AP Comp Gov #3

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Across
  1. 3. The process by which a regime has developed stable democratic institutions and significant protections of civil liberties and is unlikely to revert to authoritarianism
  2. 4. A nonprofit group outside the government's control. They are important to democracy because to keep accountability of the government and are also out of the government's control which increases the accountability.
  3. 5. The legitimate power a state has over people within its territory
  4. 8. An official appointed to run a government department with a specific policy area
  5. 10. A single party is allowed to run candidates for office and controls all aspects of government
  6. 12. A division in society among social factors such as ethnicity, class, religion, or language. (Ex. the North and South of Mexico)
  7. 13. The symbolic representative of a country
  8. 15. A political system in which the central government has sole constitutional sovereignty and power. Center governments can take back powers from subnational governments. (Ex. the UK)
  9. 16. A division among citizens according to political beliefs. (Ex. Republican vs. Democrat)
  10. 17. A system based on religious rule
  11. 19. The power of presidents choosing their successor in Mexico
  12. 22. Decisions can be made and implemented at the whim of the executive, who rules based on his or her personal power
  13. 24. The key executive in the policymaking process
  14. 25. Some states or provinces have special rights or powers that others do not. (Ex. Russia)
  15. 26. A set of collectively held attitudes, values, and beliefs about government and politics, and the norms of behavior in the political system
Down
  1. 1. A form of political organization in which authority is based primarily on the power of the ruler
  2. 2. A system in which the state bureaucracy and the military believe in a technocratic leadership focused on rational ideas and believe they can do it without public participation
  3. 6. Decline in the quality of democracy, including a decrease in citizen participation, rule of law, transparency, and accountability
  4. 7. Groups that form outside the government's control
  5. 9. Leadership is controlled by a high-ranking military official, usually following a coup
  6. 11. The process of transitioning from an authoritarian to a democratic regime
  7. 14. A system in which groups are allowed to form and advocate for their interests outside of government control
  8. 18. The single six-year term for the Mexican president
  9. 20. All states have the same relationship with and rights in relation to the national government. (Ex. Mexico)
  10. 21. Where the central government will give power to regional areas because certain areas may need different policies compared to other areas. Identity could also be another reason why the central government gives a region power. (Ex. the UK)
  11. 23. A political system in which a state's power is legally and constitutionally divided among more than one level of government. The central government cannot take away power from the states. (Ex. the US)