Lesson 4

Question 1

It refers to activities through which people make, preserve, and amend the general rules under which they live.

Answer 1

POLITICS

Question 2

It refers to the ability to do something in order to achieve a desired outcome.

Answer 2

POWER

Question 3

• It is legitimate power.
• This means that a person who has ___ has the right to exercise power

Answer 3

AUTHORITY

Question 4

The claim to ___ is thus more important than the fact of obedience.

Answer 4

LEGITIMACY

Question 5

• Some people have this type of authority because they inherited or they occupy a position that has been passed on to them.
• Monarchs

Answer 5

TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY

Question 6

• It is based on the presumed special and extraordinary characteristics or qualities possessed by a certain individual.
• People with charisma are often very popular, highly persuasive, and inspire loyalty and obedience from other people.

Answer 6

CHARISMATIC AUTHORITY

Question 7

Power and authority in a legal-rational context are legitimized by a clearly defined set of written rules and laws.

Answer 7

LEGAL-RATIONAL AUTHORITY

Question 8

refers to a succession from rulers from the same line of descent.

Answer 8

dynasty

Question 9

politics is defined as giving material goods in return for electoral support.

Answer 9

Political clientelism

Question 10

The relationship involves two parties, what are these two?

Answer 10

patron (politician) and the client (voter)

Question 11

Consists of a distinct population of people bound together by a common culture, history, and tradition who are typically concentrated within a specific geographic region.

Answer 11

NATION

Question 12

It is a political unit that has sovereignty – the legitimate and ultimate authority of the state – over an area of territory and the people within it.

Answer 12

STATE

Question 13

This refers to the emergence of liberal-democratic regimes that are characterized by a representative form of democracy where political office is gained through formal, competitive elections in many Western societies.

Answer 13

POLITICAL LIBERALIZATION

Question 14

It refers to the pattern of orientation to political objects such as parties, government, and constitution, expressed in beliefs, symbols, and values.

Answer 14

POLITICAL CULTURE

Question 15

Originated from the Latin word “legitimare”

Answer 15

to declare lawful