Comparative Politics Flashcards
Alt-right
Short for alternative right. A broad and contested term that is used to describe a loosely connected collection of neo-Nazis, neo-fascists, racists, and other far-right hate organizations and individuals.
Anti-Semitism
Prejudice against, or dislike of, Jews often leading to discrimination or persecution.
Dictatorship
Form of government in which power is centralized under the control of a single person or possibly a small group of people.
Failed or fragile state
A country in which there are serious questions (both on the part of the international community and many of its own citizens) about governmental legitimacy.
Fascism
Authoritarian political ideology characterized by dictatorial leadership, an oppressive one-party system, strong nationalism, and aggressive militarism.
Holocaust
The systematic extermination of 6 million Jews and other minorities during World War II by the Nazis and their supporters.
Loyal opposition
Name given to the opposing, or minority, party in the United Kingdom.
Luan
An important term in Chinese culture describing a deep-seated fear of chaos and a desire for stability.
Nazism
Virulently racist, anti-Semitic, and militantly aggressive variety of fascism that characterized German politics under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler.
Politburo
A small group of high-ranking Communist Party officials drawn from the larger Central Committee.
Prime minister
Executive in the British parliamentary system, elected by the House of Commons.
Rule of law
Idea of regularized and consistent laws that are not changed by the whim of leaders or by circumstances like anarchy.
