based on the personality of an individual.
59752479	Rational-Legal Legitimacy	Legitimacy based on the rule of law. Everyone knows the rules and they are applied fairly and evenly.
59752480	Sovereignty	A government's right to rule free of internal and external forces.
59752481	Revolution	Overthrow of government with broad popular support. Happens when the government has lost legitimacy
59752482	Correlation	Apparent connection-can be positive (economy and democratic-ness) or negative (revolution and legitimacy)
59752483	Causation	proven link
59752484	Political cleavage	Division in society
59752485	crosscutting cleavage	"good"-brings people from different groups together. Diverse Groups under a common belief
59752486	Coinciding Cleavage	"bad"- ethnic groups in Nigeria for example
59752487	Unitary	Central government has all the power.
59752488	Federal	Multiple layers of government-national and subgovernments.
59752489	Democratization	Move from authoritarian state to an illiberal/procedural democracy to a liberal/substantive democracy
59752490	Common Law	When law is developed through court case decisions
59752491	Code Law	Law written by legislators
59752492	Corporatism	Large groups/corporations are incorporated into government decisions
59752493	Cooptation	granting favors in exchange for benefit; "buying off" critics
59752494	Theocracy	Rule by religious elite
59752495	Political ideology	Someone's beliefs about politics
59752496	Liberalism	Less government role in the economy and high value on individual freedom
59752497	Conservatism	Desire to maintain the current state
59752498	Libertarian	Very little government intervention. Liberalism to the extreme.
59752499	Reactionary	Want to go back to a "better" time with previous institutions
59752500	Radicalism	rapid, revolutionary change
59752501	Nationalism	Pride in your people and belief they have a unique destiny
59752502	Proportional Representation	An election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote.
59752503	FPTP-SMD	The candidate who wins the most votes wins the seat
59752504	Political Economy	relationship between the economy and the state. how governments make decisions
59752505	Post-materialism	theory that modern culture has moved beyond getting and spending
59752506	Developed/Post industrial countries	High standard of living, service based economy
59752507	Developing countries	rapid economic growth, low incomes, industry based countries
59752508	under-developed countries	poor, agricultural countries
59752509	Neoliberal economic reforms/Economic Liberalization	move to a free market economy
59752510	GDP	Total dollar value of all goods and services in a country
59752511	GDP per capita	value of goods and services in a country divided by population
59752512	Human Development Index	Standard of living in a country
59752513	Gini Index	Measures income inequality, not a measure of development
59752514	Bicameral	A legislature with 2 houses
59752515	Devolution	Occurs only in unitary states. national government delgates some power to local governments.
59752516	Market economy	supply and demand, very little government intervention in the economy
59752517	Welfare State	Government that gives money to people via social welfare programs
59752518	Command economy	Government makes all economic decisions
59752519	Referendum	Government puts legislation on a ballot to see what the people think.
59752520	Deductive Reasoning	Going from general to specific
59752521	Inductive Reasoning	Going from specific to general
59752522	Judicial review	Power of the court to determine if a law is constitutional
59752523	Dependency Theory	The idea that farmer colonies are left with a legacy of economic dependence on their colonizers
59752524	Globalization	The trend toward increased cultural and economic connectedness between people, businesses, and organizations throughout the world.
59752525	Transparency	The extent to which the workings and decision making of government are explained to citizens.
59752526	State	A body of people living in a defined territory who have a government with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority
59752527	Nation	a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity
59752528	Country	the land of a group of people united under the same government
59752529	Regime	a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule
59752530	Government	the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
59752531	Institutions	organizations where governmental power is exercised
59752532	Political culture	an overall set of values widely shared within a society
59752533	Liberal Democracy	A political system that promotes participation, competition, and liberty and emphasizes individual freedom and civil rights.
59752534	Illiberal democracy	procedural, holds elections but without civil rights and liberties
59752535	Communism	an economic system in which the central government directs all major economic decisions
59752536	Authoritarianism	a political system that denies the people participation in goverment