APCG: Intro Vocabulary (E. Wood 7th Edition)

Liberal or substantive democracy is characterized by

In authoritarian states, interest groups have almost no independence and simply serve as

Few groups compete, usually one state-sanctioned group per sector:

Measurable traits or characteristics that change under different conditions:

Example of a stateless nation:

The right to rule, as determined by a country's own citizens

They offer comp elec. + civ. lib., rule of law, indepen. jud., open soc., civ control of mil

Ideology which emphasizes broadest individual political and economic freedom

Deals with what IS rather than what OUGHT; question of fact:

Outlying areas:

A role that symbolizes the power and nature of the regime (dignified):

Transfer of state-owned property to private ownership

Failure to deliver the econ .goods causes loss of gov. legitimacy when there's 

State re-creation of a market in which prop, labor, good & servi function compet. to set value:

Exec. independently elected; sys. characterized by separation of powers: US, Nigeria, Mexico:

A democracy with competitive elections, but no guar. or civ. lib., rule of law, indep jud.=

"Experts" who are well-educated and trained to govern:

Amount of reciprocity & trust among citizens & between citizens & the state: low in auth. state

An arrangement in which gov. officials interact with people/groups before setting policy:

The rules that a state sets/follows in exerting power, endure beyond individual govs. & leaders

System in which Interest groups take the lead and tend to dominate the state:

Groups like political parties, interest groups and the media that connect citizens and gov't:

The "EFFECT ON" thingie:

EXAMPLES: Oxfam, Doctors without Borders, Amnesty International, Global Witness

According to Max Weber , it maintains a monopoly on violence:

Figure similar to GNP which takes into account cost of living:

Countries with well-established democratic governments and a high level of econ. dev. (UK & US)

The means a regime uses to get support from citizens (through indiv. patronage or corporatism):

Regime which seeks to control & transform all aspects of life, pol & econ ;extremely repressive

Social boundaries or divisions (class, ethnicity, race, religion, language, etc):

It's about power: how to get it, use it, and keep it:

Citizens vote for legislature which, in turn, selects executive from ranks; FUSION OF POWERS:

Process which encourages states to pool their sovereignty in international organizations:

Mathematical formula which measures economic inequality in a society:

A system where rules are known and which operates openly, keeping citizens informed:

Ethnic groups share a unique mix of

Experiencing rapid econ. growth, tendency toward democ. and pol/soc stability but corrupt (Mex)

The process by which a state moves from authoritarianism toward democracy:

middle-class professionals or businessmen

Author of THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS; hold that 21st century conflicts will be civilizational:

A situation in which many societal groups compete fairly to influence government policy

Belief in the need for rapid, dramatic change:

A graphic representation of economic inequality:

It's been reclassified from HYBRID to AUTHORITARIAN on the Democracy Index:

Purchase of assets in a country by a foreign firm:

Devolutionary forces include

Stable, long-lasting orgs=society's base; bureaucracies. legislatures, jud. sys., pol. parties

Tends to result in two-party system

Issues that require VALUE judgments are

System in which a group's monopoly over its sector is state approved:

System in which supporters receive jobs in exchange for support and electoral assistance

Measures wellbeing of country's people (literacy, life expectancy, education, +GDP):

The power to make decisions about implementation of leg. & exec decisions:

Ideology which values equality over freedom  (not source of prosperity for the majority):

Example of multicore states:

Sense of belonging and ID that distinguishes one nation from another, translated as patriotism

The way citizens organize and define themselves & their interests outside of government:

Systems that provide reciprocal favors and services to supporters:

Compiled by The Economist, it ranks countries according to democratic practice:

Comprehensive system of written statutes  (civil & criminal); continental Europe = inflexible

Example of a  "breakaway movement" that challenges a nation's sovereignty in an area:

Ideology which values both equality & freedom;accepts priv prop but adovcates strong state role

According to Freedom House rankings, which rating indicates the least free country?

A vote on policy initiated by the people:

Occurs when states pool sovereignty to gain political, economic, and social benefits:

EXAMPLES: Tamils in Sri Lanka, Basques of No. Spain, Chechens in Russia

A forced takeover of the government, may not have widespread support among the people

Sharia (religious law) is an important basis of legitimacy in the north, but not the south of

The Democracy Index classifies countries as

The overthrow of the existing regime/institutions:

Desires to "turn back the clocks," opposing both revolution & reform; willing to use violence

Science metaphor for forces that tend to fragment nation-states:

Competitive elections that are regular, free, and fair are

A role that deals with the everyday tasks of running the government (efficient):

Additional factor which may influence outcome or condition:

Value of all G & S produced by a country's econ. in a given year including $ made outside co:

Synonym for societal corporatism:

Exists when a change in one variable coincides with a change in another

Gov. auth resting on custom determining who should rule and how (hereditary monarchy):

Tends to result in a multi-party system:

In THE END OF HISTORY, he argued that DEMOCRACY had won the ideological battle:

Opposite of globalization; divisions based on ethnic or cultural identity 

The "EFFECT OF" thingie:

A non-binding vote on an issue:

Gov's authority is based in sys. of well-established laws/procedures, highly institutionalized:

Ability of a state to act and make policies within its borders independently w/o interference:

Lack sig. econ. dev. and tend to have authoritarian gov., & high level of corruption (Nigeria):

A ballot called by the government on a policy issue:

Science metaphor for forces which unify nation-states:

Ideology devalues freedom, rejects equality, & argues state's right to mold superior society:

Nation's yearly production (domestic & foreign) divided by population:

Eng./Am. use of tradition, practice & legal PRECEDENT set by courts + statues = flexible:

Gov. authority based on the dynamic personality of an individual, e.g., NAPOLEON:

The degree to which citizens believe that gov. takes their input seriously and acts on it:

Prime minister coexists with president  directly elected by the people, powers vary: France/Rus