Regimes
This regime type is almost always paired with a "first to past the post system"
Presidential
Which voting system allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference rather than choosing just one?
Ranked choice voting
The three branches of government are....
legislature, judiciary, and executive
What social initiative focused utilized digital campaigns on raising awareness about sexual harassment and assault, particularly in the workplace
The METOO movement
Which type of regime is characterized by competitive elections but frequent violations of civil liberties, often referred to as a "hybrid" system?
Illiberal Democracy
In a proportional representation system, seats in the legislature are typically allocated based on what?
Percentage of votes won
Legislatures can be divided into what two systems..
Upper and Lower chamber
This group advocated for Black liberation and self-determination through a combination of community programs, political activism, and armed self-defense against police brutality.
The Black Panthers
What is the main difference between a military junta and a personalist dictatorship?
Concentration of power
"whether power is concentrated in a single leader or shared by military elites"
Which of the following is a key criticism of the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system?
It can win without receiving the majority of the vote
The role of the legislature is to
create, amend, and approve laws
This theory insists that "grevainces" can be manufactured, and what ultimately determines a movements success is their resources..
Resource mobilization theory
What term is used to describe a government where a single leader rules with little to no checks on power, often relying on patronage networks and fear to stay in control?
Personalist Regime
Impeachment is a legal process that entails what?
Criminality, initiated by the legislature
Legislatures are nominated by..
constituents in their districts
Theory examines how political contexts shape social movement emergence, strategies, and outcomes. It emphasizes the interaction
between movements and political institutions
Political Process Theory
A type of regime where an individual seeks to change and control every aspect of society
Totalitarianism
Vote of no confidence entails what?
Removal of the prime minister (and his cabinet)
The number of legislative seats is determined by
population size
Specific configurations of resources, institutional arrangements, and historical precedents that facilitate or constrain
collective action. They help explain why similar movements emerge at different times across various countries
Political opportunity structures