Total value of goods and services produced annually In a country
GDP
People accept the right of a government to rule
Legitimacy
Showing that one example is a poor model for another
Dysanalogy
The ultimate government authority in a country
Sovereignty
Government incapable of exercising minimal control of its people
Failed state
A government where two or more parties share power
Bicameral
A legislature consisting of two chambers
Coalition
Basing ones actions on what works
Pragmatic
The organization of a country’s institutions
Constitution
Reducing the role of religion in a government and society
Secularization
Accepting a theory as reality
Reification
A grand plan on how to save or improve a country
Ideology
An association aimed at getting favorable policies
Interest group
The right to vote
Sovereignty
A politician who manipulates people by making impossible promises
Demagogue
Country with Lowest infant mortality percentage
Country with highist infant mortality
Britain (4.6%)
Nigeria (91.5%)
Country with lowest present increase in agriculture
Highist
U.S. (.7%)
Nigeria (70%)
Country with lowest GDP growth
Highist
Iran (1%)
China (10.3%)
Country with lowest population growth
Highist
Russia (-.47%)
Nigeria (1.94%)
Nation
Groups of people who have certain culture and religion similar
State
Territory with government over people there
Left
Liberal, more government, obamacare
Right
Conservative, less government, more independence
Parliamentary
Executive power in a carbonate composed of legislature members
Presidential
President independent of the legislature
Ideologue
Guided by ideals
Pragmatist
Doing things biased on most logical way
Comparative politics
Political science focused on interactions WITHIN other countries
International relations
Studies what happens AMONG countries
Failed state
States without a functioning/ accepted government
Fake state
States divided or absorbed. Does not have the political culture to sustain itself
Authoritarian
Strict obedience of authority, at the expense of personal freedom
Bicameral
Having two branches or chambers
Bureaucracy
Not elected officials, decisions made by state officials
Capitalism
Country’s trade and industry controlled by private owners for profit, rather than state
Coalition
Several political groups combine to have representation
Communism
Karl Marx, all property owned and ppl payed by needs
Elite
Most successful people
Plurality
Number of votes is more than any other candidate, but not more than half the total votes
Federal
Power shared between central gov and individual states
Unitary
Only a few ppl run government/ decisions
Party discipline
Everyone in a party votes the same
Pluralism
People of different cultures + social classes join together under one state but remain interests