Politics

Question 1

Government

Answer 1

refers to a political apparatus in which officials enact policies
and make decisions.

Question 2

Politics

Answer 2

refers to the use of power to affect government actions.

Question 3

Power

Answer 3

is the capacity of individuals or groups to achieve their aims or
further their interests, even when others resist.

Question 4

Authority

Answer 4

A government’s legitimate use of power.

Question 5

Nation-state

Answer 5

A type of state characteristic of the modern world.

Question 6

Sovereignty

Answer 6

The undisputed political rule of a state over a given territorial
area. The notion of national sovereignty is a relatively modern one.

Question 7

Citizenship

Answer 7

Members of a nation-state, having both rights and duties
associated with that membership.

Question 8

Nationalism

Answer 8

A set of beliefs and symbols expressing identification with a
national community.

Question 9

Three types of citizenship rights

Answer 9

• Civil liberties: Legal rights held by all citizens in a given national
  community.
• Political rights: Rights of political participation, such as the right to vote in
  local and national elections, held by citizens of a national community.
• Social rights: Rights of social and welfare provision held by all citizens in a
  national community, including, for example, the right to claim
  unemployment benefits and Social Security payments

Question 10

Welfare state

Answer 10

a political system that provides a range of welfare benefits for its citizens.