5.1 Political Change

• Political change refers to the transformation of a country's political institutions, processes, and behaviors
• Economic development, social movements, and technological innovations are all sources of political change.


  True
• Match the type of political change with its key characteristics:

  Revolution ↔️ Radical transformation of structures

  Reform ↔️ Incremental adjustments to laws

  Coup ↔️ Sudden seizure of government control
• Order the factors affecting the pace of political change from fastest to slowest:

  1️⃣ Social Mobilization

  2️⃣ Economic Development

  3️⃣ Institutional Rigidity
• External influences may compel countries to adopt new models or policies
• Match the type of political change with its description:

  Institutional ↔️ Alterations to political bodies like legislatures

  Procedural ↔️ Modifications to electoral systems

  Behavioral ↔️ Shifts in attitudes of political actors
• External influences can exert pressure on a country to adopt new institutions.


  True
• A coup involves the forceful seizure of government control by a small group
• Entrenched political institutions and power structures can slow down the pace of political change
• Transformative leaders are more likely to pursue incremental political reforms.

  False
• Factors that influence the long-term sustainability of political changes

  1️⃣ Public support

  2️⃣ Institutional reforms

  3️⃣ Economic conditions

  4️⃣ External influences
• The French Revolution in 1789 is an example of a political revolution
• Understanding the nature and drivers of political change is crucial for analyzing the dynamics of political systems
• External influences, such as foreign governments, can exert pressure on a country to undergo political changes.


  True
• Institutional rigidity can slow down the pace of political change.


  True
• Widespread social movements can accelerate the pace of political change
• Political change refers to the transformation of a country's political institutions, processes, and behaviors
• Changes in a country's economic structure, such as industrialization, can drive political reforms
• Reform results in radical transformations of social structures.

  False
• What type of political reforms do grassroots activists tend to push for?

  Transformative
• What are three external influences that can speed up domestic political reforms?

  Globalization, geopolitics, international pressure
• Negative outcomes of political change may include human rights abuses
• What are three types of political change discussed in the study material?

  Revolution, reform, coup
• Widespread social movements can accelerate the pace of political change
• Institutional change involves modifications to the structure and function of political bodies like governments and legislatures.


  True
• Grassroots activism and collective action by citizens are key components of social movements
• Significant economic shifts often catalyze more radical political changes
• Several key factors can affect the pace and nature of political change
• Rigid political institutions resist radical changes.


  True
• Transformative leaders focus on sweeping political reforms.


  True
• Arrange the factors driving political change from most internal to most external:

  1️⃣ Social movements

  2️⃣ Technological innovations

  3️⃣ Economic development

  4️⃣ External influences
• Revolution involves deep-seated grievances and the overthrow of the existing government
• Match the type of political change with its key characteristic:

  Revolution ↔️ Overthrow of existing government

  Reform ↔️ Incremental adjustments to laws

  Coup ↔️ Seizure of power by force
• What are three potential positive outcomes of political change?

  Democracy, prosperity, equality
• The democratic transitions in Eastern Europe in the 1990s led to immediate and universal economic prosperity.

  False
• Rapid economic changes often catalyze more radical political reforms.


  True
• Entrenched institutions tend to resist radical changes, leading to more incremental adjustments.

  True
• What are four factors that influence the long-term sustainability of political change?

  Public support, institutional reforms, economic conditions, external influences