Introduction Flashcards

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Politics

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The organisation of power and decision making in society

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Law

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Rules of behaviour enforced by sanctions and imposed by a sovereign authority

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Rules

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Guides to behaviour possibly enforced by sanctions imposed within a group

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Customs

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A traditional or excepted way of behaving

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Government

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  • the body that has the power the power to carry out the laws and run the society it is in
  • Combined institutions on a level of power and decision making in a country
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The Heavenly Mandate

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Traditional Chinese concept, heaven would bless the authority of a fair and just leader, but be displeased with a despotic ruler and withdraw the mandate

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The divine right of kings

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European concept justifies absolute power of the monarch as they derive their right to rule directly from god

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The god emperor

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The ruler is considered to be a living god

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Dictatorship

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Rule by a single leader who has not been elected and may use force to keep control

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Single party system

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Power is restricted to or by a single group with a unified goal

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Theocracy

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A form of government in which a ‘god’ or ‘deity’ is recognised as the supreme ruler

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Monarch

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A monarch who obtains power through hereditary means

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Oligarchy

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Political power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society who have equal power

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Artiscocracy

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Power is wielded by an elite section of society

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Anarchy

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There is no government

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