Political Systems

Cultural forces

Religions & Beliefs

Concepts Where?

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Comparative Politics

Rule passed by birth – ruler may have absolute

power or it may be limited by law.

Monarchy

Political Systems 100

A single person or small group exercises complete power.

Dictatorship

Political Systems 200

Constitution/laws shape the government,

guarantee certain rights to the people

Republic

Political Systems 300

TotalitarianismGovernment controls all aspects of their citizens’

lives.

Political Systems 400

Religious leader or council has ultimate

authority.

Theocracy

Political Systems 500

Spreading of a new technology or practice

to other places over time.

Cultural diffusion

Cultural Forces 100

Changes that remake society; often the

introduction of a new technology or practice,

but also reform and revision of existing

methods.

Innovations

Cultural Forces 200

The merging of cultural traits from previously

distinct cultural groups; usually minority groups becoming more like the

majority.

Assimilation

Cultural Forces 300

The likelihood or tendency for cultures to

become increasingly dissimilar with the

passing time, especially when isolated from

others.

Cultural divergence

Cultural Forces 400

Diverse cultures taking on each other’s values, attitudes, and customs.

Acculturation/Cultural convergence

Cultural Forces 500

Sacred text is the Torah, which outlines the laws for living a good life.

Judaism

Religions & Beliefs 100

Based on the teachings of Siddhartha Guatama,

instructs followers to follow the “Eightfold

Path.”

Buddhism

Religions & Beliefs 200

Three monotheistic religions that believe in

the same god.

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam

Religions & Beliefs 300

A central element of other religions, this

belief is often found in the religions of

indigenous peoples.

animism

Religions & Beliefs 400

Centered in India, this religion has elements of

both Hinduism and Islam.

Sikhism

Religions & Beliefs 500

patriotismThe love of one’s country.

Concepts 100

nationalismThe policy of holding the

interests of one’s own nation as separate from

(and more important than) other nations, extreme

versions of this have been used to justify aggression.

Concepts 200

Natural boundariesDivisions between two

nations formed by a physical feature such as a mountain, river, or sea.

Concepts 300

suffrageThe right to vote,

sometimes denied to women and minorities.

Concepts 400

Culture hearthThe site ideas, materials, and technology develop and spread from – like

Mecca, the “birthplace” of Islam.

Concepts 500

North KoreaRestrictive Communist

dictatorship with no religious freedom

Where? 100

United StatesRepublic governed by rule

of law; though there is “separation of church and state,” political institutions

are influenced by the majority religion,

Christianity

Where? 200

Saudi ArabiaAbsolute monarchy that is only restricted by the laws

of Islam.

Where? 300

IranTheocracy led by an

Islamic leader who heads the Twelver Shi’a.

Where? 400

USSR under Stalin and Nazi Germany

Though they no longer exist, these two regimes

are the most notable examples of

totalitarianism – one atheist, and the other

Christian.

Where? 500

Rank the six major political systems from most free to least free.

Democracy – Republic – Monarchy – Theocracy – Dictatorship – Totalitarianism

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