AP Comparative Review Terms

Individual rights protected by law from unjust government interference.

What term does this image most accurately represent?

Select one element of economic liberalization.

Interest groups are organized to represent and advocate for a specific interest or policy issue.

Voluntary organizations/associations that are autonomous from the state.

Observable and generally described through adjectives. It describes.

Select the statement that is not true regarding empirical and normative data.

Government obtains a sizable percentage of total government revenue from the export of oil and gas.

In the context of comparative government, define power.

Traditional, charismatic, and rational-legal are all types of what?

Pluralism promotes competition only among groups sanctioned by the state

Each distinct geographic region on this map represents one of these.

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the term "government"?

"Unitary State" means the country is united behind a single authority figure with both executive and legislative power

A group of people with commonalities including race, language, religion, ethnicity, political identity and aspirations

A set of values and beliefs about the goals of government, public policy, or politics.

In the context of comparative government, define authority.

Causation is a relationship between two or more variables that can be proven and isolated

Russia and China both have strong elements of this in their government structure.

Define Parliamentary system.

Collective attitudes, values, and beliefs of the citizenry and the norms of behavior.

Other than the transition from an authoritarian regime to a democratic regime, what else must happen in democratization?

Define regime.

The lifelong process of acquiring one’s beliefs, values, and orientations.

Power is divided among different levels of government and provides some local autonomy.