Unit 1, Lesson 1 Vocab

Question 1

TCI- The ability to cause others to behave as they might not otherwise choose to do

Answer 1

Power

Question 2

M.E.- An action, Your ability to get something done, taking action, get others to do what you want

Answer 2

Power

Question 3

M.E- Power from your ability to persuade others to identify with them, a cult of personality

Answer 3

Referent

Question 4

M.E.- Power from ability to give something of value. EX: money, praise, responsibility

Answer 4

Rewards

Question 5

TCI- The legal right or ability to give orders and enforce rules

Answer 5

Authority

Question 6

M.E.- ability/power to give orders & enforce rules in an official or legal way, legal right to use power

Answer 6

Authority

Question 7

TCI- The quality of being accepted as an authority, often applied to laws or those in power

Answer 7

Legitimacy

Question 8

M.E.- Your power & authority is accepted by the people/laws or those in power

Answer 8

Legitimacy

Question 9

M.E- The use of force or threats to make people do things against their will

Answer 9

Coercion

Question 10

M.E.- Power comes from your skills

Answer 10

Expertise

Question 11

TCI- An ancient Chinese doctrine that the ruler was “the son of Heaven” and thus enjoyed supreme authority

Answer 11

Mandate of Heaven

Question 12

M.E.- Ruler has authority to rule for all those under heaven, as long as you rule in a moral manner.

Answer 12

Mandate of Heaven

Question 13

TCI- The idea that kings derive their authority from God, not from their subjects, and thus have absolute power to govern

Answer 13

Divine right of kings

Question 14

M.E.- Monarchs get their authority from God, not their subjects, to rule.

Answer 14

Divine right of kings

Question 15

TCI- Government income raised through taxes and other means, to be used for public expenses

Answer 15

Revenue

Question 16

M.E.- Government income raised through taxes, used for public expenses, like goods

Answer 16

Revenue

Question 17

TCI- An ancient Greek concept of representative government in which the well-intentioned many rule for the benefit of all

Answer 17

Polity

Question 18

M.E.- Representative government, many rule for the benefit of all

Answer 18

Polity

Question 19

TCI- Payments in money or goods to ancient empires by smaller states that were under their control

Answer 19

Tribute

Question 20

M.E.- Payments in $ or exchange of goods by smaller states to empires.

Answer 20

Tribute

Question 21

TCI- An independent state, especially one in which the people share a common culture. In a nation-state, people have a state of belonging to one country, even if they have a different ethnic background

Answer 21

Nation- state

Question 22

M.E.- Independent nations, people share a common culture, sense of belonging even if from different ethnic backgrounds.

Answer 22

Nation- state

Question 23

TCI- The right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region, a group of people, or oneself

Answer 23

Sovereignty

Question 24

M.E.- right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region, a group of people, or oneself

Answer 24

Sovereignty

Question 25

TCI- The process and method of making decisions for groups. Although generally applied to governments, politics is observed in all human interactions

Answer 25

politics

Question 26

M.E.- Process & method of making decisions for groups: has a purpose, needs collective action,

Answer 26

politics

Question 27

TCI- An established organization, especially one providing a public service, and the rules that guide it

Answer 27

institution

Question 28

Established organization with rules used for the purpose of providing a public service

Answer 28

institution

Question 29

M.E.- Hard bargaining, try to create a win-win situation, giving up something your opponent wants in exchange for something of equal or greater value

Answer 29

horse-trading

Question 30

M.E.- Walk away from a negotiation and refuse to return to the table until the opposition gives you something you want, risky strategy

Answer 30

walkout

Question 31

M.E.- Overpower your opponent, usually used with opponents with different goals

Answer 31

power struggle

Question 32

M.E.- Completely destroy your opponent, last one standing wins, scorched earth strategy

Answer 32

demolition derby

Question 33

TCI- a form of protest in which people obey a law they consider unjust

Answer 33

civil disobedience

Question 34

M.E.- Form of protest by disobeying an unjust law to bring the law to the attention of the public with goal to change it.

Answer 34

civil disobedience

Question 35

M.E.- agreement between ruler and people that must be kept by both parties

Answer 35

social contract