Introduction

Question 1

normative issues

Answer 1

require value judgements

Question 2

three world approach

Answer 2

1) US and allies
2) Soviets
3) Other (poor)

Question 3

Informal Politics

Answer 3

takes into account belifs and actions of ordinary citizens

Question 4

civil society

Answer 4

the way citizens orgainze and define themselves and their intersts

Question 5

states (countries)

Answer 5

control what happens within their borders

Question 6

Sovereignty

Answer 6

the ability to carry out actions within borders indepentently from interference either inside or outside

Question 7

nation

Answer 7

group of people bound by political identity

Question 8

nationalism

Answer 8

sense of belonging that distinguishes one nation from another

Question 9

head of state

Answer 9

role that symbolizes the power and noture of a regieme

Question 10

head of government

Answer 10

role that deals with everyday tasks of running the govt

Question 11

communism

Answer 11

developed by marx

govt controls everything from economy to social life

Question 12

corporatism

Answer 12

govt intereacts with the provate sector before setting policy

Question 13

patron cilent system

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providong of reciprical favors and services

Question 14

totalitarianism

Answer 14

particalarly repressive and dettested autoriatrian regieme

Question 15

co-optation

Answer 15

the means a regieme uses to get support from citizens

Question 16

patron clientelism

Answer 16

a ssytem in which the state provides specific benefits or favors in turn for support

Question 17

pluralism

Answer 17

power split amung many groups

Question 18

common law

Answer 18

law based on tradition and past pratices and rulings

Question 19

code law

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law based on a comprehensive system of written rules or codes

Question 20

Institutions

Answer 20

stable orgs that help turn politiacla ideas into policy ( eg legislatures)

Question 21

political culture

Answer 21

political vbelifs and values govt is based on

Question 22

social capital

Answer 22

amount of trust between ppl and state

Question 23

liberalism

Answer 23

emphisis on individual socaila and econ freedom

Question 24

liberal democarcies have…

Answer 24

civial liberties
rule of law
neutrality of judicary 
open civil society 
civilain control of military

Question 25

substantive (liberal) democarcies

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Vs illiberal or procdeural dem reg free and fair elections

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third wave of democatitization

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began in 1970s - defeat of dictators in south ameircan eurpe and parts of africa

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deomcratic consolidation

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creates a stable political sytem that is supported by all parts of society

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bourgeoisie

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middle class buisnessmen and professionals

Question 29

command economy

Answer 29

govt controls almost all industrial industries | quota setting and state ownership

Question 30

market econ

Answer 30

economy with no govt control

Question 31

mixed economy

Answer 31

economy with some govt control

Question 32

privitization

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trsnition of govt owned porperty to private sector

Question 33

marketization

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the state's recreation of a marker in which property labor and goods /services can alll funtion in a competitive environment to determine their value

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social celvadges

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social divides - class - religion - ethnic - regional

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political efficacy

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citizens capacity to understand and infulence political events

Question 36

subject activites

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activites that involve obedience (obeying the law)

Question 37

cosompolitanism

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a universal political order that draws its identity and values from everywhere

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NGOs

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groups nidependent of any state that persue pociay objectives and foster public participation

Question 39

unitary system

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alll govt powr is cosolidated in one place

Question 40

confederal system

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all power is in states

Question 41

federal system

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pwr is shared between states and federal govt

Question 42

globalization

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integration of soc. environmental and economic of nations - more homogenous

Question 43

supranational organizations

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cooperating groups of nations

Question 44

ehtnonationalism

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tendency for an ethinci group to identify as a nation with a reight to autonomy

Question 45

nationalism

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identities based on nationhood

Question 46

cabnet coalition

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several parties join forces in a parlemntray cabnet and hold diff posts

Question 47

dicreationary power

Answer 47

power to make smalll decisions in implementing policy