Pot Luck
EU and WTO are examples
Supra-National Organizations
Return of the PRI
2012
Un-elected career specialists
Bureaucracy
Rules and structures of that endure as a system of governance
Regime
Name for China’s Internet Censorship
Great Firewall
Type of cleavages that foster stability and cohesion
Cross-Cutting
Presidential Elections in Iran, Nigeria and Russia may require this
Run-off or Second Round
Power Center of Communist Party
Politburo
Supreme authority to carry out actions/policies within a territory
Sovereignty
Name for Protest Movement in Iran, born out of frustration with rigged 2009 election
Green Movement
Economic adjustment to GDP to take into account variation in Cost of Living
(PPP)Purchasing Power Parity
Term for minimum amount of votes needed to gain representation in a PR system
Threshold
Court “empowered” with Judiical Review in Russia
Constitutional Court
Type of regime where decisions are made by political elites without input from citizens
Authoritarian
Official -formal relationship/recognition between government and Interest group (s)
Corporatism
Interest groups, Parties and Media serve as
Linkage Institutions
Party formed by Buhari
APC - All Progressive Congress
Institution where PEERS serve
House of Lords
Forced takeover of the government
Coup (d’etat)
Specific Social Movement/Group fighting for benefits in Oil-Rich Nigeria
(not BOKO HARAM)
MOSOP
MEND
NIGER DELTA AVENGERS
Citizens capacity to understand and Influence politics
Political Efficacy
T.May called for this type of election and had this happen as a result
Snap Election; lost the majority
Term for Chinese Civil Servants/Party members
Cadre
Political culture/values that emphasize quality of life over concern for material gain
Post modern
Mexican patron-client networks
Camarillas