Week 2 Terms

Question 1

Ideal types and Typologies

Answer 1

Describe what something is in the general or abstract

Question 2

Regimes

Answer 2

The “whole picture” of a political system in a country

Question 3

Pluralism

Answer 3

a system that encourages the creation of multiple states, groups, etc.

Question 4

Leadership

Answer 4

Who governs a certain body of individuals

Question 5

Ideology

Answer 5

a system of ideals that determines ones beliefs

Question 6

Democracy

Answer 6

A system of government determined by free and fair elections, a degree of liberalism and civil rights, and certain belief and attitude systems

Question 7

Totalitarianism

Answer 7

A regime that has no pluralism, ideology surrounding a ‘utopia’, mobilizes its followers through political celebrations, and has a charismatic leader

Question 8

Personalism

Answer 8

A regime that has no political pluralism, the ideology centers around the ‘cult of personality’, mobilization that is low but glorifies the ruler, and a personalistic leadership

Question 9

Authoritarian

Answer 9

A regime that has more pluralism than other non democratic regimes, no ideology, no mobilization, and slightly more space for leadership

Question 10

Competitive Authoritarianism

Answer 10

A regime that has more pluralism than a classic authoritarian regime with some debate in legislative and a somewhat free jury (although both are still heavily controlled by a dominant party)