AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT NAME OF COUNTRY_______________________

Country Fact Sheet Student Name___________________________period__

Number of subunits Description of arrangement (for example, devolution,

System: Federal/Unitary/ etc)
Theocracy?

Name of Head of State (for example, President) Name of Head of Government

Presidential, Parliamentary, or
Mixed?

Powers of head of state, length of term Powers of head of government

Head of State/Head of Government

Election of head of state, length of term Election of head of government

Name of Legislative Branch Number of seats in legislative branch, length of term, Describe elections of legislative branch
describe power of legislative branch (rubber
(Identify both houses if applicable) stamp/puppet or powerful?)

Name of Judicial Branch How are judges selected? Describe type of power

Bureaucracy/Cabinet Describe bureaucracy Describe cabinet

Political Recruitment/Participation How are elites recruited? What are various forms of participation?

Other important institutions Groups, Professional Organizations, Unions

(complete only if applicable to the
country)

Media Describe type of “feedback” citizens receive

Legitimacy Describe levels of legitimacy Identify sources of legitimacy

Features of the Constitution When was it written? Identify 3 unique features

Historical Event 1
(Identify 3 key events on the left, and to the right of
each event, briefly explain how the events shaped the
current government)

Historical Event 2

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Key Political Leaders and Policies 1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

Ethnic Cleavages Identify the major ethnic cleavages in the country Describe the results of these cleavages in political
conflict and government response

Political Parties Name of Party Platform/Ideology

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

Electoral System
Describe the methods by which citizens elect their
leaders. In the right column, list length of terms and
frequency of elections,

Role of Political Elites Identify elites (people with political power) Describe their role in the government

Citizens Describe types of political participation (include

Describe attitudes towards government unconventional groups)
(political socialization)

Interest Group System (identify Identify key interest groups Describe their power and activities
pluralist or corporatist)

Economic System Identify state-owned industries, foreign-owned Describe nature of private/public industries
industries, nature of privatization
Identify: Capitalist? Socialist?
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Then, identify major economic
policies government has adopted
First World/Third World/ Describe level of economic development Identify socioeconomic indicators that places the
country in this category
Developed/Developing (circle)

Supranational Organizations Identify supranational organizations that country is a Discuss impact of supranational organizations on
part of sovereignty and on development

Public Policy Identify and describe 3 recent policies Identify and describe most pressing current problems

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