Editing Comparative Politics (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Comparative Politics''' — The study of domestic politics by comparing different countries.
* '''The State''' — The set of institutions that maintains a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence in a territory.
* '''Regime''' — The fundamental rules and norms of politics (e.g., Democracy, Autocracy).
* '''Government''' — The specific people in power at a given time (e.g., the Biden Administration).
* '''Authoritarianism''' — A system where power is concentrated in the hands of a leader or small elite.
* '''Totalitarianism''' — An extreme form of authoritarianism that seeks to control every aspect of public and private life.
* '''Rule by Law''' — Using the law to control the population (distinct from 'Rule of Law').
* '''Clientelism''' — A social order where politics is based on the exchange of goods and services for political support (patronage).
* '''Civil Society''' — The organizations outside the state (NGOs, churches, clubs) that allow people to participate in public life.
* '''Political Culture''' — The collection of beliefs, values, and symbols that define a society's attitude toward politics.
* '''Electoral System''' — The set of rules that determines how votes are cast and translated into seats (e.g., Proportional Representation vs. First-Past-the-Post).
* '''Federalism''' — A system where power is divided between a central government and regional governments.
* '''Unitary State''' — A system where most or all power resides in the central government.
* '''Coup d'état''' — A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
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