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Theocracy
System of government in which the leader claims to rule on behalf of God
Democratization
The spread of representative government to more countries and the process of making governments more representative
Political ideology
Consistent set of beliefs about politics and public policy that sets the framework for evaluation government and public policy
Unitary System
Forming a single or uniform entity
Common Law
based on tradition, past practices, and legal precedents set by the courts through interpretations of statutes, legal legislation, and past rulings
Political socialization
Consistent set of beliefs about politics and public policy that sets the framework for evaluation government and public policy.
Transparency
Open government
Legitimacy
The right to rule, as determined by their own citizens.
Dependency Theory
The notion that resources flow from a "periphery" of poor and underdeveloped states to a "core" of wealthy states, enriching the latter at the expense of the former.
Charismatic legitimacy
Is based on the dynamic personality of an individual leader or a small group. Indefinable set of qualities that make people want to follow a leader, sometimes to the point that they are willing to give their lives for him or her.
Sovereignty
The ability to carry out actions or policies within their borders independently from interference either from the inside or the outside.
Rational-legal legitimacy
Is based neither on tradition nor on the force of a single personality, but rather on a system of well-established laws and procedures. Is highly institutionalized, or anchored by strong institutions that carry over through generations of individual leaders
Cooptation
To elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
Corporatism
An arrangement in which government officials interact with people/groups outside the government before they set policy
Liberal democracy
Democracy with political competition, economic freedom, civil rights, and liberties.
Rentier state
A country that obtains a hefty income by exporting raw materials or leasing out natural resources to foreign companies
Authoritarian State
Government based on coercion rather than political legitimacy.
Illiberal democracy
Democracy where some personal liberties and democratic rights are limited.
Marxism/Communism
A theory developed in the 19th century by Karl Marx and altered in the early 20th century by V.I.Lenin and Mao Zedong, in these regimes, the communist party controls everything from the government to the economy to social life.
Developed countries
Countries that have higher average incomes, slower population growth, diverse industrial economies, and stronger social support systems; has a higher consumption of natural resources
Nationalism
Is the sense of belonging and identity that distinguishes one nation from another
Political economy
Study of production, buying, and selling, and their relationship with law, customs, and government
First-past-the-post, SMD
Divide their constituencies into single-member districts in which candidates compete for a single representative’s seat.
Reactionaries
Ideological view that favors a return to a previous state of affairs. viewpoints that seek to return to a previous state in a society; meant to describe individuals with radical political viewpoints
Post materialist
Belief in the importance of policy goals beyond one's immediate self interest.
Socialist/Welfare State
State in which the government plays a major role in determining the use of productive resources and allocation of valuable goods and services; may be democratic or authoritarian
Code law
(Rational-legal legitimacy) based on a comprehensive system of written rules (codes) of law divided into commercial, civil, and criminal code
Federal System
Regime in which political authority is shared between a central government and local governments
Political recruitment
The process by which citizens are selected for involvement in politics. The Party system is the most important mechanism of political recruitment
Nation
A group of people bound together by a common political identity.
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