Key Terms Chapter 17: Government and Politics
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| Word(s) | Definition | Image | Caption | Link | Source |
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| Absolute Monarchies | governments wherein a monarch has absolute or unmitigated power | ||||
| Anarchy | the absence of any organized government | ||||
| Authority | power that people accept because it comes from a source that is perceived as legitimate | ||||
| Charismatic Authority | power legitimized on the basis of a leader’s exceptional personal qualities | ||||
| Constitutional Monarchies | national governments that recognize monarchs but require these figures to abide by the laws of a greater constitution | ||||
| Democracy | a form of government that provides all citizens with an equal voice or vote in determining state policy | ||||
| Dictatorship | a form of government in which a single person (or a very small group) wields complete and absolute authority over a government or populace after the dictator rises to power, usually through economic or military might | ||||
| Monarchy | a form of government in which a single person (a monarch) rules until that individual dies or abdicates the throne | ||||
| Oligarchy | a form of government in which power is held by a small, elite group | ||||
| One Person, One vVte | a concept holding that each person’s vote should be counted equally | ||||
| Patrimonialism | a type of authority wherein military and administrative factions enforce the power of the master | ||||
| Politics | a means of studying a nation’s or group’s underlying social norms as values as evidenced through its political structure and practices | ||||
| Power | the ability to exercise one’s will over others | ||||
| Power Elite | a small group of powerful people who control much of a society | ||||
| Rational-legal Authority | power that is legitimized by rules, regulations, and laws | ||||
| Representative Democracy | a government wherein citizens elect officials to represent their interests | ||||
| Totalitarian Dictatorship | an extremely oppressive form of dictatorship in which most aspects of citizens’ lives are controlled by the leader | ||||
| Traditional Authority | power legitimized on the basis of long-standing customs |