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Resources: LOTS of Links to Useful Websites!

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Resources: LOTS of Links to Useful Websites!

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AP COGO Resources - Update by Jennifer Egas | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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The United Kingdom! - AP Comparative Government by Jennifer Egas | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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The Federal Republic of Nigeria! This West African nation is a little more than twice the size of California. The capital city is Abuja.…

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Sorry for the initial goof on the Office Hours links yesterday, guys-- there are a LOT of links to keep straight when I'm writing these things up, so I'm certain I'll goof in the future, too. When I do, just let me know, and I'll try to fix the problems quickly. And Dr. Roach would...

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AP COGO: Update - Nigeria by Jennifer Egas | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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Mexico! - AP COGO by Jennifer Egas | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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Mexico's topography includes coastal plains, high plateaus, valleys, rain forests and deserts within an area just less that 3 times the size of Texas. Two mountain ranges run the length of Mexico: the Sierra Madre Occidental on the west coast and the Sierra Madre Oriental in the east.

The geography makes transportation and communication difficult and infrastructure is expensive.

The nation has plentiful oil, silver and other natural resources, but Mexico has had difficulty managing resources. Mountain ranges limit large-scale commercial agriculture to irrigated fields in the north and the central area and the south produce a variety of crops on small farms.

It is the 2nd largest nation in Latin America after Brazil and is the largest Spanish-speaking nation in the world.

60% of the country is 'mestizo' (people of mixed indigenous and Spanish ancestry.) About 30% of the population is descended from the indigenous people, but only 6.5% of them speak an indigenous language.

The biggest indigenous groups are the Maya in the south and the Nahuatl in the central area with 1+M in each group.

Even though Mexicans are proud of their nation's pre-Columbian roots, racial & class divides are issues.

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AP COGO Weekly Update - Mexico! by Jennifer Egas | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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Iran! - AP COGO by Jennifer Egas | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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AP Comparative Government FRQ Practice: Develop an argument on whether economic liberalization policies increase a regime's legitimacy. Use one or more of the following course concepts in your response: Democratization, Sovereignty, Cleavages.

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AP COGO: China! - Resources! by Jennifer Egas | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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Resources of All Kinds! I had a request for test prep resources for the AP Exam in the spring. Always there is the College Board…

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The AP Comparative Government and Politics exam tests your knowledge of how the political systems in different countries are similar and different. The exam requires endurance, strong critical thinking, and top-notch writing skills...which means you'll need to be extra prepared!

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AP COGO Exam: Your One-Stop Shop - Exam Review Resources! by Jennifer Egas | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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AP COGO - Unit 1: Introduction to Comparative Politics by Jennifer Egas | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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This series of Smores are organized by the units as they occur on the AP website.

Topics included are:

*civil society

*political culture

*political ideologies

*political values and beliefs

*political participation

*civil rights/civil liberties

*political and social cleavages.

Link to general terms (Quizlet): https://quizlet.com/13458935/ap-comp-gov-flash-cards/

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The definition/purpose of political institutions:

*organizations in a government that create, enforce and apply laws and also mediate conflict and set policies on economic and social systems within the country. They also provide representation for the population.

Typically there are two types of democratic regimes: presidential and parliamentary.

The legislatures can be unicameral (one house) or bicameral (two houses) (ex. The U.S. Congress includes the House of Representatives and the Senate and in Great Britain Parliament includes the House of Commons and the House of Lords.)

Within a country there can be a two-party or a multi-party system. Parties can be strong or weak, depending on the country.

Political institutions can be bodies, parties legislatures or heads of state. But they can also be trade unions, courts and party organizations. Additionally, political institutions can refer to a recognized structure of rules and principles within which the organizations function---ex. voting rights, accountability, etc.

Political institutions have an impact on business and commercial environments within countries.

A political institution sets rules in which orderly societies obey and decide/administer punishments for those who don't obey.

Types of Political Systems:

A political system = politics/government and involves law, economy, culture and social concepts.

Most commonly occurring systems can be reduced to a few basic concepts:

*Democracy: a system of government by whole populations or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

*Republic: a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

*Monarchy: a form of government in which one person reigns---usually a king/queen---and the Crown is usually inherited.

*Communism: a form of government in which the state plans and controls the economy---often it's an authoritarian party that holds the power and state controls are imposed.

*Dictatorship: a type of government structure where one person makes the main rules & decisions with absolute power and disregards input from others.

Functions of Political Systems:

In 1960s Almand and Coleman articulated 3 core functions of political systems:

*maintain integration of society by determining norms

*adapt/change elements of social, economic and religious systems

*protect the integrity of the political system from external threats
https://www.thoughtco.com/political-institutions-44026

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Globalization is defined as "the process of expanding and intensifying linkages between states, societies and economies." (O'Neill, A-18)

Supranational System: a framework where "sovereignty is shared between the member states and the E. U." (for example.) (O'Neill, 237)

Economic Liberalization: cutting taxes, reducing regulation, privatization of state-owned businesses and public goods, expanding property rights.

Globalization can be seen in politics and economics.

It can be limited or reversed in different ways. Economic difficulties could work against globalization by reducing economic ties, migration, etc.

An economic crisis could cause an increase in public opposition to globalization. The public's concerns can include the environment, labor standards and democratic practices around the world.

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AP COGO: Unit 5 - Political & Economic Changes & Development by Jennifer Egas | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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Hip Hughes: The Russian Revolution Explained

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Check out the important terms for the course!