Commercial/ Economic networks that include interconnected, worldwide markets, unconstrained by political borders and state control.
What is Economic Globalization?
The process by which a democratic regime matures in terms of elections, separation of powers, and protection of civil liberties.
What is democratic consolidation?
Two of our six countries that have a Presidential system of government.
What are Nigeria and Mexico?
The condition of countries that rely too heavily on the export of commodities (such as oil) and face negative environmental, political, and economic consequences.
What is a resource curse?
Branch of government responsible for writing laws.
What is legislative?
Rentier States.
What are countries that obtain a large percentage of their total govt. revenue from the export of a natural resource to foreign countries?
Judicial Branch
What is the branch of government responsible for hearing cases and applying and interpreting laws?
The legislature of Iran.
What is the Majles?
Legitimacy measures this
These typically endure from government to government.
What are regimes?
Civil Liberties.
What is an individual's protection against abuse of powers by the government?
International Organizations.
Concentrates power at the national level (usually the executive and legislative branches) and often leads to uniform policies and more efficient policy making.
What is a Unitary State?
Shows income inequality in a country.
What is the Gini Index?
What is parliamentary?
Semi-Presidential Systems
What we call the governmental system where separate election processes are used in the selection of a President and the head of the national legislature (usually a Prime Minister)?
The Human Development Index includes statistics about these three dimensions in its analysis of life quality.
What are life expectancy, education, and income?
Through a vote of "no confidence"
How may an executive in a parliamentary system be removed from office?
This Iranian executive conducts foreign policy.
Who is the President?
Holds control over the People's Liberation Army.
Who is Chair of the Chinese Communist Party (Xi)?
Serves as a rubber stamp for the CCP.
What is the National People's Congress is?
The Guardian Council checks that laws and policies are consistent with what.
What is Sharia Law and/or the Constitution?
Areas of Mexico's manufacturing industry mostly located in Northern Mexico, established to assemble parts imported from the U.S.A.
What are Maquiladora Zones?
Can include popular elections, nationalism, tradition, governmental effectiveness, economic growth, religion, and ideology.
What are sources of legitimacy?
The two bodies responsible for appointing the Guardian Council
Who are the Supreme Leader and the Judiciary?