AP Comparative Government 2025/2026 Examination Questions with
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Body of non elected officials that make policies. Characterized by
Bureaucracy
special functions, loyalty to fix rules, and hierarchy of
authority.
Causation One variable causes another
A personal quality that a leader possesses that gives him/her the
Charismatic authority
ability to persuade masses of citizens to follow his/her
leadership
Individual rights such as the freedom of speech, freedom of
Civil Liberties
assembly, freedom of religion, right to a fair trial.
Civil Service Those employed directly within governmental departments.
All of the voluntary civic and social organizations combined to
Civil Society
form a functioning society, as opposed to forced institutions of
state and commercial backed markets
Cleavages Differences or division in the characteristics of a population
Clientelism The practice of exchanging public resources for votes
Economy where government manages all aspects- citizens'
Command Economy
opinions and wants do not matter.
Used to establish empirical relationships among two or more
Comparative Method
variables while all other variables are held constant.
Consensus A general wide spread agreement
Set of rules for government that describes the powers and
Constitution
functions of a government.
A political system in which the government gives a deliberate
Corporatism
advantage to certain groups in the policymaking process.
Correlation Related
Government system carried out by the people, whether through
Democracy
elected representatives or directly.
Democraticization Establishment of new democratic systems after WWI.
Development act or process of growth
Devolution delegation of decision making to lower levels of govt.
Electoral System Legal system for making democratic decisions
, Fusion of Powers Regime has all authority by one element of the government.
Gerrymandering Manipulation of electoral distinct political boundaries.
Gini Index measure of income inequality
Ongoing process where cultures, economies are integrated
Globalization
through a general network of communication and trade.
GDP total market value of final goods produced by a country in one year (minus
exports)
Total value of all final goods and services produced within a
gnp
nation in a particular year
The chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often
Head of Government
presiding over a cabinet.
embodies the politcal community and continuity of the state, and
Head of State
carries out ceremonial functions associated with representing
the state.
A governing system in which, although elections take place,
Illiberal Democracy citizens are cut off from knowledge about the activities of those
who exercise real power because of the lack of civil societies.
A+ answers Already Verified.
Body of non elected officials that make policies. Characterized by
Bureaucracy
special functions, loyalty to fix rules, and hierarchy of
authority.
Causation One variable causes another
A personal quality that a leader possesses that gives him/her the
Charismatic authority
ability to persuade masses of citizens to follow his/her
leadership
Individual rights such as the freedom of speech, freedom of
Civil Liberties
assembly, freedom of religion, right to a fair trial.
Civil Service Those employed directly within governmental departments.
All of the voluntary civic and social organizations combined to
Civil Society
form a functioning society, as opposed to forced institutions of
state and commercial backed markets
Cleavages Differences or division in the characteristics of a population
Clientelism The practice of exchanging public resources for votes
Economy where government manages all aspects- citizens'
Command Economy
opinions and wants do not matter.
Used to establish empirical relationships among two or more
Comparative Method
variables while all other variables are held constant.
Consensus A general wide spread agreement
Set of rules for government that describes the powers and
Constitution
functions of a government.
A political system in which the government gives a deliberate
Corporatism
advantage to certain groups in the policymaking process.
Correlation Related
Government system carried out by the people, whether through
Democracy
elected representatives or directly.
Democraticization Establishment of new democratic systems after WWI.
Development act or process of growth
Devolution delegation of decision making to lower levels of govt.
Electoral System Legal system for making democratic decisions
, Fusion of Powers Regime has all authority by one element of the government.
Gerrymandering Manipulation of electoral distinct political boundaries.
Gini Index measure of income inequality
Ongoing process where cultures, economies are integrated
Globalization
through a general network of communication and trade.
GDP total market value of final goods produced by a country in one year (minus
exports)
Total value of all final goods and services produced within a
gnp
nation in a particular year
The chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often
Head of Government
presiding over a cabinet.
embodies the politcal community and continuity of the state, and
Head of State
carries out ceremonial functions associated with representing
the state.
A governing system in which, although elections take place,
Illiberal Democracy citizens are cut off from knowledge about the activities of those
who exercise real power because of the lack of civil societies.
