Chap 14 exam 3 Flashcards
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Nation-state
a single people governed by a political authority similar to a country
Law
a system of binding and recognized codified rules of behavior that regulate the actions of people pertaining to a given jurisdiction
citizens
legally recognized inhabitant of a country who bear rights and responsibilitys of citizenship as defined by the state
noncitizens
individuals who live in a country but do not possess the same rights as citizens refered as residents, temporary workers or aliens
welfare state
government provides financial and social well being of its citizens through programs bc or certain criteria
interest groups
advocacy or lobby groups that utilize their organizational and social resources to influence legistlation and the funtioning of social intitutions
class dominance theory
group of elite or upper class dominate and influence societal instituitions; compatable with conflict theory
power elite
a group of people with a high level of influence and resources who utilize their status to influence the functioning of societal institutions
Coercion
the threat or use of physical force to ensure complience
traditional authority
power based on a belief in the sanctitiy of long standing traditions and rulers right to exercise authority
rational legal authority
rulers are leginamtate only if they act according to the law that they exercise
monarchy
a form of goverance in which power resides in an individual and is passed on by genreation
charismatic authority
power based on devotion inspired in followers by the personal qualities of a leader
authoritarianism
ordinary members of society are denied the right to participate in government and political power is exercised by and for the benefit of a small political elite
dictatorship
power rests in a single individual
totalitarianism
denies political participation in government and seeks to regulate all aspects of public and private life of citizens
Democracy
citizens are able to participate directly in government
direct democracy
all citizens are fully participating in their own goverance
representation democray
citizens elect reps to govern them
politics
art or science of influencing public policy
Political action committee
Pacs……gathering money and contributing to political canditates who favor in interest groups
lobbyist
pain professionals whose job it is to influence legislation
War economy
war boosting economic production, productivity and employement
terriorism
act of violence to intimidate government
