AP Comparative Government and Politics Vocabulary

Define ABSTRACT REVIEW

• Judicial review that allows the constitutional court to rule on questions that do not arise from actual legal disputes
• A political ideology that stresses the elimination of the state and private property as a way to achieve both freedom and equality for all
• A regional focus when studying political science, rather than studying parts of the world where similar variables are clustered
• When power is divided unevenly between regional bodies—for example, some regions are given greater power over taxation or language rights than others— a more likely outcome in a country with significant ethnic divisions

Define ANARCHISM

• Judicial review that allows the constitutional court to rule on questions that do not arise from actual legal disputes
• A political ideology that stresses the elimination of the state and private property as a way to achieve both freedom and equality for all
• A regional focus when studying political science, rather than studying parts of the world where similar variables are clustered
• When power is divided unevenly between regional bodies—for example, some regions are given greater power over taxation or language rights than others— a more likely outcome in a country with significant ethnic divisions

Define AREA STUDIES

• Judicial review that allows the constitutional court to rule on questions that do not arise from actual legal disputes
• A political ideology that stresses the elimination of the state and private property as a way to achieve both freedom and equality for all
• A regional focus when studying political science, rather than studying parts of the world where similar variables are clustered
• When power is divided unevenly between regional bodies—for example, some regions are given greater power over taxation or language rights than others— a more likely outcome in a country with significant ethnic divisions

Define ASYMMETRIC FEDERALISM

• Judicial review that allows the constitutional court to rule on questions that do not arise from actual legal disputes
• A political ideology that stresses the elimination of the state and private property as a way to achieve both freedom and equality for all
• A regional focus when studying political science, rather than studying parts of the world where similar variables are clustered
• When power is divided unevenly between regional bodies—for example, some regions are given greater power over taxation or language rights than others— a more likely outcome in a country with significant ethnic divisions

Define AUTHORITARIANISM

• A political system in which a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public
• The ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public
• The economic system of a society, made up of technology (the means of production) and class relations between people (the relations of production)
• A movement within political science during the 1950s and 1960s to develop general theories about individual political behavior that could be applied across all countries

Define AUTONOMY

• A political system in which a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public
• The ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public
• The economic system of a society, made up of technology (the means of production) and class relations between people (the relations of production)
• A movement within political science during the 1950s and 1960s to develop general theories about individual political behavior that could be applied across all countries

Define BASE

• A political system in which a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public
• The ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public
• The economic system of a society, made up of technology (the means of production) and class relations between people (the relations of production)
• A movement within political science during the 1950s and 1960s to develop general theories about individual political behavior that could be applied across all countries

Define BEHAVIORAL REVOLUTION

• A political system in which a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public
• The ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public
• The economic system of a society, made up of technology (the means of production) and class relations between people (the relations of production)
• A movement within political science during the 1950s and 1960s to develop general theories about individual political behavior that could be applied across all countries

Define BICAMERAL SYSTEM

• A political system in which the legislature comprises two houses
• The property-owning class
• An economic regime that manages international economic relations; this includes the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the World <br />Trade Organization (WTO)
• A system in which the state bureaucracy and the military share a belief that a technocratic leadership, focused on rational, objective, and technical expertise, can solve the problems of the country without public participation

Define BOURGEOISIE

• A political system in which the legislature comprises two houses
• The property-owning class
• An economic regime that manages international economic relations; this includes the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the World <br />Trade Organization (WTO)
• A system in which the state bureaucracy and the military share a belief that a technocratic leadership, focused on rational, objective, and technical expertise, can solve the problems of the country without public participation