AP Comp Gov Unit 1 Review A

___________= related

• Correlation
• Rule of Law
• Causation
• Dependent Variable

_____________= one variable causes another 

• Correlation
• Rule of law
• Causation
• Independent Variable

Political system that has sovereignty over a population in a particular territory, based on the recognized right to self-determination. 

• Nation
• Democracy
• Theocracy
• State

A group of people with common identity (language, history, race, culture etc.) 

• State
• Nation
• Nationalism
• Patriots

A political regime is considered legitimate when

• citizens stop paying attention to political events

• citizens support almost all policy decisions of the government

• citizens refuse to obey any unpopular laws

• citizens accept the government's right to rule

The term for when a state's power and territory have been institutionalized over a long period of time, and are therefore accepted by the public.

• Rational-Legal Legitimacy
• Traditional Legitimacy 
• Charismatic Legitimacy 
• Autonomy 

When a leader's ideas and personality result in the state's power being accepted by the public as right and good.

• Rational-Legal Legitimacy

• Charismatic Legitimacy

• Traditional Legitimacy

• Regime

When laws and procedures are highly institutionalized and result in the state's power being accepted by the public as right and good. 

• Rational-Legal Legitimacy 
• Charismatic Legitimacy
• Traditional Legitimacy
• Equality

The process by which political power is decentralized and "sent down" to lower levels of government. 

• Freedom
• Equality
• Sovereignty
• Devolution 

The study and comparison of domestic politics across countries. 

• Comparative Politics
• Failed States
• Unitary States
• Government