AS Comparative Government & Politics - Key Terms

State

Organization that has control over territory and behavior of it’s citizens, through force. it establishes internal control. citizens in a state cede power for internal control. states also provide protection to external threats

Sovernteinity

Power to control a territory

Beaurarcracy

organization where individuals operate under established specific and complex rules

Impersonality

an identity of a modern state is separate from their leaders

Legimatacy

extent to which its authority is regarded as and proper (ex: palestine and vatican city are not recongized as leginimate by nato) confers power/authrotiy to poltiical insitutions

Political Regime

poltical system that sets the fundemental rules and norms of poltics. represented as a scale between democratic or authoritarian, and is often a spectrum for most countries.

Democratic Regime

meaning originates from “ruled by the people” in this system, civil liberties are protected, transparency and accountability is maintained by the government, differs in policy making between direct vs. indirect representation.

Authoritative Regime

Political elite make descions and policies, people have littl/no checks on goverment power, little say in government decision, limited personal freedoms

goverment

leadership elite in charge of running the state and is comprised of elected officials

what must sates do with little legimenacy do to maintain power?

rely on coercion and other means to maintain power/authority