Poli Sci - Freedom Matter Test Prep

Western Bloc (US, NATO, Japan, other industrialized democratic countries

Eastern Bloc - (USSR, Eastern Europe, China & other communist countries)

Originally non aligned countries evolved to mean developing countries (Cuba, Brazil, India)

Indigenous peoples: Nations within a sovereign state (Aboriginal tribes in Australia and Africa)

higher quality of life, stable government and economy, Advanced technology

Lower standard of living, Unstable government or economy, Low level of technology access

Not democratic, Low technology use, Poor, Rapid population growth, Overstrained social and ecological systems (Vietnam) (Cuba)

Democratic, Technologically innovative, Wealthy, Aging population, Low population growth (United States) (Britain) (France)

Human development index, 1 - best rating, 191 is least, summary measure of human development of average achievements in health, knowledge and standard of living

Gross National Income, total amount of money earned by a nation’s people and businesses in one year, measure of economic well being as economic output from nation excluding foreign profits into country is counted

Low income countries constitutes to low level of development, less than $1,046 GNI Per Capita, measure of yearly income of each individual

middle income countries constitutes to medium level of development, GNI per capita greater than $1,046 and less than $12,695 dollars

High Income countries constitutes as high level of development, GNI per capita above $12,695

percentage of the population of a given age group usually in a nation who can read and write, a higher rate constitutes an effective primary education system or literacy program in ratings’s state

Number of infant (individuals less than one year) deaths per 1,000 live births, indicates the overall physical health of a nation or community

Gross domestic product, average income earned per person in a given area, (country) in a specified year, key indicator of economic performance and used commonly to assess the average living standards in a country or area

annual scores representing the levels of political and civil rights and liberties in each state and territory, on a scale of 1 = most free and 7 = least free

Idea of decolonization that says people should be able to determine their own government (endorsed by league of nations), promoted decolonization which led to independence of global south countries

policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force, applies to developing countries because it is the reason why the global south exists

action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent, applies to developing countries because it is when these colonial empires became independent

Imperialism theories 1600’s to 1700’s, fueled imperialism which is why we have a global south, heavy government regulation of economy, merchants and states work together, encourage exports and limit imports

Imperialism theories 1800’s to WWII, fueled imperialism which is why we have a global south, social and economic benefits when individuals pursue their own interests, supply and demand is invisible hand of unregulated marketplace, Laissez faire (let it be) economics

The use of economic, political, cultural or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies

economic theories for imperialism (why did it happen), imperialism caused the global south to exist, marxism is when you it is understood that imperialism is an inevitable consequence of capitalism

tax on imported goods

set of actions available to a nation's central bank to achieve sustainable economic growth like managing money supply and interest rates to overcome things like inflation, and low demand

use of government spending and taxation to influence the economy, like if the government wanted to increase spending, it would decrease taxes

governing body of the federal reserve system who is charge of making monetary policy, it supervises and regulates banks and other financial institutions to ensure the safety of the nationals banking and financial system

an economic system that combines aspects of both capitalism and socialism, most of the world's economies are mixed

the central government dictates the level of production of goods and controls their distribution and prices

failure to make required or principal repayments on a debt, when the US goes into a debt default it means it cannot make the interest payments on its debt in time

a rule by one person who is the monarch and whose actions are not restricted by law or custom, unlimited

where leader is symbolic and constitution allocates rest of government's power to legislature - limited

a system of government based upon democracy and republicanism,

a system of government where one person is charge of all affairs - unlimited

31 trillion

the president submits their budget request then the house committee on the budget and the senate committee on the budget each write their own budget resolutions and may or may not take presidents recommendations, the house and senate iron out the differences, the president signs the new budgets

A choropleth map is used to represent statistical data using color mapping, like certain areas are shaded certain colors to represent the the scale of a value, you read it by understanding which values are highest and lowest and what color they represent on the scale and compare it with the mapped color image.

amount of debt that a country is in to investors and other parties money was borrowed from, disadvantages include higher inflation, slower economic growth and greater political imbalances, advantages include greater standard of living, more social programs and pensions.

The idea that international trade without tariffs or quotas (restrictions), reduce and eliminate tariffs from other countries, increased access to expensive or higher quality foreign goods, disadvantages are less tax revenue, unhealthy working conditions due to competing with higher competition and economic damage to some countries

The theory or practice of protecting a country’s domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports, risks are a small choice for consumer and increase in prices due to lack of competition, benefits are encourages domestic investment in specific industries fueling the nation's economy