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Poly sci 17
poly sci 17
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| System breakdown | major political malfunction or instability |
| coup | from the french coup d'etat, hit at the state; extralegal takeover of government, usually by military |
| primordial | groups people are born into, such as religions and tribes |
| terrorism | political use of violence to weaken a hated authority |
| Jihadi | from jihad (holy war); muslim holy warrior |
| praetorianism | from the praetorian guard in ancient Rome; tendency of military takeovers |
| thinkpiece | Essay based on logic rather than on firm evidence |
| analogy | taking one thing as the model for another |
| dysanalogy | showing that one thing is a poor model for another |
| relative deprivation | feeling of some groups that they are missing out on economic growth |
| intellectuals | educated people who think deeply about things |
| revolution | sudden replacement of an old system by a new one |
| utopia | an imagined and idealized perfect system |
| thermidor | summer month of french revolutionary calendar that marked end of revolutionary extremism |
| shah | persian for king |
| ayatollah | top cleric in Shia Islam |