Unit 1 Vocab for Quantitative Analysis

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Across
  1. 4. The process of transitioning a state toward a democratic political system.
  2. 6. A system where laws are used as tools by the ruling authority to maintain control, often without fairness or equality.
  3. 8. Factual, objective statements based on observable evidence.
  4. 9. Subjective statements expressing opinions, values, or what ought to be.
  5. 11. The system of rules or decision-making processes that determine how power is exercised within a state.
  6. 14. A political system where power is derived from the people, typically through free elections.
  7. 15. A system where laws are applied equally and fairly, and no one is above the law.
  8. 19. A regime that seeks total control over all aspects of public and private life.
  9. 21. A country’s authority over itself, free from foreign interference.
  10. 22. A state where power rests with elected representatives and an elected leader, not a monarch.
  11. 23. A group of people sharing commonalities, such as culture, history, or identity.
Down
  1. 1. Governments led by military officials, often established through coups.
  2. 2. States where decision-making authority is distributed to lower levels of government.
  3. 3. The transfer of power from a central government to lower-level governments.
  4. 5. Systems that claim to be democratic but function with only one dominant party, restricting genuine democratic processes.
  5. 7. States where power is divided between a central government and regional entities (e.g., states or provinces).
  6. 10. Governments ruled by religious leaders or based on religious law.
  7. 12. The set of institutions or individuals legally empowered to make binding decisions for a state.
  8. 13. States where power is concentrated in a central government with minimal regional autonomy.
  9. 16. A set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state is governed.
  10. 17. States where decision-making authority is concentrated at the national level.
  11. 18. A political organization combining a permanent population with governing institutions to exercise control over a defined territory with international recognition.
  12. 20. A system where power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader or small group, with limited political freedoms.