Unit 1 Vocabulary Review

The fundamental norms and rules established by administrations over time.

The ability of citizens to know what government officials are doing and how money is spent.

System with political competition, economic freedom, civil rights & liberties, & transparency.

Protections that governments provide for ethnic, religious, gender, or minority groups.

Procedural democracy, with elections that may be flawed & lacking some civil rights & liberties

When a change in one variable causes a change in another variable.

The ability to make and enforce public policy without answering to a higher power.

A system of government with both democratic and authoritarian elements.

System of government where elections are not free/fair; civil rights/liberties are restricted.

Pride in one’s people, and the belief that they have their own unique political destiny.

Protections individuals have against government action.

A form of government where religion and politics are intertwined.

The transition from an authoritarian system to a liberal democracy.

The relationship between political and economic systems.

A statement that includes a value judgement.

A fact-based statement.

The executive, legislature, judiciary, and bureaucracy.

An apparent connection between variables.

Generally accepted view that a government has the right to rule.

A group of people with a psychological sense of identity (cultural, geographic, or linguistic).