Legitimacy
The acceptance of a government's authority by the citizens
What is Legitimacy
To maintain governance and power for a prolonged time
What is Stability
This country has had consistent and strong stability and legitimacy for hundreds of years
What is the UK
This country has become incredibly legitimate within the past few decades via democratization
What is Mexico
This country utilizes religious and charismatic legitimacy
What is Iran
type of legitimacy based off of economic growth and improved living standards
What is performance legitimacy
This occurs when there is widespread unrest in a country
What is Instability
in which country do religious and cultural divides threaten the legitimacy of the government
what is Nigeria
Censorship and surveillance tools are heavily used to limit dissent in this country
What is China
This country has a weak civil society due to government corruption
Authority derived from a leader's perceived extraordinary qualities
What is charismatic legitimacy
When citizens engage in civil disobedience, they are reducing
What is political stability
The system Nigeria uses to promote stability among ethnic/religious groups across the country
What is federalism
The level of stability within China before Mao ZeDong
What is unstable/low
Iran's biggest threat to stability
What is foreign relations/Israel
What increases external legitimacy while creating internal legitimacy tensions
What are Supranational Organizations
When a government is removed due to foreign pressure
External regime change
The action the UK took to leave the European Union
What is Brexit
Major threat to Mexico's stability
What is cartels
Iran's legitimacy is largely tied to this sect of Islam
What is Shia
The sudden overthrow of a government, often by displeased militaries
What is a coup detat
When a government maintains stability through threat of force
What is coercion/subduing
The enlightenment-era theory which proposes that societies remain stable with the consent of the people
What is social contract
Violent 1989 incident that reflected the lengths taken to maintain state stability
What is Tiananmen Square protests
Control over television networks in Russia allows the government to reduce the impact of
What is free press