Vocab 1 Column 1 Flashcards
Comparative Politics
The systematic way to find answers to questions and political problems in different countries
ex) United Nations
Comparative Method
A method to compare and contrast cases and problems that are similar but have different outcomes or vise vera (problems that have a variety of attributes but have the same outcome
ex) El Salvador’s and Nicaragua’s civil wars: same characteristics but different outcome
Collective Action Problem
A situation wherein each individual has reasons not to participate in an action that benefits all members of the group
ex) when two neighbors may agree to drain a common meadow out, the collective action problem comes when you have a thousand neighbors to agree on the project
State
Political organization that has power over a certain land area and the population that lives there
ex) The state of Wisconsin
Sovereignty
Supreme legal authority over people within a certain territory
ex) The government of a country is an example, because it has supreme authority over a country
Government
Organization that has control over a state(s) and make decisions on behalf of everyone in the state and that effects everyone
ex) Every country has a government
Society
The many people living in a more or less ordered community
ex) The people of El Salvador
Nation
A group of people that have their own culture and are held together by a political identity
ex) The Scottish have their own culture, and the Welsh have their own culture, but they are still a part of the UK
Early-Forming State
A state that gained the power to govern themselves a long time ago without the interference of others
ex) The Shang Dynasty in China: 1800 BC
Late-Forming State
A state that gained the power to govern themselves recently ago without the interference of others
ex) The US is a late-forming state because it became independent in 1776
Failed State
A government of a state that lost all power and control over its people because the government wasn’t established properly
ex) Somalia
Globalization
When different nations interact among them and adapt other cultures to their own
ex) Food: You can see Mexicans eating sushi and Germans eating burritos
Foreign Direct Investment
When a company invests in another company that is operating in another country
ex) China investing in America’s Deere & Company because it wants to improve it’s agricultural sector
Multinational Corporation (MNC’s)
Firms that are headquartered in one country, but have operations and employees in many other countries.
ex) Apple, McDonalds
Electorate
Citizens eligible to participate in electing government leaders
ex) Everyone in the US has to be 18 in order to vote