Comparative Political Systems

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Across
  1. 3. The pursuit of a common objective (often a public good) by a group of individuals, which can be hindered by free-rider incentives
  2. 4. The set of people who can play a role in selecting a political leader.
  3. 6. A political regime with high levels of both contestation (free organization for political competition) and inclusion (broad participation rights).
  4. 8. The requirement that a scientific statement must be open to the possibility of being proven false by observation.
  5. 9. Voting for a candidate or party that is not one's most preferred but has a realistic chance of winning, in order to influence the final outcome
  6. 10. A majoritarian electoral system where individuals cast a single vote for a candidate in a single-member district, and the candidate with the most votes wins.
Down
  1. 1. A democratic transition that occurs when ordinary citizens rise up to overthrow an authoritarian regime through popular revolution.
  2. 2. An implicit agreement among individuals to create and empower a state, outlining the rights and responsibilities of both the state and the citizen
  3. 5. A system of government in which legislative deliberation occurs in two distinct assemblies or chambers
  4. 7. An individual or collective actor whose agreement is necessary for a change in the political status quo.