Chapter 2 Vocab.

2. The leadership in charge of running the state.
6. The fundamental rules and norms of politics.
7. States that cannot fulfill basic tasks like defending their territory and enforcing rules.
8. Based off of the force of ideas and presence of the leader.
10. When a weak state breaks down.
12. A state’s ability to wield power independently.
14. The process of exhibiting a tendency towards decentralization.
15. One of the most important elements of a state. It is the ability to carry out actions and policies.
16. A state’s ability to wield power and carry out basic tasks of security and rights.

1. Powers such as taxation and lawmaking.
3. It is based off of habit and custom over time.
4. States where political power is concentrated at the national level and local authority is limited.
5. A combination of state, regime, and government.
9. Based off of rules and procedures. It is strongly institutionalized.
11. States that are able to fulfill basic tasks like defending their territory and enforcing rules.
13. A value where people accept something or someone as right and/or proper.
15. An organization that maintains a monopoly of violence over a territory.