Chap 1

Question 0

Total value of goods and services produced annually In a country

Answer 0

GDP

Question 1

People accept the right of a government to rule

Answer 1

Legitimacy

Question 2

Showing that one example is a poor model for another

Answer 2

Dysanalogy

Question 3

The ultimate government authority in a country

Answer 3

Sovereignty

Question 4

Government incapable of exercising minimal control of its people

Answer 4

Failed state

Question 5

A government where two or more parties share power

Answer 5

Bicameral

Question 6

A legislature consisting of two chambers

Answer 6

Coalition

Question 7

Basing ones actions on what works

Answer 7

Pragmatic

Question 8

The organization of a country’s institutions

Answer 8

Constitution

Question 9

Reducing the role of religion in a government and society

Answer 9

Secularization

Question 10

Accepting a theory as reality

Answer 10

Reification

Question 11

A grand plan on how to save or improve a country

Answer 11

Ideology

Question 12

An association aimed at getting favorable policies

Answer 12

Interest group

Question 13

The right to vote

Answer 13

Sovereignty

Question 14

A politician who manipulates people by making impossible promises

Answer 14

Demagogue

Question 15

Country with Lowest infant mortality percentage

Country with highist infant mortality

Answer 15

Britain (4.6%)

Nigeria (91.5%)

Question 16

Country with lowest present increase in agriculture

Highist

Answer 16

U.S. (.7%)

Nigeria (70%)

Question 17

Country with lowest GDP growth

Highist

Answer 17

Iran (1%)

China (10.3%)

Question 18

Country with lowest population growth

Highist

Answer 18

Russia (-.47%)

Nigeria (1.94%)

Question 19

Nation

Answer 19

Groups of people who have certain culture and religion similar

Question 20

State

Answer 20

Territory with government over people there

Question 21

Left

Answer 21

Liberal, more government, obamacare

Question 22

Right

Answer 22

Conservative, less government, more independence

Question 23

Parliamentary

Answer 23

Executive power in a carbonate composed of legislature members

Question 24

Presidential

Answer 24

President independent of the legislature

Question 25

Ideologue

Answer 25

Guided by ideals

Question 26

Pragmatist

Answer 26

Doing things biased on most logical way

Question 27

Comparative politics

Answer 27

Political science focused on interactions WITHIN other countries

Question 28

International relations

Answer 28

Studies what happens AMONG countries

Question 29

Failed state

Answer 29

States without a functioning/ accepted government

Question 30

Fake state

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Authoritarian

Answer 31

Strict obedience of authority, at the expense of personal freedom

Question 32

Bicameral

Answer 32

Having two branches or chambers

Question 33

Bureaucracy

Answer 33

Not elected officials, decisions made by state officials

Question 34

Capitalism

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Coalition

Answer 35

Several political groups combine to have representation

Question 36

Communism

Answer 36

Karl Marx, all property owned and ppl payed by needs

Question 37

Elite

Answer 37

Most successful people

Question 38

Plurality

Answer 38

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

Question 39

Federal

Answer 39

Power shared between central gov and individual states

Question 40

Unitary

Answer 40

Only a few ppl run government/ decisions

Question 41

Party discipline

Answer 41

Everyone in a party votes the same

Question 42

Pluralism

Answer 42

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