Monday Sept 16th - Test Review Week:

Test Review Week:

Vocabulary Terms:

Unit 1 Vocab Terms - You need to put these terms into your notebook and define these terms. This needs to be complete during class today. I am planning on collecting your notebooks while you take the Unit 1 Test. 

It looks as if our Unit 1 Exam will be this Friday. 

Writing Prompts: 

I will be selecting 2 of the following:

Define political legitimacy and describe two sources of legitimacy.

Define the concepts of “globalization” and “sovereignty” and explain the interaction between the two.

Identify two positive impacts (advantages) of globalization. Identify two negative impacts (disadvantages) of globalization.

I will be selecting 1 of the following:  

Democracy exists along a continuum. During the 1980s and 90s, many countries attempted to democratize. Some were more successful than others. Using your knowledge of AP Comparative Politics, complete the following tasks:

A.) Define illiberal democracy and provide an example from the six countries studied in AP Comparative Politics.

B.) Define liberal democracy and provide an example from the six countries studied in AP Comparative Politics.

C.) Describe a change in policy that would make an illiberal democracy more liberal.

Many of the countries covered in the AP Comparative Government and Politics course are multination states.

A.) Define the concept of a state.

B.) Explain how a nation is different from a state.

C.) Describe one challenge governments face in securing stability in multination states.

D.) Discuss two policies that governments have taken to address the challenge you described in part (C).