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polisci midterm
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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
ID
8558
Card Set
polisci midterm
Description
general concepts
Updated
2010-03-01T04:08:15Z
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