Ap Gov Glosary 1

is the principle that a state should be governed by known laws

shows income inequality within a country.

the ability of a government to consistently provide services that meet the basic needs of most of the population

include constitutions, religions, military forces, political parties, legislatures, and popular support

Causal relationships are difficult to determine with certainty in comparative politics

state’s legitimate right to enforce a power

the use of government force to guide citizen behavior and actions

refers to whether a government’s constituents believe their government has the right to use power in the way they do

when military leaders hold top positions of governing authority.*

is the delegation of power to regional governments that can enhance or weaken legitimacy

is the ability of citizens to access information about a government’s policy making

can reflect the size of the national economy in comparison with the population size

is an individual’s protection against abuse of powers by the government

can include popular elections, constitutional provisions, nationalism, tradition, governmental effectiveness

is the independent legal authority over a population in a particular territory

hold elections with little competition toward the ruling party and that tend to have diminished civil liberties.*

ability of the state to influence the conduct of individuals and organizations within the state

citizens can affiliate with more independent interest group to attempt to shape public policies

political organizations, population, governing institutions, a defined territory with international recognition

require the state be controlled by leaders of a particular religion

refer to the fundamental rules that control access to and the exercise of political power

accommodate ethnic diversity and increase multiparty competition with rule adjustments

is information that is difficult to measure including sources such as speeches

when rival parties are prohibited from controlling governmental power

when public officials abuse power for personal benefit

are countries that are comprised of a population of a variety of ethnic backgrounds

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

concentrate power at the national level with more uniform policies and potentially more efficient policy making

citizens’ belief that their political participation impacts the shaping of governmental policies

is the set of institutions or individuals legally empowered to make binding decisions for a state*

is fact-based information from observation or experimentation

government created and supported interest groups (typically for labor groups, business owners, and agricultural workers)

is a value or opinion statement that cannot be proven or disproven.

is the protection of groups of citizens from discrimination by the government or other individual

comprise the laws, ideas, and procedures that address who should have authority to rule

divide power among different levels of government to confer a degree of local autonomy

governmental or party rules intended to increase female representation in legislatures

which is the market value of goods and services produced over a certain time in a country

authoritarian governments that severely limit citizens’ rights to movement and free choice of employment.*

exists when there is an association between two or more variables

its powers by an elite faction typically allied with military and security leaders

shows the rate of national economic expansion

including statistics about life expectancy, amount of schooling, and income

the overthrow and replacement of a political system with the support of a large portion of the country’s population

information that can be measured with numbers