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| What is the best example of a revolution-from-above? |
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| The revolution in Hungary to end communism |
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| What did Barrington Moore argue was the real revolution in the United States? |
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| What needs to take place to make an event a revolution, according to most conventional definitions of revolutions? |
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| Which events occur least frequently in history? |
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| Prior to the 1980s, what were almost all democracies? |
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Definition
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| What happened in the 1980s? |
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| Third wave of democratization |
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| Prior to the 1980s, what did scholars believe democracy required? |
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| Where did the third wave take place? |
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| Poorer countries with weaker states |
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| What did the question become with the third wave? |
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| What does a democracy either do? |
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| Consolidate or breakdown (often to hybrid regime) |
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| What is the link between development and democracy? |
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| Democracy is more stable in developed countries & roots of democracy are often not very deep in less developed countries |
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| Where is democracy more stable? |
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| Where is reversal to authoritarianism unlikely? |
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| Where are the roots of democracy often not very deep? |
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| What are hybrid regimes also called? |
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| Illiberal democracies or semi-authoritarian |
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| What are also called semi-authoritarian or illiberal democracies? |
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| What is democratic deepening? |
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| Making further progress to democracy |
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| What is making further progress toward democracy called? |
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Definition
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| What are characteristics of hybrid regimes? |
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| Often the existence of elections but weak civil society, press, court systems have constrained the quality of democracy |
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| What often have the existence of elections but weak civil society, press, and court systems? |
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Definition
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| Where is democracy thriving but political institutions remain weak? |
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| What country is seen as a model of transition process? |
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| Which country passed the two-turnover test? |
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Definition
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| What kind of electoral system does Brazil have? |
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Definition
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| Which electoral system results in weaker parties? |
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Definition
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| how many parties does Brazil have in parliament? |
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Definition
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| Who is Yeltsin in constant conflict with? |
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Definition
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| In which country is there sometimes chaotic civil society and power of the regions? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who centralized power in Russia? |
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Definition
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| How did Putin increase power of presidency? |
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Definition
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| Which country has limits to freedom of the press and weak civil society? |
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Definition
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| Which country has increased power of presidency vis-a-vis regions? |
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Definition
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| When was the 3rd consecutive multiparty election in Nigeria? |
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Definition
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| Which country's electoral system is deeply flawed, has weak political parties, and common electoral fraud? |
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Definition
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Term
| Why does Nigeria have weak political parties? |
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Definition
| It has patron-client relations |
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Term
| Which country has some institutionalization? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the institutionalization in Nigeria? |
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Definition
| Civilian control of military, Supreme Court strengthened, and the Presidential term limit is upheld. |
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| In which country does institutionalization consist of civilian control of military, strengthened Supreme Court, and upheld Presidential term limit? |
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Definition
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| In which country does federalism remain contentious |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country is an example of a transition to a neo-patrimonial state? |
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Definition
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Term
| What did political scientists argue about democracy in the 1950s and 1960s? |
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Definition
| That it could arise only in relatively wealthy countries |
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Term
| What does recent research suggest about the relationship between wealth and democracy? |
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Definition
| That wealthier countries are more likely to maintain democracies once established |
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Term
| In which country is the democratization process seen as most successful? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is a characteristic of Brazil's main political parties? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are three distinct aspects which impact national economies and policies? |
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Definition
| Increased trade, foreign direct investment, and international capital flows |
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Term
| What are increased trade, foreign direct investment, and international capital flows? |
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Definition
| 3 distinct aspects which impact national economies and policies |
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Term
| What do increased trade, increased foreign direct investment, and increased international capital flows impact? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the two perspectives on effects of globalization on wealthy countries? |
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Definition
| Hyperglobalization and varieties of Capitalization |
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Term
| Which perspective on the effects of globalization on wealthy countries predicts convergence among policies of wealthy countries? |
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Definition
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Term
| How does the hyperglobalization perspective predict convergence among policies of wealthy countries? |
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Definition
| The countries must conform to logic of attracting global capital, adopt "best practices", challenge state sovereignty, and the state become now irrelevant. |
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Term
| What are the two broad types of economies in wealthy capitalist countries? |
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Definition
| Liberal market economies and coordinated market economies? |
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Term
| Which type of market economy has coordination through market? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which type of market economy has flexible labor markets? |
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Definition
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Term
| What countries are examples of Liberal Market Economies? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which type of market economy are the US & UK examples of? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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| Which type of market economy has conscious coordination among firms, financiers, unions, and governments? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which type of market economy functions well in relatively stable sectors of economy? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Coordinated Market Economy |
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Term
| Which perspective of the effects of globalization on wealthy countries has a comparative institutional advantage? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which perspective on the effects of globalization on wealthy countries says that institutionalized relationships in each kind of economy work together to provide benefits? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which perspective on the effects of globalization on wealthy countries sees a difficulty of changing individual aspects of the political economy without changing the whole system? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which perspective on the effects of globalization on wealthy countries says that in response to globalization, LMEs will open up further, CMEs will continue to coordinate |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| What is a classic example of a Liberal Market Economy? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country pursued radical economic reform in the 1980s to become more of an LME? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country privatized state assets, reduced power of unions, and did not significantly reduce social spending? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country has a classic CME, but institutions modified somewhat in LME direction? |
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Definition
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Term
| In which country have most significant changes occurred in corporate finance? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country has had some reforms to social welfare programs? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country's economy struggles with high unemployment? |
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Definition
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Term
| In which country is reform slow? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country has a bicameral legislature, federal system, and strong civil society? |
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Definition
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Term
| According to the hyperglobalization perspective, what does globalization tend to produce? |
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Definition
| Policy convergence among wealthy countries |
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Term
| Which country has a Liberal Market Economy? |
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Definition
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Term
| According to the "Varieties of Capitalism" approach, what is Germany an example of? |
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Definition
| A coordinated market economy |
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Term
| Which British PM is particularly associated with liberal reforms? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the question regarding development and globalization? |
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Definition
| What is the role of the state in the development process? |
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Term
| According to which model should the state let the market operate more or less freely? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which model is laissez-faire in accordance with? |
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Definition
| The neoliberal development |
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Term
| What is the reality of neoliberal development? |
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Definition
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Term
| In which states is a comparative advantage not given, but politically created through deliberate government policy? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which state channels capital into investments? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which state protects "infant industries"? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which kind of state has a "strategic trade policy" instead of "free trade"? |
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Definition
|
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Term
| What are the 4 Asian tigers? |
|
Definition
| South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong |
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Term
| What is the Asian economic miracle? |
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Definition
| the 4 Asian tigers became wealthy, industrialized countries with first authoritarian governments, then democratization |
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Term
| Which countries used the export-oriented growth model? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which growth model provided a comparative advantage for niche markets? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are textiles, steel, and consumer electronics examples of? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country began shifting from planned economy in 1978? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country has had an economic growth of 8-10% for more than 25 years? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the similarities China has with other East Asia successes? |
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Definition
| Strong authoritarian state, EOG, and growing inequality |
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Term
| Which country achieved a highly regulated market economy, large but inefficient industrial investment, and slow growth in their first 30 years of independence? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country's economic change began in the 1980s? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country's growth has picked up from large foreign investment? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country's growth has been particularly in services, not so much industry? |
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Definition
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Term
| In which country do poverty and inequality remain serious? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country, if successful, would be the first long-lasting democracy to achieve development since the UK & US? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was the Asian Economic Miracle based on? |
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Definition
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Term
|
Definition
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Term
| What was South Korean economic development led by? |
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Definition
| An authoritarian at first, then democratic government |
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Term
| Under what did all four original Tigers achieve their early growth? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the value of Chinese currency set by? |
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Definition
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Term
| When does market failure occur? |
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Definition
| When markets do not perform their expected functions |
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Term
| What occurs when markets do not perform their expected functions? |
|
Definition
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Term
| What are ways in which markets can sometimes not perform their expected functions? |
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Definition
| They may not perform efficiently and may not match other widely held social values |
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Term
| What are three reasons for market failure? |
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Definition
| Externalities, imperfect information, and market's inability to fulfill other social values |
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Term
| What are externalities, imperfect information, and market's inability to fulfill other social values? |
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Definition
| Reasons for market failure |
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Term
|
Definition
| when not all costs and benefits are included in a market transaction |
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Term
| What is social policy a response to? |
|
Definition
| Market not fulfilling social values |
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Term
| On what grounds or in what terms can social policy be justified? |
|
Definition
| humanitarian grounds or in social and in terms of political stability |
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Term
| What is a response to market not fulfilling social values? |
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Definition
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Term
| What can be justified on humanitarian grounds, or in terms of social & political stability? |
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Definition
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Term
| What do social democratic welfare states emphasize? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What do Christian democratic welfare states emphasize? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| What are Liberal welfare states concerned with? |
|
Definition
| Maintaining individual autonomy via market participation |
|
|
Term
| which kind of welfare state emphasizes universal entitlements? |
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Definition
|
|
Term
| which kind of welfare state emphasizes income stabilization? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| Which kind of welfare state is concerned with maintaining individual autonomy via market participation? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which kind of health care system has government-mandated insurance? |
|
Definition
| National health insurance |
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Term
| Which kind of health care system is government-financed and -managed? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which kind of health care system is market-based? |
|
Definition
| Market-based private insurance system |
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Term
|
Definition
| National Health Insurance |
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Term
|
Definition
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|
Term
| Which is the most used health care system? |
|
Definition
| National Health Insurance |
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|
Term
| What is an example of a country that uses national health insurance? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| What is an example of a country that uses National health system? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| What is an example of a country that uses a market-based private insurance system? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| What is one examples of Market failure in form of externalities? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| What is an example of a country that uses a market-based private insurance system? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What are two examples of the public goods problem? |
|
Definition
| Tragedy of the Commons: 1.) village green; and 2.) clean air |
|
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Term
| What do christian democratic welfare states primarily emphasize? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| what kind of health care system does the UK have? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does the Tragedy of the Commons Illustrate? |
|
Definition
| the individual rationality can lead to collective irrationality |
|
|
Term
| what will people not including all of the costs and benefits in a market transaction lead to? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| what do identity groups want for equal citizenship? |
|
Definition
| recognition, autonomy, representation, participation, and improved social status |
|
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Term
| who wants recognition, autonomy, representation, participation, and improved social status to attain equal citizenship? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What are means for identity groups to achieve what they see as truly equal citizenship? |
|
Definition
| Everything identity groups want |
|
|
Term
| What is exclusion/inclusion about? |
|
Definition
| definition of the "nation" and the quality of democracy |
|
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Term
| What is about definition of the "nation" and the quality of democracy? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What are the three approaches to secularism today? |
|
Definition
| State as neutral toward religion, guarantor of public sphere free of religion, or as neutral among, but willing to support religions it recognizes |
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Term
| What are two examples of the state not being neutral toward religion? |
|
Definition
| the Church of England and Scandinavian state churches |
|
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Term
| Where can differences be significant between states as guarantors of public sphere free of religion? |
|
Definition
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Term
| What is an example of the state being neutral among, but willing to support religions it recognizes? |
|
Definition
| German government collects "church tax" for religious instruction in public schools |
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Term
| What two countries share strict secularism? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What do France & Turkey share? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| What have headscarves long been associated with in Turkey? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is often the second largest religion in European countries? |
|
Definition
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Term
| What is a major concern for muslims trying to get politically organized? |
|
Definition
| Inclusion in education & funding of Muslim schools |
|
|
Term
| What have Muslims called for to try to get politically organized? |
|
Definition
| recognition, support, and some degree of autonomy |
|
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Term
| Where did religious divisions lead to partition of the country at independence? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What led to the partition of India and Pakistan at independence? |
|
Definition
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Term
| What is the majority in India? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the majority in Pakistan? |
|
Definition
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Term
| Out of India and Pakistan, the majority of which is Hindu? |
|
Definition
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Term
| Out of India and Pakistan, the majority of which is Muslim? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How vast is the majority of Hindus in India? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How many are muslims in India? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| Which country has the potential of threatening pluralism |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| What is an integral part of Hinduism? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| Of what is cultural plurality an integral part? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is an arena of religious conflict in India? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What are marriage, divorce, property? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is personal law in India? |
|
Definition
| An arena of religious conflict |
|
|
Term
| What led to the development of Hindu nationalism? |
|
Definition
| Janata party in power 1998-2004 |
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Term
| Which country has problems of regional concentration of religious groups? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| what did problems of regional concentration of religious groups in India lead to? |
|
Definition
| The convergence of religion and regional identity |
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Term
| What led to the convergence of religion and regional identity in India? |
|
Definition
| Problems of regional concentration of religious groups |
|
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Term
| Who are wealthy and have a violent opposition to Islam? appeal for "homeland"? |
|
Definition
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Term
| Who have support from Pakistan? |
|
Definition
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Term
| What are women's demands for inclusion in India? |
|
Definition
| Equal rights and redefinition of what is "public" and what is "private" |
|
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Term
| Who in India are demanding for equal rights and redefinition of what is "public" and what is "private"? |
|
Definition
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Term
| What equal rights are women demanding in India? |
|
Definition
| social, legal, political, and economic |
|
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Term
| What does inclusion mean? |
|
Definition
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Term
| What means true citizenship? |
|
Definition
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Term
| In which country are women legal minors, needing male guardianship? |
|
Definition
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Term
| In which country do women make up 42% of the workforce? |
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Definition
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Term
| In which country is there "sexual apartheid"? |
|
Definition
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Term
| In which country do women earn 35% of what men do? |
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Definition
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Term
| In which country are women becoming increasingly prominent in economic and educational areas? |
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Definition
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Term
| In which country did women gain the right to vote and run for office in 2007? |
|
Definition
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Term
| In which country do women earn 16% of what men do? |
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Definition
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Term
| In which countries is women's homosexual activity often hidden? |
|
Definition
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Term
| In which countries do homosexual women gain full legal equality after recognition? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| In Saudi Arabia & Kuwait, when do homosexual women attain full legal equality? |
|
Definition
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Term
| What are the demands of homosexual women in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait for equal rights? |
|
Definition
| Decriminalization and the end of discrimination by government employers |
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Term
| Who are demanding decriminalization and the end of discrimination by government employers? |
|
Definition
| Homosexual women in Arabia and Kuwait |
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Term
| What is a global contemporary issue? |
|
Definition
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Term
| In how many countries and US states is same-sex marriage legal? |
|
Definition
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Term
| Which societies have a greater resistance to same-sex rights? |
|
Definition
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Term
| Where was the modern gay rights movement born in the US? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What was born out of the NYC Stonewall riots? |
|
Definition
| The modern gay rights movement in the US |
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Term
| What is more successful at state and local levels than at national in the US? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| In the US, at which levels is the gay rights movement more successful? |
|
Definition
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Term
| In which country have legal gay rights achievements been mixed? |
|
Definition
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Term
| Currently, what is the biggest gay rights issue in US? |
|
Definition
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Term
| In which country have sodomy laws been repealed? |
|
Definition
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Term
| In which country do some states protect against employment discrimination? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is Islam now in European countries? |
|
Definition
| Often the 2nd largest religion |
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Term
| Where do Sikhs form the majority group? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| Which region is the most important object of contention between India & Pakistan? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| Which is the largest religion in India? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| Which electoral system usually produces higher numbers of women representatives? |
|
Definition
| Proportional representation |
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Term
| According to one famous definition, what is politics about? |
|
Definition
| Who gets what, when & how |
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Term
| Do all societies have mechanisms to allocate values? |
|
Definition
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Term
| What is the theory that political behavior is influenced by socioeconomic and institutional structures? |
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Definition
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Term
| What theories maintain that power is dispersed among various political groups in society? |
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Definition
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Term
| What do Rational Choice Theories explain political behavior is fundamentally based on? |
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Definition
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Term
| What do cultural theories assume that political behavior is influenced by? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are requirements of de facto statehood? |
|
Definition
Government
Territory
Population |
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Term
| In what was the concept of sovereignty first established? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which state is special because it is on the map, has a government, and an economy, but is not recognized by the UN as a legal entity? |
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Definition
|
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Term
| What are the origins of the modern state? |
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Definition
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Term
| How did Europe export the modern state? |
|
Definition
| Through colonial conquest |
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Term
|
Definition
Great Britain & Northern Ireland
(England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) |
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Term
| Who was first to develop the modern territorial state? |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of society was the Tokugawa Shogunate? |
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Definition
|
|
Term
| What happened during the Meiji Restoration? |
|
Definition
| Rapid industrialization and modernization |
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Term
| Who was the revolutionary leader and 1st head of the Soviet Government? |
|
Definition
|
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Term
| What was the colonial power in Brazil? |
|
Definition
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Term
| Which Latin American country imported large numbers of slaves from Africa until the later part of the 19th century? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which country experienced a late national unification? |
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Definition
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|
Term
| What was the first German experiment with democracy between 1919 & 1933 called? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What can India be described as? |
|
Definition
| The world's largest democracy |
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Term
| Which is the only long-lasting democracy in a poor country? |
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Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was the leader of the Indian National Congress? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When did India gain independence? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When did the Soviet Union fall apart? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| What are the two most populated countries in the world? |
|
Definition
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|
Term
| Which region is currently part of China? |
|
Definition
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Term
| What was the first non-Western state to create a fully modern economy? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Do Russia and the Soviet Union have the same territorial borders? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| In what form did Russia exist before 1917? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When was the Chinese Communist revolution? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was the leader of the Chinese communist revolution? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How were the borders of Nigeria set? |
|
Definition
| Artificially by colonialism |
|
|
Term
| What is the difference between north and south Nigeria? |
|
Definition
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| Where did the colonization of Africa start? |
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| What is Nigeria characterized by? |
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| When did the decolonization of Mexico happen? |
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| What is England's constitution? |
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| Which country's parliamen is currently debating whether to outlaw the facial veil in public? |
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| Viktor Yanukovich recently won the presidential election where? |
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| The Tamil Tigers were defeated in which country's long-lasting civil war last year? |
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| Who was the most prominent leader in the fight against Apartheid? |
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| The recent introduction of new currency in which country has apparently led to inflammatory problems? |
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| Jean-Marie Dore recently became Prime Minister of which country as part of an apparent transition from a military dictatorship to civilian authority? |
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| Which country's financial crisis has triggered discussions about a possible bailout by EU member countries? |
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| Which country has not yet adopted the EUs single currency, the euro? |
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| Who was the leader of the October Revolution? |
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| Who started Glasnost and Perestroika? |
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| Access to education, pension, and health care are examples of what kind of rights? |
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| Why is the British model of liberal democracy unusual? |
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| It evolved gradually and mostly peacefully |
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| Parliamentary sovereignty is a core principle of which country? |
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| Lenin modified Marx' theory of socialist revolution how? |
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| By creating a role for the vanguard party |
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| In a neopatrimonial state, what is central? |
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| Which system is most likely to view the nation as a living organism? |
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| The idea that just one organization should represent the interests of each component of society is known as what? |
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| What is Karl Marx' philosophy known as? |
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| What is the only existing example of a theocracy? |
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| Who is the founder of Islam? |
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| What led to the Sunni/Shiite split? |
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| What is citizenship based on blood ties called? |
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| What is the approach that views identity groups as "natural" or God given? |
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| What is the school of thought that views ethnic groups as created by elites? |
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| What is the approach to understanding identity that does not view identity as flexible? |
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| Which country is best described as a neopatrimonial regime? |
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| What is the example of a rise of indigenous movements outside of Bolivia? |
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| The Zapatistas in Mexico (chiapas) |
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| What are the 3 religions mixed in Japan? |
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| confucianism, buddhism, and shintoism |
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| What are nigeria's parties formed by? |
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| What did Nigeria provoke an outcry with? |
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| The execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa |
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| Who has an indigenous majority? |
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| What is contemporary Japan characterized by? |
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| What is a public good defined by? |
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| What does a pubic good lend to? |
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| What does the Prisoners' Dilemma illustrate? |
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| That the pursuit of individual intersts can lead to collectively suboptimal outcomes |
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| What is not anymore a public good? |
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| What is the key experience of Monetarism? |
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| According to our textbook, what is the main distinction between a nation and an ethnic group? |
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| A nation either has or seeks control of a state |
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| Who is a representative of the monetarist school of economic thought? |
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| What is power-sharing between ethnic groups that provides each with representation in the central government called? |
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| What was the 1967-1970 civil war in Nigeria? |
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| What does Keynesianism believe that there exists an inverse relationship between? |
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| What is Milton Friedman a representative of? |
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| What does Monetarism tend to argue in favor of? |
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| Minimal state interference into markets |
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| What had the greatest impact on Keynesian thinking? |
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| What does the "single market" in the EU allow for? |
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| Free flow of goods, services, people, & money across borders |
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| What long-term relationships does Japan's state have close ties with? |
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| Companies, suppliers, and banks |
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| What established the European Community in 1957? |
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| What does a customs union do? |
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| Establish common external tariffs |
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| What country is best described as a "social market economy"? |
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| Recently a discord erupted between Israel and the US over what? |
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| The building of Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem |
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| Recently the trial started against Radovan Karadzic for War crimes committed where? |
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| Recently, the military engaged via coup against President Mamadou Tandja of? |
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| According to initial counts, Moktada al-sadr's party seems to have done well in the recent elections where? |
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| Goodluck Jonathan was recently sworn in as acting president in place of the ailing Umary Yar'Adua where? |
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| What is vertical accountability? |
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| Citizens holding institutions accountable |
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| In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often also the what? |
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| Leader of the majority party in the legislature |
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| In a parliamentary system, a vote of no confidence does what? |
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| Forces the Prime Minister to resign |
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| When the Chief executive is not selected directly by popular election, but by vote in the legislature, which kind of government is it? |
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| Which is a parliamentary democracy besides Great Britain? |
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| Which country is a parliamentary democracy? |
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| Which is an example of a semipresidential system? |
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| Semipresidential systems are mostly located where? |
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| In Eastern Europe & Francophone Africa |
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| If a French President & Prime Minister come from opposite blocs, what is the arrangement called? |
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| What kind of system is the US? |
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| In which country does judicial review not exist? |
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| Which country follows the common law tradition? |
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| The UK's Head of state is... |
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| What does common law refer to? |
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| How are cases decided according to the common law doctrine? |
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| Courts use earlier precedents |
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| What do the terms "civil law" or "code law" refer to? |
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| What does abstract judicial review imply? |
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| The consideration of a law without reference to a specific case |
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| What does the second chamber of legislature represent in the federalist system? |
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| Germany's Head of Government is... |
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| The german chancellor is selected by? |
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| The current British Head of Government is? |
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| Which country is the most unitary political system? |
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| In federal systems, how is the central government's share of state revenue? |
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| Usually lower than in unitary governments |
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| In federal systems, what is a policy-making area typically reserved for the states? |
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| The Soviet union fell apart into how many successor states? |
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| The French President is elected by... |
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| India has what kind of party system? |
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| Imagine there are 100 seats available and party wins 15% How many seats should party win under PR? |
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| German parliamentary elections follow what rules? |
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| Which country has a two party system? |
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| Which electoral system specifies that the candidate who wins more votes than any other competitor in his or her district wins the election? |
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| First-past-the-post or plurality system |
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| The basic principle of a proportional electoral system is to distribute parliamentary seats how? |
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| In proportion to each party's share of the popular vote |
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| Elections for the British parliament follow what rules? |
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| First-past-the-post or plurality |
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| French parliamentary elections follow what rules? |
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| Two-ballot-majority-plurality vote |
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| How would an Insitutionalist explain why Germany has had a successful Green Party, but the UK has not? |
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| Germany's PR System encourages more narrowly focused parties |
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| In interest group pluralism... |
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| Many groups independently represent the same broad interests in a system |
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| Social movements tend to be more what than interest groups? |
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| CHina may be communist in name, but how is it best described in practice? |
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| Modernizing-authoritarian |
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| Which kind of regimes sometimes create institutions that superficially look like elections, political parties, and interest groups? |
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| Which country is best described as a theocracy? |
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| What needs to take place to make an event a revolution? |
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| what did Barrington Moore say was the real American revolution? |
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| Recently, China introduced what? |
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| Some competitive local elections |
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| What is the best example of a revolution-from-above? |
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| The revolution in Hungary to end communism |
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| What is the current British government formed by? |
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| President Kurmanbek Bakiyev recently fled the capital Bishkek of? |
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| President Lech Kaczynski, of where, recently died in an aircraft crash? |
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| The recent suicide bombings in Moscow's subway system were presumably carried out by separatists from? |
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| The current PM of Israel is? |
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