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Theocracy

Theocracy

System of government in which the leader claims to rule on behalf of God

Democratization

The spread of representative government to more countries and the process of making governments more representative

Political ideology

Consistent set of beliefs about politics and public policy that sets the framework for evaluation government and public policy

Unitary System

Forming a single or uniform entity

Common Law

based on tradition, past practices, and legal precedents set by the courts through interpretations of statutes, legal legislation, and past rulings

Political socialization

Consistent set of beliefs about politics and public policy that sets the framework for evaluation government and public policy.

Transparency

Open government

Legitimacy

The right to rule, as determined by their own citizens.

Dependency Theory

The notion that resources flow from a "periphery" of poor and underdeveloped states to a "core" of wealthy states, enriching the latter at the expense of the former.

Charismatic legitimacy

Is based on the dynamic personality of an individual leader or a small group. Indefinable set of qualities that make people want to follow a leader, sometimes to the point that they are willing to give their lives for him or her.

Sovereignty

The ability to carry out actions or policies within their borders independently from interference either from the inside or the outside.

Rational-legal legitimacy

Is based neither on tradition nor on the force of a single personality, but rather on a system of well-established laws and procedures. Is highly institutionalized, or anchored by strong institutions that carry over through generations of individual leaders

Cooptation

To elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.

Corporatism

An arrangement in which government officials interact with people/groups outside the government before they set policy

Liberal democracy

Democracy with political competition, economic freedom, civil rights, and liberties.

Rentier state

A country that obtains a hefty income by exporting raw materials or leasing out natural resources to foreign companies

Authoritarian State

Government based on coercion rather than political legitimacy.

Illiberal democracy

Democracy where some personal liberties and democratic rights are limited.

Marxism/Communism

A theory developed in the 19th century by Karl Marx and altered in the early 20th century by V.I.Lenin and Mao Zedong, in these regimes, the communist party controls everything from the government to the economy to social life.

Developed countries

Countries that have higher average incomes, slower population growth, diverse industrial economies, and stronger social support systems; has a higher consumption of natural resources

Nationalism

Is the sense of belonging and identity that distinguishes one nation from another

Political economy

Study of production, buying, and selling, and their relationship with law, customs, and government

First-past-the-post, SMD

Divide their constituencies into single-member districts in which candidates compete for a single representative’s seat.

Reactionaries

Ideological view that favors a return to a previous state of affairs. viewpoints that seek to return to a previous state in a society; meant to describe individuals with radical political viewpoints

Post materialist

Belief in the importance of policy goals beyond one's immediate self interest.

Socialist/Welfare State

State in which the government plays a major role in determining the use of productive resources and allocation of valuable goods and services; may be democratic or authoritarian

Code law

(Rational-legal legitimacy) based on a comprehensive system of written rules (codes) of law divided into commercial, civil, and criminal code

Federal System

Regime in which political authority is shared between a central government and local governments

Political recruitment

The process by which citizens are selected for involvement in politics. The Party system is the most important mechanism of political recruitment

Nation

A group of people bound together by a common political identity.