Systems of Government
This system comprises the laws, ideas, and procedures that address who should have authority to rule and what the government’s influence on its people and economy should be.
Political system
This refers to the state's legitimate right to use power to enforce policies and decisions.
Authority
This type of regime features free and fair elections, respect for civil liberties, and well-established rule of law.
liberal/substantive democracy
The degree to which a government’s right to rule is accepted by its people.
legitmacy
An aggregate measure of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Human Development Index
A government is the institution through which a state makes and enforces binding decisions, while this term refers to the fundamental rules that control access to and the exercise of political power.
Regime
The use of force, or the threat of force, to get someone to do something they would not otherwise do. Also, a government’s use of force or threats to pressure individual behavior.
coercion
A regime in which a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public.
Authoritarian regime
This source of legitimacy is by ensuring a stable and productive regime
governmental effectiveness
A measure of income inequality within a country.
Gini Index
In these systems of government, power is concentrated in a central government.
Unitary government
The term for a sudden, forcible takeover of government, often by the military.
Coup
The process of transitioning from an authoritarian state to a more democratic one.
Democratization
This adjective is another word for legitimacy based on a visionary leader
charismatic
A nongovernmental organization that advocates for democracy and human rights and measures freedom around the world.
Freedom House
This is a human community with a shared culture and history.
Nation
Double Jeopardy
Explain the conditions in which a country would choose a Federal structure over a Unitary Structure.
A regime where the state attempts to control all aspects of public and private life.
Totalitarianism
Double Jeopardy!
identify Three ways governments can establish legitimacy
This type of statement is factual and objective.
empirical statement
In this system of government, power is divided between national and state or provincial governments.
Federal government
A state needs ______________, territory, population, and government
Sovereignty
A regime that has both democratic and authoritarian characteristics.
hybrid or competitive authoritarian regime
Rigged elections can cause this, which could decrease a regime's legitimacy
The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year.
Gross Domestic Product