AP World History Foundational Vocabulary- Politics Flashcards
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| 10487531751 | administration | a team of executive branch officials | 0 | |
| 10487532507 | Authoritarianism | A political system in which a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public. | 1 | |
| 10487533434 | Balance of Power | an equilibrium of power sufficient to discourage or prevent one nation or party from imposing its will on or interfering with the interests of another | 2 | |
| 10487535107 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. | 3 | |
| 10487538328 | Centralization | Degree to which decision-making authority is restricted to higher levels of management in an organization. | 4 | |
| 10487539453 | City | an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village | 5 | |
| 10487540143 | city-state | A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland. | 6 | |
| 10487540800 | Consolidation | unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen | 7 | |
| 10487542341 | Coup d'etat | A sudden overthrow of the government by a small group | 8 | |
| 10487542342 | Decentralization | Degree to which decision-making authority is given to lower levels in an organization's hierarchy. | 9 | |
| 10487543477 | Diplomacy | The practice of conducting negotiations between countries | 10 | |
| 10487544362 | Empire | A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler | 11 | |
| 10487544899 | Eunuch | a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction | 12 | |
| 10487545738 | Imperial | relating to an empire | 13 | |
| 10487546695 | Infrastructure | Fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools | 14 | |
| 10487548488 | institution | a long-lasting pattern of organization in a community | 15 | |
| 10487551466 | junta | a military group ruling a country after seizing power | 16 | |
| 10487553478 | Mobilization | the process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war | 17 | |
| 10487554026 | Monarchy | A government ruled by a king or queen | 18 | |
| 10487554677 | Region | An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features. | 19 | |
| 10487554678 | Revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. | 20 | |
| 10487555603 | Secession | Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation | 21 | |
| 10487556787 | State | An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs. | 22 | |
| 10487557460 | Suffrage | the right to vote | 23 | |
| 10487557462 | Theocracy | A government controlled by religious leaders | 24 | |
| 10487559525 | Transregional | The exchange of goods, services, culture, and traditions across political or geographic boundaries | 25 | |
| 10487560010 | Tribute | Money paid for protection | 26 |