Chapter 5 - Governments

Question 1

Government

Answer 1

organization of political power in a state

Question 2

Traditional Authority

Answer 2

religious rights, or scripture or heredity authority of rulers. Ex. Constitutional monarchies: Britain, Japan, Denmark, Spain
Flags, anthems, parades, etc..

Question 3

charismatic authority

Answer 3

Personality-based justification of authority of rulers. Ex. Queen Elizabeth

Question 4

rational-legal

Answer 4

Legally established procedures for authority of the rulers. codified and democracy leadership
Effectiveness: Most stable liberal democracies are rich.

Question 5

Legitimacy

Answer 5

Does government do what they say they are going to do?

Question 6

Power (see graph)

Answer 6

Effectiveness - governing “well” means making trains run on time, etc.
Force - Keeping rebellious elements in society submissive.
Legitimacy - Consulting with citizens, voting, keeping “consent of the governed”

Question 7

democracy

Answer 7

Basic elements are: rule of law, constitutions, electoral representation (John Locke - believed)
Measuring democracy: Specialist assessments every year, every country (Polity IV, and Freedom House)
Democracy more likely to break down in poverty.

Question 8

rank democracy databases (scores)

Answer 8

see slide/link. After Samuel Huntington, many political scientists believe that there were three waves of democratization in recent history.
1. First wave (early 1900) during suffrage that gradually reached a group of disenfranchised citizens, ex approximately 20 democracies in the world
2. Second wave (After WWI) during rise of fascism and communism, grew until the end of WWII; after the allied victory in WWII and culminated around 1960 with 30 democracies.
3. Third wave (1970s- 1980s) with democratization of Latin America and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Approximately 60 democracies in the world.

Question 9

Ancient Greek (democracy)

Answer 9

rule by the people

Question 10

Churchill

Answer 10

Imperfect form of government. He believed that democracy is the worst (except for all others)

Question 11

Liberal Democracy

Answer 11

Much larger than just elections, plus liberal rights. Representation for direct democracy versus representative democracy.
Rights and equality
Elections: Participation and contestation
Full Franchise? Mental disorders, minority religion, women, African American made into slaves for liberal democracy was upheld

Question 12

Constitutional Democracy

Answer 12

.Traditional monarchy, in U.S. (anthems),

Question 13

illiberal democracy

Answer 13

Authoritarian government. They have elections with limited rights. Tightly controlled; or opposition to power. Managing democracy. Malaysia, Singapore and Egypt Ex. Russia. . Anyone opposes aren’t allowed to vote. Outside of elections, liberal rights are not strongly respected. See video link.

Question 14

Authoritarianism government

Answer 14

Form of government that claims unlimited authority and is not responsible in any way to citizens’ input.
- Theocracy. Religious figures in control of government. Kleptocracy cult of personalities- to enrich themselves.
- Dictatorships, One-party regime. - - Monarchy - Hereditary principle of unlimited authority.

Question 15

totalitarianism government

Answer 15

Extreme authoritarianism control over all aspects of citizen’s lives

Question 16

Elections

Answer 16

Commitment to rights means continuous competitive elections
Aggressive leaders and voters; rights must be protected from elections.
Rights equal to open space for participation and contestation, protection from majority domination.
Full liberal-democratic model difficult to construct and maintain.
Strength- Rational-legal model that means rights maintained regardless of whose in power.

Question 17

Critiques of Liberal Democracy

Answer 17

Freedom, voice, compromise.
Veiled Oppression
Mainstream critiques/concerns: Money, and Morality