Key Terms (L1: Introduction)

Question 1

Define State

Answer 1

“Legitimate monopoly on violence in a given territory”- not just government but parliament, courts etc.

Question 2

Define nation state

Answer 2

a sovereign state of which most of the citizens or subjects are united also by factors which define a nation, “We the people”

Question 3

Define democratic

Answer 3

A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives

Question 4

Define liberal/ liberalism

Answer 4

• Liberal: different things in different contexts

o Liberalism: political ideology focus on freedom + rights

Question 5

Define legitimate

Answer 5

the right and accepted authority

Question 6

Define sovereignty

Answer 6

supreme power/authority

Question 7

Define freedom vs rights

Answer 7

o Freedom as being more inherently political.
o Rights are attributes that adhere to individuals;
♣ Freedom (or the lack thereof) is a characteristic of the political system that guarantees those rights
♣ E.g. right to free speech, but freedom of speech ‘protects’ this right