AP COMP GOV 1

quantative data

charts, graphs

qualative data

descriptions, explanations

empirical

facts

normative

judgement

Human Development Index (HDI)

measure of life expectancy (1 is perfect score)

Freedom House

non governmental organization that advocates for democracy and human rights

civil liberty

basic rights and freedoms

civil right

governmental need to treat everyone equally

corruption

abuse of official power or personal gain

Corruptions Perceptions Index (CPI)

higher scores means lower corruption

Gini index

measure of income inequality (0 means perfect equality)

anti-natalist policies

discourage people from having kids

pro-natalist policies

encourage people to have kids

welfare services

government programs that provides assistance to people in need

Fragile States Index

A measure of state strength, highlighting concerns

about fragile and failed states

Power

The ability to make someone do something they

would not otherwise.

Political Systems

Laws, ideas, and procedures that address who

should have authority to rule and what the

government’s influence on its people should be.

States

Political organizations that combine

a permanent population with

governing institutions to exercise

control over a defined territory with

international recognition.

Regimes

The fundamental rules and

norms that control access to

and the exercise of political

power.

• Regimes endure from

government to government.

Government

The set of institutions or

individuals legally empowered to

make binding decisions for the

state.

Sovereignty

The ability to carry out actions and policies

within a territory independent of external

actors and internal rivals.

Nation

A group of people with commonalities

including race, language, religion, ethnicity,

political identity and aspirations