AP Comp Gov - Unit 2

the organizations that make up a government of a state

a body of people living in a defined territory wh have a government with the power to create laws.

The style of government a state has. (authoritarian, theocratic, etc.)

The ruling and lawmaking body of a state.

A group of people with the same political goals, including self-government and sovereignty.

Authoritarian (Socialist) regime, Chinese Communist Party (People's Republic of China), Han; Tibetans; Uyghurs.

Theocratic regime, Ali Khamenei is Supreme Leader, Persian; Kurd; Azeri.

Authoritarian regime, Russian Federation's Vladimir Putin, Russians; Ukrainians; Tartars; Chechyans.

Democratic (Constitutional Monarchy), Ki/Prime Minister (Charles, Rishi Sunak), England; Scotland; Wales; Ireland

Democratic (Federal democracy), President AM. Lopez Obrador, Amerindian; Mestizo

Democratic (federal but illiberal democracy), President Muhammed Buhari, Hausa-Fulani; Yoruba; Igbo

The transition of a state's government from an authoritarian regime to a democratic regime.

• fairer elections

• increased citizen participation in law-making

• universal freedoms for all citizens

• greater government transparency

• protected civil liberties

• equal citizen treatment

• establishing rule of law

• political corruption

• changes to election rules

• imposing limitations on civil liberties

Russia, China, Nigeria, Iran

• constitutions

• religions

• military forces

• political parties

• legislatures

• popular support

• constitutional reforms that devolved power to the nations.

• house of commons and prime minister

• the political elites backing of Putin

• the election rules favor one party

• the Chinese Communist Party

• the CCP's control over the military

• the 2000 transition from military rule

• multi-party republic

• 1979 transition from a dictatorship to a theocracy

• Islamic Sharla law

A change in the way a state is organized that involves replacing rules and institutions.

A change in the people who occupy positions of power, and it usually happens more often.

Reform, revolution, and coup d'état.

making the government system better

The removal and long-term replacement of a form of government usually involving masses of people.

The forcible takeover of governing power, typically led by elites.

Russia (1917), China (1949), Iran (1979), and Mexico (1910)

Several in Nigeria

A system of government where the power is split between the federal and state governments.

A system of government where the power is only in one place.

Devolution is when the national government of a state transfers some powers to the state level governments.

someone's right to rule as accepted by the state's citizens

• economic well-being

• historical/traditional longevity

• charismatic leadership

• nationalism

• government satisfaction

• increase in corruption

• reduced electoral competition

• poor economy

• social conflicts

When a federal government devolves power to regional governments, their legitimacy is more likely to increase because the regional governments feels secure and happy with them.

The ability of a state to maintain it's sovereignty.