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AP Comp Gov Exam/68 AnsweredQuestions 2024
Political Efficacy - -•A citizens belief that he or she can understand and
influence government or political affairs
-Regime - -•a political system with a specific pattern of relationship
between the state, society, market, and the world.
• example: from military dictatorship to democratically elected president &
legislature.
-Procedural Democracy - -•Has all the trappings and symbols of democracy
but citizens have little impact on government and few
choices of candidates. (SIMILAR TO ILLBERAL DEMOCRACY) ex. Russia, Iran,
China, Nigeria
-Substantive Democracy - -•A democracy that is not at all theoretical,
citizens help choose candidates, have many to choose from, have
the ear of government officials, etc. (REAL DEMOCRACY)
ex. United Kingdom, Mexico
-Single-Member-District Electoral System - -•One person is elected from
each sub-sub-unit to represent only the people in that district
• Winners get the most votes (plurality) and not necessarily 50% or more,
and winner takes all (no seats for
coming in second in a district)
• SMD systems usually end up two party systems with only weak 3rd/other
parties
-Proportional-Representations system - -•People focus on the party they
want to have more seats or jobs, not on individuals
• in a proportional system every party that pases a minimal number of votes
get some number of seats\
• Proportional systems usually end up with multi-party systems
-Federal System - -•Has a constitutional (formal) division of power between
national and subnational levels of government
• Regional autonomy and reserved powers are constitutionally (formally)
protected.
• Examples: Russia, Nigeria, Mexico
-Unitary System - -• All the power is constitutionally (formally) given to the
national government.
, • Devolution may occur, and subnational levels of government may have
regional autonomy, but these
powers may be rescinded by the national government.
• Powers held by subnational levels of government are delegated by the
central government, and no powers
are reserved to the subnational level.
• Examples: Great Britain, China, Iran
-Parliamentary System - -• A system of government in which the executive
and legislative branches are fused together. The majority
party in the legislature selects the chief executive and also may dismiss the
head of the executive.
-Rentier State - -• A state that derives a substantial portion of its revenue
on a regular basis from payments by foreign
concerns in the form of rent (land leasing, etc.).
• A country that obtains significant income by exporting a raw material or
leasing out a natural resource to
foreign countries. Often negatively affects economic development.
• Examples of countries include: Iran, Nigeria, Russia (natural resource- oil)
-Political Competition - -• When there is more than one political group or
candidate that can run in an election and have a chance of winning
-Civil Society - -• Formal and informal organizations that are voluntary and
autonomous, created to advance their own causes.
• Bring together people with common interests in social, charitable, religious,
community or political
concerns.
-Transparency - -• When citizens can access information about government
decisions and decision-making processes
• Note: Transparency is citizens' ability to access that information, not citizen
awareness of information.
-Political Ideology - -• A coherent set of values and beliefs about the goals
of government, public policy, or politics.
• Is not just one individuals idea or opinion, but rather a pattern of beliefs
-Liberal Democracy - -• Elections are free, fair, and competitive
• The full spectrum of civil liberties and civil rights are in place
• Government has high Transparency
• Government has high accountability
-Illiberal Democracy - -• Elections are generally not free and not fair, and
may not be competitive.
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