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AP Comparative Government FinalExam/123 Q’s and A’s
Assembly of Religious Experts - -This assembly in Iran has a total of 86
popularly elected members. Their duties are to verify all laws abide Shari'a
law and to appoint the Supreme Leader.
-Basij - -A volunteer spinoff militia of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. They
serve as the law enforcement artilary for the Iranian government and
enforce Shari'a law.
-Bicameral Legislature - -This form of legislature consists of two separate
bodies. i.e. Congress of the Union (Mexico)
-Bonyad - -Iranian charity group
-Bureaucracy - -nonelective government officials
-Camarilla - -In Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America, a politician's
personal following in a patron-client relationship.
-Census Issue - -Census results-especially the distribution between the
Muslim north and the Christian south—have often sparked controversy in
Nigeria because of desire to be the majority
-Central Committee - -Supposedly the most important body in a communist
party; its influence declined as it grew in size and the party needed daily
leadership.
-Chamber of Deputies - -the lower house of the Congress of the Union -
Mexico
-Charismatic Authority - -Authority based on an individual's outstanding
traits, which attract followers
-Chechnya - -an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the
northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia
-Civil Service - -government workers
-Civil Society - -Society created when citizens are allowed to organize and
express their views publicly as they engage in an open debate about public
policy
, -Cleavage - -A difference between groups. i.e. ethnic, econmic
-Coalition Government - -a government controlled by a temporary alliance
of several political parties (i.e. Great Britain's parliament)
-Command Economy - -An economic system in which the government
controls a country's economy.
-Common Law - -a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents
rather than statutory laws
-Confidence Relationship - -The relationship between the prime minister
and parliament which makes a parliamentary regime successful.
-Coup d'etat - -A sudden overthrow of the government by a small group
-Corporatism - -An interest group system in which the interest groups are
state run and operated.
-Cultural Revolution - -a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in
1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard
-Customary Law - -law based on tradition and the customary practices of
traditional societies; usually passed on orally between generations
-Democratic Centralism - -The democratic aspect of this organizational
method describes the freedom of members of the political party to discuss
and debate matters of policy and direction, but once the decision of the
party is made by majority vote, all members are expected to uphold that
decision.
-Democratic Deficit - -The lack of democratic procedures in the European
Union. This describes the process that decisions are made in an
undemocratic fashion.
-Devolution - -the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a
regional government). In Great Britain this is occurring by delegating
authority to Wales, Scotland, etc.
-Elite - -a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual, social,
political, or economical status.
-Expediency Council - -Administrative assembly appointed by the Supreme
Leader. It's supposed to resolve conflicts between the Majlis and the Council
of Guardians. It's also a consultative council to the Supreme Leader
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