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APCP
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Empirical Analysis | basing comparison on facts/data |
| Normative Analysis | basing comparison on the "norm" |
| Causal Analysis | cause and effect |
| Correlation Analysis | coincidence |
| Unitary Gov't | National Gov't dispenses power to sub regions |
| Federal | Shared power between National and Regional |
| Confederation | States give national gov't authority |
| Democracy | of, by, for people |
| Direct | citizen votes on every issue |
| Representative | citizens elect individual to vote on issues |
| Authoritarian | force by political parties |
| Totalitarian | total control over all aspects of life |
| Autocracy | small groups= absolute power |
| Oligarchy | small powerful group in the state |
| Military Dictatorship | military officers repress |
| Parliamentary | majority party chooses HOG leg. branch can kick out of office {fusion of powers} |
| Presidential | HOG elected by citizens, independent of leg. branch SEPARATION OF POWERS |
| Legislative Branch | make the law |
| Bicameral | 2 chambers (senate+house of rep) |
| Unicameral | 1 chamber |
| Executive Branch | enforce the law |
| Judicial Branch | interpret the law |
| Bureaucracy | lower officials implement policies for each cabinet |
| Political Pary | group of people that want their member in office |
| Interest Group | influence policy in area of concern |
| Elections | govt officials into office |
| Media | mass communication systems |
| Referrendum | popular vote on policy |
| Recall | popular vote takes official out |
| Initiative | petitions to get issues on ballot |
| Command | Gov't answers what, how to produce and who gets what |
| Market | supply and demand |
| Mixed | command and market influences |
| Decentralization | National Gov't power to sub regional gov't |
| Devoluttion | unitary system policy some decision to public bodies |
| Deregulation | dismantling state regulations |
| Presidentialization | productive resources owned by gov't |
| Nationalization | gov't owns productive resources |
| Sovereignty | ind. legal authority over population |
| Authority | legal right to exercise power |
| Legitimacy | citizens belief in authority |
| Power | ability to coerce, persuade, or lead |
| State | self- gov group |
| Nation | group of people who identify as belonging together bc of cultural, geog, or linguistic ties |
| Government | Control and admin of public policy |
| Regime | organisation for a gov't |
| Globalization | increasing connection and dependence of people, cultures, economies by technology |
| Democratization | process to make gov't more representative |
| Marketization | creation of a market in which, property, labor, goods, services function competitively for value |
| Fragmentation | people to base loyalty on cultural identification |
| Political Socialization | development and reinforcement of public beliefs, attitudes, and practices |
| Efficacy | feeling of individuals that their actions will influence gov't policies |
| Constituency | a body of citizens that elect a representative |
| Electorate | members of pop that can vote |
| Franchise/Suffrage | right to vote |
| Accountability | gov't officials are trustworthy and responsible to constituents |
| Transparency | openness of govt decision making |
| Mandate | order/command |
| Post-Materialism | imp. of policy goals beyond self interest |
| Non-Gov't Organizations | legally constituted org w/ no participation of gov't |
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