Global Organization Flashcards
Governing system:
Democracy
a political system in which the people of a country rule through any form of government they choose
Governing system:
Theocracy
- Claims to be directed by God
* Often use a holy book
Governing system:
Totalitarianism
All aspects of society are controlled by the desires of the ruling leaders of the state
Maintain control of media, weapons, and the economy
Governing system:
Dictatorship
Any government controlled by one person who gives the people of the country very little freedom
Governing system:
Communism
Society would be led from the capitalist to the communist way of life
Both political and economic movement
Governing system:
Corpocracy
The really rich have such great influence in society that they have replaced the interests of society
Corporations and their rights out weigh those of society
Define geopolitics
The interplay of geography and politics on either a national or international level
Define nation state
Comparatively new in recorded history
Define global village
High-tech communication systems taut allow people from many countries to communicate as though they lived the same neighbourhood
Define sovereignty
A legal concept that, according to international law, recognizes that they authority of the state is not subject to legal control by any other state
Define ideology
A set of ideas and beliefs that a nation uses as the basis for its way of life
Define authoritarian
A government that limits the political participation of their citizens
Define nationalism
Extreme devotion to the country, in order to obtain the loyalty and support of their citizens
Define Cold War
A state of hostility, without actual large-scale warfare, that existed between the power blocs led by the US and the USSR from the mid- 1940’s to the end of the 1980’s
Define imperialism
The control (political and/or economic) of one or more countries by a dominant nation
