POL 221 Midterm Review: Ch. 2-7 + Germany

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Across
  1. 2. shared beliefs about politics in a society
  2. 4. compares cost of living across countries
  3. 7. state whose population shares a national identity
  4. 10. ability to implement policies and maintain order
  5. 15. the rules and institutions that structure political power
  6. 16. East and West Germany becoming one country in 1990
  7. 18. Germany’s postwar constitution
  8. 20. prioritizes individual rights and limited government
  9. 21. head of government in Germany
  10. 23. executive and legislature are linked
  11. 24. group sharing a common identity or culture
  12. 25. German upper chamber representing regional governments
  13. 27. total value of goods produced in a country
  14. 29. shared cultural or ancestral identity
  15. 34. Germany’s lower legislative chamber
  16. 35. shared currency used by many EU countries
  17. 36. authoritarian nationalism with strong state control
  18. 38. plurality winner-take-all elections
  19. 39. executive elected separately from legislature
  20. 40. independence from social or economic groups
  21. 43. combines income, education, and life expectancy
  22. 44. leaders chosen through competitive elections
  23. 45. public belief that authority is rightful
Down
  1. 1. nonexcludable and nonrival goods like national defense
  2. 3. protections against discrimination
  3. 5. the current leaders running the state
  4. 6. freedoms such as speech and religion
  5. 8. democracy with rights and rule of law
  6. 9. authority based on laws rather than tradition or personality
  7. 11. seats reflect vote share
  8. 12. branches check and balance each other
  9. 13. legal membership in a state
  10. 14. independence from external control
  11. 17. everyone, including leaders, must follow the law
  12. 19. measure of inequality (0 = equal, 1 = unequal)
  13. 22. collective ownership of the economy
  14. 26. capitalism plus strong welfare policies
  15. 28. one representative per district
  16. 30. power shared between national and regional governments
  17. 31. power concentrated at the national level
  18. 32. country unable to control territory or provide basic services
  19. 33. executive chosen by legislature
  20. 35. regional political and economic organization in Europe
  21. 37. political organization with sovereignty, territory, population, and monopoly on force
  22. 41. set of ideas about politics and the role of government
  23. 42. supply and demand determine prices