Chapter 2 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. The fundamental rules and normals of politics, embodying long-term goals regarding individual freedom and collective equality, where power should reside, and the use of that power
  2. 5. This is a process in which political power is "sent down"" to lower levels of state and government
  3. 7. This is a state that is so weak that its political structures collapse, leading to anarchy and violence
  4. 9. The ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public
  5. 10. The organization that maintains a monopoly of force over a given territory; a set of political institutions to generate and execute policy regarding freedom and equality
  6. 12. This is a a system in which significant state powers, such as taxation, lawmaking, and security, are devolved to region or local bodies
  7. 13. The ability of a state to carry out actions or policies within a territory independently from external or internal rivals
  8. 14. This is a state in which most political power exists at the national level, with limited local authority
  9. 15. This is the legitimacy that is built on the force of ideas embodied by an individual leader
  10. 16. This is a value whereby an institution is accepted by the public as right and proper, thus giving it authority and power
Down
  1. 1. The leadership or elite in charge of running the state
  2. 2. This is the ability of the state to wield power to carry out basic tasks, such as defending territory, making and enforcing rules, collecting taxes, and managing the economy
  3. 3. This is the term that is used to refer to the state, government, regime, and the people who live within that political system
  4. 4. This si the legitimacy that is based on a system of laws and procedures that are highly institutionalized
  5. 6. This is a state that is able to fulfill basic tasks, such as defending territory, making and enforcing rules, collecting taxes, and managing the economy
  6. 8. This is the legitimacy that accepts aspects of politics because they have been institutionalized over a long period of time
  7. 11. This is a state that has difficulty fulfilling basic tasks, such as defending territory, making and enforcing rules, collecting taxes, and managing the economy