polisci midterm

social and cultural
group of ppl who feel strong affinity toward each other often based on a shared language or tradition

nation
legal
geographical are w/in which single govt. has legal right to use force to enforce laws

state
legality, social, and cultural concepts become one

nation-state
govt. with a long history or an institutionalized style of decision-making

regime
belief that our nation is an important part of our lives
something we should be willing to sacrifice for
malleable

nationalism
state capacity
- ability to implement w/in a society rules they have decided on
- i.e., tax collection
legitimacy
- when other states/people recognize boundaries
- general acceptance by the populace
- by leaders of other states
highly concentrated in:
a single individual
small group of ppl
single political party
institution
use force to impose their wills

authoritarian regimes
democracy
- free and fair elections
- political parties free to organize
- accountability
- judiciary power independent from the executive
- civilian govt. controls military as well as private power-holders
space occupied by voluntary associations
i.e., lawyers, doctors, trade unions, women's groups

civil society

Author

mike_maria

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Card Set

polisci midterm

Description

general concepts

Updated

2010-03-01T04:08:15Z