AP GOV U1

Data associated with mathematical models and statistical techniques used to analyze spatial location and association.

Data associated with a more humanistic approach to geography, often collected through interviews, empirical observations, or the interpretation of texts, artwork, old maps, and other archives.

based on factual statements and statistics

claims that attempt to prescribe how the world should be

when one variable precipitates one change in another variable

A measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other.

Human Development Index - a composite number used by the United Nations to measure and compare levels of achievement in health, knowledge, and standard of living

Gross Domestic Product- the total market value of all final goods and services produced annually in an economy

A statistical formula that measures the amount of inequality in a society; its scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 corresponds to perfect equality and 100 to perfect inequality

an organization that studies democracies around the world and ranks them on a 1-7 scale

(formerly called the Failed States Index) is reported by The Fund for Peace which is a non-governmental organization that assesses and ranks countries based on their potential to weaken due to conflicts and domestic turmoil.

A non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development

The system a government uses to govern, or set rules for the safety of, its people.

(n.) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule

An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs.

a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.

a political system that featuring: selection to public offices through free and fair elections; the right of all adults to vote; political parties that are free to compete in elections; government that operates by fair and relatively open procedures; political rights and civil liberties; an independent judiciary (court system); civilian control of the military

A political system in which a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public.

principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern

the presentation of a company's facts and figures in a way that is clear and apparent to all stakeholders

A procedural democracy, with elections, but without real competition, and lacking some civil rights and liberties.

a class of regime that appears to be neither fully democratic nor fully authoritarian, such as electoral authoritarianism, delegative democracy, and illiberal democracy

a political system in which one party controls the government and actively seeks to prevent other parties from contesting for power

a state dominated by the clergy, who rule on the grounds that they are the only interpreters of God's will and law

A political system in which the state attempts to exercise total control over all aspects of public and private life, including the economy, culture, education, and social organizations, through an integrated system of ideological, economic, and political control. Totalitarian states rely on extensive coercion, including terror, as a means to exercise power.

a non-democratic regime in which the selectorate is typically limited to the highest ranks of the military officer corps

A process of transition as a country attempts to move from an authoritarian form of government to a democratic one.

government created and supported interest groups (typically for labor groups, business owners, and agricultural workers) that become the government's preferred linkage institutions for citizen participation

A political system in which a large number of groups representing a wide variety of interests are able to influence the decisions of government. Government tries to satisfy as many groups as possible, and no group has a dominant influence on government

The widespread acceptance of democracy as the permanent form of political activity; all significant political elites and their followers accept democratic rules and are confident everyone else does as well

A forceful, extra-constitutional action resulting in the removal of an existing government.

a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.

the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats

A political structure in which subnational units have significant independent powers; the powers of each level are usually specified in the federal constitution.

in contrast to a federal system, a system of government in which no powers are reserved for subnational units of government

A state that contains multiple ethnicities/races

most divisive and explosive social cleavages, full scale civil wars in the world, based on different cultural identities, etc.

cooperating groups of nations that operate on either a regional or international level.

the view of citizens that their government has the lawful authority to govern

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country

The belief that one's political participation really matters - that one's vote can actually make a difference

the transfer of powers and responsibilities from the federal government to the states

the coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals

A term used to describe government policies aiming to promote free competition among business firms within the market, including reduced governmental regulation and social spending.

according to Marxism, the stage of development that follows socialism and in which all property is publically-owned, economic production is coordinated for the common good, and a radical degree of equality has been achieved

The money that is generated by, and owned by privately owned businesses or private individuals. This is not money generated or owned by the government.

Investment made by a foreign company in the economy of another country.