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15 Cards in this Set
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State
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Organization that maintains a monopoly of violence over a territory
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Regime
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The fundamental rules and norms of politics
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Government
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The leadership or elite in change running a state.
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Country
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Is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.
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Legitimacy
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Value whereby something or someone is recognized and accepted as right and proper
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Traditional Legitimacy
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Legitimacy that certain aspects of politics are to be accepted because they have been accepted over a long period of time. *Built by habit and custom over time, stressing history, strongly institutionalized
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Charismatic Legitimacy
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The power of ideas or the "gift of grace". Embodied by one individual who can move the public through these ideas and the manner in which one presents them. *Built on the force of ideas and the presence of the leader; weakly institutionalized
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Rational legal Legitimacy
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Not based on history or rituals or on the force of ideas, but rather on a system of laws and procedures that are highly institutionalized. *Built on rules and procedures and the offices that create and enforce those rules; strongly institutionalized
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Federalism
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Significant powers that control specific territory within the country.
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Unitary State
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Invests most political power at the national level with limited local authority.
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Strong States
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Defend their territory, make and enforce rules, collect taxes and manage the economy
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Weak States
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Not well institutionalized and lack authority and legitimacy.
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Failed States
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The states that became so weak that they collapse, resulting in a complete loss of power; anarchy and violence go off as order breaks down.
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Capacity
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The ability of the state to wield power
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Autonomy
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The ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public.
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