<p> Comparative Government: Important Definitions</p><p>Directions (1) Define each key concept. (2) Give one country specific example for each concept. Note: some of these concepts are not in your textbook! For definitions of these please refer to your classroom notes. </p><p>1. Normative Questions 27. Illiberal Democracy</p><p>2. Empirical Questions 28. Democratization</p><p>3. Correlation 29. Authoritarian</p><p>4. Causation 30. Totalitarianism</p><p>5. Institutions of government 31. Hybrid Regime</p><p>6. Politics 32. Marxism/Communism</p><p>7. State 33. Socialist/Welfare State</p><p>8. Unitary State 34. Democratic Centralism</p><p>9. Federal State 35. Revolution</p><p>10. Rentier State 36. Corporatism</p><p>11. Nation 37. Cooptation</p><p>12. Country 38. Theocracy</p><p>13. Regime 39. Political Ideology</p><p>14. Government 40. Liberal</p><p>15. Sovereignty 41. Conservatism</p><p>16. Devolution 42. Libertarian</p><p>17. Political Culture 43. Radical</p><p>18. Legitimacy 44. Reactionary</p><p>19. Traditional Legitimacy 45. Nationalism</p><p>20. Charismatic Legitimacy 46. Proportional Representation</p><p>21. Rational-legal Legitimacy 47. First Past the Post/Single Member District</p><p>22. Political Cleavage 48. Political Economy</p><p>23. Crosscutting Cleavages 49. Developed Countries</p><p>24. Coinciding Cleavages 50. Developing Countries</p><p>25. Democracy 51. Under-developed Countries</p><p>26. Liberal Democracy 52. GDP 53. PPP 71. Interest group</p><p>54. Gini Index 72. NGOs</p><p>55. HDI 73. Clientelism</p><p>56. Globalization 74. Prebendalism</p><p>57. Linkage institution 75. Judicial review</p><p>58. Supranational organization 76. Legislature</p><p>59. Command Economy 77. Bicameral</p><p>60. Market Economy 78. Unicameral</p><p>61. Economic Liberalization 79. Head of government</p><p>62. Privatization 80. Head of state</p><p>63. Neoliberal Economic Reforms 81. Parliamentary system</p><p>64. Structural Adjustment 82. Presidential system</p><p>65. ISI 83. Semi-Presidential System</p><p>66. NAFTA 84. Bureaucracy</p><p>67. WTO 85. Referendum</p><p>68. Transparency 86. Rule of law</p><p>69. Civil service 87. Technocrat</p><p>70. Civil society</p>
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