AP COGO Unit 2 States Vocabular Practice

A system in which significant state powers, such as taxation, lawmaking, and security, are devolved (shared) to regional or local bodies.

• Federalism

• Sovereignty

• Rational Legal Legitimacy

• State

• Unitary States

The organization that maintains a monopoly of force over a given territory, a set of political institutions that generates and executes policy regarding freedom and equality.

• State

• Asymmetric Federalism

• Capacity

• Country

• Regime

The fundamental rules and norms of politics, embodying long-term goals regarding individual freedom and collective equality, where power should reside, and how it should be used.

• Regime

• State

• Country

• Strong-State

• Federalism

The leadership or elite in charge of running the state.

• Government

• Regime

• Legitimacy

• Rational-Legal Legitimacy

• Unitary State

A state, government, and regime, and the people who live within that political system.

• Country

• Regime

• State

• Strong State

• Autonomy

When individuals band together to protect themselves and create and create common rules; leadership chosen from among the people. Security through cooperation.

• Government

• Consensus

• Coercion

• Legitimacy

• Rational-Legal Legitimacy

When individuals are brought together by a ruler, who imposes authority and monopolizes power. Security through domination.

• Consensus

• Coercion

• Charismatic Legitimacy

• Failed State

• Asymmetric Federalism

A value whereby an institution is accepted by the public as right and proper, thus giving it authority and power.

• Legitimacy

• Consensus

• Sovereignty

• Autonomy

• Devolution

Legitimacy that accepts aspects of politics because they have been institutionalized over a long period of time.

• Traditional Legitimacy

• Legitimacy

• Charismatic Legitimacy

• Rational-Legal Legitimacy

• Consensus

Legitimacy built on the force of ideas embodied by an individual leader.

• Traditional Legitimacy

• Charismatic Legitimacy

• Rational-Legal Legitimacy

• Consensus Legitimacy

• Coercion Legitimacy