Sovereignty, Authority, and Power

4. describes a repressive, often detested, regime
8. Democracy with elected officials representing the people
11. right to rule decided by the citizens
13. system where citizens vote for legislative and executive branch
16. gov officials interact with people outside the gov before they set policy
17. the separation of government into multiple branches
19. feeling pride in your nation
21. Rule military may directly intervene in politics
24. state gives benefits to people in return for public support
26. legitimacy based on system of well-established laws
28. system where a prime minister coexists with a president
29. Democracy where individuals have immediate say over government decisions
31. state with more than one nation
32. legitimacy based on a dynamic personality of leader
34. based on tradition, past practices, and legal precedents
35. people who hold political power w/o citizen input

1. rules a state sets and follows
2. people without a state
3. outlying areas
5. complex social organizations (governments, economies)
6. headed by a dictator with extreme nationalism/racism w/o tolerance of oppositon
7. forced takeover of the government
9. regime gets support from citizens
10. legitimacy that uses tradition
12. each branch can hold restrictions over the other branches
14. group of people bound by common political identity
15. state can govern w/o control from internal affairs of other states
16. authoritarian regime by Karl Marx controlling gov, economy, etc
18. system where citizens vote for legislative that select executive
20. emphasis on individual political and economic freedom
22. area organized into a political unit with a government
23. role that deals with everyday tasks of running the government
24. power is split among many groups
25. values of equality from Communism but is influenced by freedom
27. role symbolizing power and nature of regime
30. based on written rules (codes)
33. state with more than one core area