CoGo Countries
Which 3 Comp Gov countries have federal systems?
Mexico, Nigeria, and Russia
It is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a center for harmonizing the actions of nations
What is the United Nations?
This index measures the income inequality
What is the GINI Index?
This is the type of legitimacy that gives kings/queens the right to rule
What is traditional legitimacy?
a group of people bound together by a common political identity.
What is a nation?
Name the head of state and head of government in the UK
State-Who is Charles III?
Government-Rishi Sunak
The rules that a state sets and follows in exerting its power. These endure beyond individual governments and leaders.
What is a regime?
This index measures the freedoms and rights given to the citizens of a country
What is the freedom house index?
This is the type of legitimacy that most democracies have and includes having constitutions and rule of law.
What is rational-legal legitimacy?
This is a government system where the executive branch is separate from all other branches
What is a presidential system?
This country is considered to be a post-communists state
What is Russia?
The process by which an authoritarian state begins introducing elements of democracy to a country.
What is democratization?
This AP Comp Gov country ranks lowest on the HDI
What is Nigeria?
This legitimacy comes from pride in one's country
What is Nationalism Legitimacy?
This country uses direct democracy as it's form of government
What is Switzerland?
This country only allows its leader to serve one term
What is Mexico
The ability of a state to carry out actions or policies within their borders independent from interference either from the inside or the outside is best described as
What is sovereignty?
This index measures how well a country can handle pressure and when that pressure becomes to much
What is the Fragile State Index?
This kind of legitimacy comes from exceptional personal qualities. Joseph Stalin is said to have this kind of legitimacy
What is Charismatic Legitimacy?
When a country concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place, and the central government is responsible for most policy areas.
What is a unitary state?
These types of countries are most likely to have income equality
What are communist/post-communist states
It is a government system that hides nondemocratic practices by including some of those practices
What is an illiberal democracy
This index measures living standards
What is the Human Development Index?
This is a legitimacy that deals with religion allowing to influence the decisions of the state
What is Ideological/Religious Legitimacy?
Title of the elected head of government in Iran
What is the President?