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Authosity: general
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Power based on a general agreement a person or group has the ability to issue commands, and that those commands should be obeyed (failure to obey is punishable)
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e is a potential higher authority.
- govt authority is unique bc there is no "natural" limit on authority (each govt is SOVEREIGN) |
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TYPES OF GOVTS:
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CONSTITUTIONAL
AUTHORITARIAN TOTALITARIAN |
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CONSTITUTIONAL
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usually democracies) are "self limiting. based on written rules which restrict and control govt authority
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-AUTHORITARIAN (
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AUTOCRATIC): govts have no written rules, therefore there is no limit to its authority.
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-TOTALITARIAN:
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govts can take total control of a society
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LEGITIMACY
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the perception of the govt that a govt should have authority, because it represents the best interests of the society.
- - The greater the legitimacy of a government the more efficient it is, and the more successful it is. |
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best government ?
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most efficient government (i.e. it exerts the least amount of authority
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why people obey?
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because of fear of implicit power (ex. income tax) or because they believe that they should.
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when real authority exists?
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when the ppl believe it does exist and is appropriate.
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