Unit One Terms

  1. Quantitative information

  2. Qualitative information

  3. Causation

  4. Correlation

  5. Empirical statement

  6. Normative statement

  7. Human development index

  8. GDP and GDP per capita

  9. GDP growth rate

  10. Gini coefficient

  11. Freedom House

  12. Transparency International

  13. Failed States Index

  14. Regime

  15. State

  16. Nation

  17. Government

  18. Democracy

  19. Authoritarianism

  20. Democratization

  21. Power

  22. Authority

  23. Federal system

  24. Unitary system

  25. Regime change

  26. Revolution

  27. Coup d’etat

  28. Political legitimacy

  29. Devolution

  30. Parliamentary system

  31. Presidential system

  32. Semi presidential system

  33. Executive branch

  34. Head of government

  35. Head of state

  36. Impeachment

  37. Vote of confidence

  38. Legislative branch

  39. Unicameral

  40. Bicameral

  41. Separation of powers

  42. Fusion of powers

  43. Judicial branch

  44. Rule by law

  45. Rule of law

  46. Religious law

  47. Judicial review

  48. Common law

  49. Civil code law

  50. Civil society

  51. NGO’s

  52. Political culture

  53. Political socialization

  54. Political ideology

  55. Individualism

  56. Neoliberalism

  57. Communism

  58. Socialism

  59. Fascism

  60. Populism

  61. Political values

  62. Political beliefs

  63. Post materialism

  64. Political participation

  65. Voluntary participation

  66. Coercive participation

  67. Formal political participation

  68. Informal participation

  69. Referendum

  70. Civil rights

  71. Civil liberties

  72. Transparency

  73. Political cleavage

  74. Social cleavage

  75. Cumulative cleavage

  76. Cross-cutting cleavage

  77. Autonomy

  78. Secession

  79. Electoral system

  80. Single member district

  81. Multi member district

  82. First past the post

  83. Proportional representation

  84. Majority

  85. Plurality

  86. Run-off

  87. Political party

  88. Dominant party system

  89. Multiparty system

  90. One party system

  91. Catch all party

  92. Social movement

  93. Interest group

  94. Pluralist interest group system

  95. Corporatist interest group system

  96. Single peak associationsc