Chapter 2

Question 1

asymmetric federalism

Answer 1

when power is divided, unevenly between regional bodies-for example, some regions are given greater power over taxation or language rights than others-a more likely outcome in a country with significant ethnic divisions

Question 2

autonomy

Answer 2

The ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public

Question 3

capacity

Answer 3

The ability of the state to wheeled power to carry out basic task, such as defending territory, making an enforcing rules, collecting taxes, and managing the economy

Question 4

charismatic legitimacy

Answer 4

legitimacy built on the force of ideas, embodied by an individual leader

Question 5

country

Answer 5

term used to refer to state, government, regime, and the people who live within that political system

Question 6

devolution

Answer 6

A process in which political power is sent down to lower levels of state and government

Question 7

failed state

Answer 7

estate so weak that it’s political structures, collapse, leading to anarchy and violence

Question 8

Federalism

Answer 8

A system in which significant state powers, such as taxation, lawmaking, and security, are developed to regional or local bodies

Question 9

government

Answer 9

The leadership or elite in charge of running the state
Weakly institutionalized
Limited by the existing regime
Often composed of elected officials, such as a president or Prime Minister, or unelected officials, such as a monarch

Question 10

legitimacy

Answer 10

A value whereby an institution is accepted by the public as right improper, thus giving it authority and power

Question 11

rational-legal legitimacy

Answer 11

legitimacy based on the system of laws and procedures that are highly institutionalized

Question 12

regime

Answer 12

The fundamental rules and norms of politics, embodying, long-term goals regarding individual, freedom, and collective equality, where power should reside, and the use of that power

Question 13

Sovereignty

Answer 13

The ability of a state to carry out actions or policies within a territory independently from the external actors or internal rivals

Question 14

State

Answer 14

The organization that maintains a monopoly of force over a given territory; a set of political institutions to generate an execute policy, regarding freedom and equality

Question 15

strong state

Answer 15

A state that is able to fulfill, basic task, such as defending territory, making an enforcing rules, collecting taxes, and managing the economy

Question 16

traditional legitimacy

Answer 16

Legitimacy that accepts aspects of politics because they have been institutionalized over a long period of time

Question 17

unitary state

Answer 17

A state in which most political power exist at the national level, with limited local authority

Question 18

weak state

Answer 18

A state that has difficulty, fulfilling, basic task, such as defending territory, making an enforcing rules, collecting taxes, and managing the economy

Question 19

nation

Answer 19

A group of people bound together by common set of political aspirations

Question 20

consensus

Answer 20

Individuals banded together to protect themselves and create common rules; leadership chosen from among people. Security through cooperation.

Question 21

coercion

Answer 21

Individuals are brought together by a ruler who imposes authority and monopolizes power. Security through domination.

Question 22

symmetric federalism

Answer 22

All regions have the same powers