Across
- 2. democracies like Switzerland were able to manage divisions among their people by granting wider authority to different units by establishing a con_____. (don’t put “con” in the answer)
- 3. the totality of a country’s governmental institutions and officials, guided by laws and procedures that structure their activities
- 6. a group of people whose members share a common identity and a claim to a territorial homeland.
- 8. In addition to the “right of blood,” one of the two common principles for citizenship is the right of ___, which means that (basically) anyone born in a country can become a citizen, even if their parents are not citizens.
- 9. the exclusive legal authority of a government over its population and territory, independent of external authorities.
- 11. In addition to coercion, this form of power is when we convince someone that they want to do something that we want them to do.
Down
- 1. governmental organizations and agencies that typically perform specified functions on the basis of laws, rules, directives and other authoritative procedures. (answer is plural)
- 4. ____ authority is when legitimacy of a government or leader rests on establish belief in the sanctity of immemorial customs. (starts with t)
- 5. According to Shively, politics consists of the making of a common decision for a group of people through the use of ____.
- 7. a ‘social contract’ theorist who argued that human beings are born free. Individuals enjoy a natural right to life, liberty and estate (possessions).
- 10. In addition to ethnicity, one source of national identity is a shared ____ community – a sense of shared principles or ideals or goals. The US is one example of this.
- 12. a French philosopher who stressed the collective rights and freedoms of the community. He argued that the people are sovereign based on the general will.