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power that is legitimized by rules, regulations, and laws

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rational-legal authority

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a type of authority wherein military and administrative factions enforce the power of the master

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patrimonialism

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the absence of any organized government

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anarchy

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power legitimized on the basis of a leader’s exceptional personal qualities

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charismatic authority

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national governments that recognize monarchs but require these figures to abide by the laws of a greater constitution

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constitutional monarchies

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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

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dictatorship

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power that people accept because it comes from a source that is perceived as legitimate

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authority

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a form of government in which a single person (a monarch) rules until that individual dies or abdicates the throne

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monarchy

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a form of government in which power is held by a small, elite group

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oligarchy

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a concept holding that each person’s vote should be counted equally

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one person, one vote