D&E Chapter 6

Question 1

Democracy

Answer 1

a form of regime associated with “rule by the people” that signifies rights and liberties for citizens, including political rights to participate in elections and civil liberties such as freedom of speech

Question 2

Political Rights

Answer 2

rights of individuals to participate in political life, including the right to political speech, the right to vote, and the right to join political associations

Question 3

Civil Rights

Answer 3

rights of individuals to participate in civic life including freedoms of assembly, speech, access to information, and equal access to institutions

Question 4

Regime

Answer 4

a form of government system with an emphasis on institutions and rules

Question 5

Transition

Answer 5

the movement from an authoritarian regime to a democratic one

Question 6

Consolidation

Answer 6

the process through which a new democratic order becomes institutionalized and therefore more likely to endure

Question 7

Constitutional Republic

Answer 7

a polity without a monarch in which the basic rules of political life are laid out in a constitution

Question 8

Constitutional Monarchy

Answer 8

a political system in which a monarch plays a role as head of state, but has powers limited by a constitution

Question 9

Representative Democracy

Answer 9

politicians and institutions are understood to represent the electorate who participates through periodic elections

Question 10

Referendum

Answer 10

a popular vote on a specific issue (plebiscite)

Question 11

Direct democracy

Answer 11

places great emphasis on direct citizen involvement in politics

Question 12

Modernization Theory

Answer 12

traces democracy to broad social changes, especially economic development, and the changes that accompany it