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AP CoGo Unit 1

Unit 1

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Empirical Statement statements are based on facts and statistics
Normative Statement statement that makes a value judgement
Correlation when a change in one variable coincides with a change in the other, but isn't necessarily the cause
Causation one variable causes or influences another
HDI index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development
GDP total amount of all goods and services produced within a country in a given year
Government a system that creates and enforces laws, makes decisions and maintains control
Political Systems how a government is organized, who has power to make decisions
State set of institutions that maintain control over a given territory
Nation group of people bound by common traits (such as race, language, religion, and ethnicity) and political identity or aspirations
Regime a political system with a specific pattern of relationship between the state, society, market, and the world (how it works)
Sovereignty Legal right and ability (power) of a state to carry out actions & policies within its territory.
Rule of Law all the laws set in place in a society that supersedes the actions and statements of original rulers (everyone is under the law)
Rule By Law the government uses the law to control citizens
Power Ability to direct the behavior of others through coercion, persuasion, or leadership.
Authority Legal right exercise power on behalf of society and/or gov't
Federal formal division of power between national and subnational levels of government
Unitary powers held by subnational levels of government are delegated by the central government, and no powers are reserved to the subnational level
Devolution the decentralization of national/central power to local units of government.
Legitimacy the right and acceptance of an authority, usually a governing law or a regime
Coercion Another word for force, whether that be through surveillance of the populous or brute force.
Transparency when a government allows citizens several points of access for obtaining information about governmental actions.
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