Terms

Question 1

Increasing interconnectedness of the world

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Globalization

Question 2

A psychological sense of identity based on shared ethnicity, language, history, or culture

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Nation

Question 3

Formal policymakers within the government including the executive, legislature, judiciary, and the bureaucracy

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Instituions

Question 4

A government in which the system has not changed even though there have been different leaders

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Regime

Question 5

A government with both authoritarian and democratic elements

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Hybrid Regime

Question 6

The people’s belief in the government’s right to rule

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Legitimacy

Question 7

A fair and understandable system of laws that are followed and apply to everyone

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Rational/Legal Legitimacy

Question 8

Because it has always been that way

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Traditional Legitimacy

Question 9

Based on a ruler’s engaging personality

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Charismatic Legitimacy

Question 10

The ability of a government to rule without any internal or external influence

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Sovereignty

Question 11

Measures life expectancy, birth and death rates, education, quality of life

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HDI (Human Development Index)

Question 12

The total value of goods and services produced in a country

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GDP

Question 13

The total value of goods and services divided by the population

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GDP Per Capita

Question 14

Measures income equality

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Gini Index

Question 15

These countries have high GDP per capita and HDI rankings; service based economies

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Developed Countries

Question 16

These countries are emerging economies; based on production

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Developing Countries

Question 17

These countries have low GDP per capita and HDI rankings; agricultural

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Underdeveloped Countries

Question 18

These countries are the poorest of the poor

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Least Developed

Question 19

The relationship between government policies and the economy

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Political Economy

Question 20

The move to a free market from by reducing tariffs, trade barriers, and government control over the economy

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Economic Liberalization

Question 21

This economic system sets wages, production, and market prices based on supply and demand with less government interference

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Market Economies

Question 22

The government makes decisions regarding wages, prices, and production, and private property is limited

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Command Economy

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A system of government based on the writings of Karl Marx in which the stated goal is economic equality

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Communism

Question 24

The government provides support to citizens, such as unemployment benefits and health care

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Welfare State

Question 25

States that derive a significant portion of their revenues from rent (such as renting land to oil companies)

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Rentier States