AP Comparative Review Part 1

Two variables related via coincidence

Country with First Past The Post representation

Conditions for a democracy

Supranational organization

Minority cleavages in China

Countries with low a low Gini index number:

Women are represented more in proportional systems than FPP

Countries that depend on the production natural resource for their economic well being

"Current" rentier state

Gini index or co-efficients measure a country's relative:

Presidential system

Countries with an independent judiciary

Voluntary associations outside the state that the government recognizes (in theory)

In the comparative model, this country has the highest Gini Score number

PPP refers to:

Oversees the Majiles in Iran.

Russia is the most powerful member of OPEC

Runoff occurs in this country's presidential election

Non State actors

Countries with a bicameral legislature

Qualified majority voting

Yet another rentier state

statement that is backed by evidence

Mixed (Electoral) system

An example of empirical statements

statement that involves judgments and opinions

All laws in Iran must conform to this

Country with SPP or Proportional representation

Cleavages include all of the following EXCEPT:

Two variables that directly impact one another