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Power

The ability to make someone do something they would not otherwise do

Authority

The legitimate power a state has over people within its territory

Theocracy

A system based on religious rule

Coercion

The use of force, or the threat of force, to get someone to do something they would not otherwise do

Legitimacy

The citizens' belief that the government has the right to rule

Political efficacy

A citizen's belief that his or her actions can impact the government

Traditional legitimacy

The right to rule based on a society's long-standing patterns and practices

Charismatic legitimacy

The right to rule based on personal virtue, heroism, or other extraordinary characteristics

Rational-legal legitimacy

The right to rule based on an accepted set of laws

Unitary system

A political system in which the central government has sole constitutional sovereignty and power

Federal system

A political system in which a state's power is legally and constitutionally divided among more than one level of government

Devolution

Granting of powers by the central government to regional governments

Presidential system

A system in which the executive and legislative are elected independently and have separate and independent powers

Parliamentary system

A system in which the executive and legislature are fused.

Semi-presidential system

A system that divides executive power between a directly elected president and a prime minister.