Across
- 2. political power is concentrated at the national level and local authority is limited
- 3. is based on a system of laws and procedures that are presumed to be neutral or rational
- 7. a greater tendency toward decentralization
- 9. the fundamental rules and norms of politics
- 10. instead of relying on the weight of history and the continuity of certain roles or values, it is based on the power of ideas or beliefs
- 13. are able to fulfill basic tasks such as defending their territory, making and enforcing rules and rights, collecting taxes, and managing the economy
- 14. it often embodies historical myths and legends as well as the continuity between past and present
- 16. the ability to carry out actions and policies within a territory independent of external actors and internal rivals
- 17. the leadership that runs the state
Down
- 1. they cannot execute such tasks very well as the strong states would
- 4. is the organization that maintains a monopoly of violence over a territory
- 5. is the ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public or international actors
- 6. can be taken as shorthand for the combined political entities defined so far- state, regime, government- as well as for the people who live within the political system
- 8. at an extreme, the very structures of the state may become so weak that they break down
- 11. is the ability of the state to wield power in order to carry out the basic tasks of providing security and reconciling freedom and equality
- 12. powers such as taxation, lawmaking, and security are devolved to regional bodies and to local legislatures that control specific territories within the country
- 15. a value whereby people recognize and accept something or someone as right and proper