Organizations outside of the state that help people define and advance their own interests

a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control.

A strategy for economic development that calls for free markets, balanced budgets, privatization, free trade, and minimal government intervention in the economy.

A set of values in a society in which most citizens are economically secure enough to move beyond immediate economic (materialist) concerns to "quality of life" issues like human rights, civil rights, women's rights, environmentalism, and moral values

A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.

A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition

the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite

formal political participation

government controlled methods of individuals voicing political opinions that are regulated by set laws such as casting a ballot in a government election

informal political participation

voluntary individual actions intended to shape governmental policies with less regulation by the government such as protests and political criticism expressed through social media

semi-presidential structure- president and prime minister share governing responsibilities- president holds more power

Bicameral, but the lower house, the Dumma, has more legislative power

asymmetrical federalism

A form of federalism in which some subnational units in the federal system have greater or lesser powers than others.

Russian social cleavages

Biggest Cleavage is Nationality: Russian, Tatar, Ukrainian, coinciding with region and religion; Most Russiansare Russian Orthodox, but are largely nonreligious, tepid rise of Muslim population; most people live in cities, mostly in the West

-Lack of diversity in local economy -Price fluctuations cause by dependency on world markets -Income inequality -No incentive to industrialize/modernize economy -Corrupt use of income received from rents -No need for fiscal system to tax ppl

Single-member district

An electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official.

proportional representation

An election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote.

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AP Comp Gov Unit 3+4

Question	Answer
civil society	Organizations outside of the state that help people define and advance their own interests
individualism	a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control.
neoliberalism	A strategy for economic development that calls for free markets, balanced budgets, privatization, free trade, and minimal government intervention in the economy.
postmaterialism	A set of values in a society in which most citizens are economically secure enough to move beyond immediate economic (materialist) concerns to "quality of life" issues like human rights, civil rights, women's rights, environmentalism, and moral values
communism	A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
socialism	A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.
fascism	A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition
populism	the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite
formal political participation	government controlled methods of individuals voicing political opinions that are regulated by set laws such as casting a ballot in a government election
informal political participation	voluntary individual actions intended to shape governmental policies with less regulation by the government such as protests and political criticism expressed through social media
Russia government	semi-presidential structure- president and prime minister share governing responsibilities- president holds more power
Russian legislature	Bicameral, but the lower house, the Dumma, has more legislative power
asymmetrical federalism	A form of federalism in which some subnational units in the federal system have greater or lesser powers than others.
Russian social cleavages	Biggest Cleavage is Nationality: Russian, Tatar, Ukrainian, coinciding with region and religion; Most Russiansare Russian Orthodox, but are largely nonreligious, tepid rise of Muslim population; most people live in cities, mostly in the West
rentier state	-Lack of diversity in local economy -Price fluctuations cause by dependency on world markets -Income inequality -No incentive to industrialize/modernize economy -Corrupt use of income received from rents -No need for fiscal system to tax ppl
Single-member district	An electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official.
proportional representation	An election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote.

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