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Total value of goods and services produced annually In a country

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GDP

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People accept the right of a government to rule

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Legitimacy

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Showing that one example is a poor model for another

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Dysanalogy

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The ultimate government authority in a country

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Sovereignty

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Government incapable of exercising minimal control of its people

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Failed state

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A government where two or more parties share power

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Bicameral

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A legislature consisting of two chambers

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Coalition

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Basing ones actions on what works

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Pragmatic

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The organization of a country’s institutions

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Constitution

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Reducing the role of religion in a government and society

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Secularization

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Accepting a theory as reality

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Reification

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A grand plan on how to save or improve a country

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Ideology

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An association aimed at getting favorable policies

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Interest group

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The right to vote

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Sovereignty

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A politician who manipulates people by making impossible promises

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Demagogue

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Country with Lowest infant mortality percentage

Country with highist infant mortality

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Britain (4.6%)

Nigeria (91.5%)

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Country with lowest present increase in agriculture

Highist

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U.S. (.7%)

Nigeria (70%)

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Country with lowest GDP growth

Highist

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Iran (1%)

China (10.3%)

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Country with lowest population growth

Highist

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Russia (-.47%)

Nigeria (1.94%)

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Nation

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Groups of people who have certain culture and religion similar

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State

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Territory with government over people there

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Left

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Liberal, more government, obamacare

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Right

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Conservative, less government, more independence

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Parliamentary

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Executive power in a carbonate composed of legislature members

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Presidential

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President independent of the legislature

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Ideologue

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Guided by ideals

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Pragmatist

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Doing things biased on most logical way

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Comparative politics

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Political science focused on interactions WITHIN other countries

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International relations

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Studies what happens AMONG countries

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Failed state

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States without a functioning/ accepted government

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Fake state

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States divided or absorbed. Does not have the political culture to sustain itself

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Authoritarian

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Strict obedience of authority, at the expense of personal freedom

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Bicameral

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Having two branches or chambers

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Bureaucracy

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Not elected officials, decisions made by state officials

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Capitalism

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Country’s trade and industry controlled by private owners for profit, rather than state

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Coalition

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Several political groups combine to have representation

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Communism

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Karl Marx, all property owned and ppl payed by needs

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Elite

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Most successful people

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Plurality

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Number of votes is more than any other candidate, but not more than half the total votes

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Federal

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Power shared between central gov and individual states

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Unitary

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Only a few ppl run government/ decisions

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Party discipline

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Everyone in a party votes the same

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Pluralism

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People of different cultures + social classes join together under one state but remain interests