Essentials of Comparative Politics Chapter 2 Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. the type of legitimacy that's based on a system of laws and procedures
  2. 7. the ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public
  3. 9. the political power is concentrated at the national level and local authority is limited
  4. 11. the ability of the state to wield power in order to carry out the basic tasks of providing security
  5. 13. the organization that maintains a monopoly of violence over a territory
  6. 15. the type of legitimacy that's opposite to traditional legitimacy
  7. 16. states that are unable to fulfill basic tasks
  8. 17. the type of legitimacy that embodies historical myths and legends
Down
  1. 2. the leadership that runs the state
  2. 3. states that are able to fulfill basic tasks
  3. 4. a state, regime, government, and the people
  4. 5. defined in the national constitution and therefore not easily constricted or eliminated by any government
  5. 6. a value whereby people recognize & accept something/someone as right and proper
  6. 8. a greater tendency toward decentralization
  7. 10. the ability to carry out actions and policies within a territory independent of external actors and internal rivals
  8. 12. a broken down state
  9. 14. the fundamental rules and norms of politics