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10 Cards in this Set
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Authority
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the legal right and power to give orders and enforce rules
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Government
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institutions and officials organized to establish and carry out public policy
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Power
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the ability to cause others to behave as they might not other-wise choose to do
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Coercion
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the use of force or threats to make people do things against their will
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Legitimacy
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the quality of being accepted as an authority, often applied to laws or those in power
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Nation-State
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an independent state, especially one in which the people share a common culture
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Sovereignty
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the right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region, a group of people, or oneself
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Politics
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the process and method of making decisions for groups, generally applied to governments though also seen in other human interactions
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Institution
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an established organization, especially one providing a public service, and the rules that guide it
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Democracy
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a system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power, acting either directly on their own or through elected representation
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