Unit 1(2) AP Comparative Review

If you are looking to analyze the degree of income inequality in a country, what tool should you use?

This is the citizens' faith in government and their belief that they can influence political affairs

Governments are more easily and frequently changed than regimes.

Of the countries listed, which is the only liberal democracy?

This is the term used to describe the process of delegating power to more local government entities.

Following the 1979 revolution, Iran became a theocracy whose power and authority is based on what?

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

Which describes a unitary state?

Which of the following is not characteristic of a highly democratic regime?

What purpose does adopting a federal system have?

Based on the AP Comparative definition, which of the following is an example of a state?

What effect does increased legitimacy have on a government?

An increase in this always undermines legitimacy.

The terms "regime" and "government" mean effectively the same thing.

The Communist Party's control of this has historically provided power and authority to maintain regime stability

The process of democratization, once begun, cannot be stopped or change direction.

As a one-party state, China would be classified as what type of regime?

These are divisions in society, which can serve to undermine stability.

Which of the following is officially a federal state?

What does a coup d'etat seek to change?

This image depicts what type of data?

Democratization aims accomplish which of the following over time?

These are value-based and subjective statements useful for guiding policy decisions

Which of the following is not a component of the definition of a state?

This is a group of people with commonalities including race, language, religion, ethnicity, etc.

The charismatic leadership of Vladimir Putin has had what kind of effect on the Russian government's legitimacy?

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

Which of the following is not a potential source of legitimacy?

Which of the following ideas does this graph depict?

The backing of a political elite has been a crucial source of power and authority for the government of which country?