Sovereignty, state and nation, regimes, democratic and authoritarian systems, legitimacy, and the Unit 1 core concepts of the AP Comparative Government course.
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- What is sovereignty?
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The power of a state to govern itself and make final decisions within its borders without external interference.- Define internal sovereignty.
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A state's power to exercise complete authority over people and organizations within its territory.- Define external sovereignty.
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A state's right to conduct its own foreign policy and be recognized as equal to other states in the international system.- What is a state?
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A political unit with a defined territory, permanent population, government, and capacity to conduct foreign relations.- What is a nation?
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A group of people united by shared history, culture, language, or identity rather than political boundaries.- What is a nation-state?
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A political unit where the boundaries of the state align with the boundaries of a nation, with one nation inhabiting one state.- What is a stateless nation?
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A national or ethnic group that lacks its own independent state and is spread across multiple states or under the control of another state.- What is a multinational state?
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A state containing two or more nations or ethnic groups, often with distinct languages or cultures.- What is legitimacy in politics?
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The perception that a government has the right to rule and that citizens ought to obey its laws and authority.- What is traditional legitimacy?
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Authority based on customs, established practices, and the acceptance of rulers because of longstanding tradition.- What is charismatic legitimacy?
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Authority based on the exceptional personal qualities, leadership, or vision of an individual leader.- What is rational-legal legitimacy?
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Authority based on rule of law, established procedures, written constitutions, and the belief that laws are applied fairly and impartially.- How do authority and power differ?
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Power is the ability to make others do what you want; authority is the recognized right to make decisions that others accept as legitimate.- How do government and state differ?
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A state is a permanent political unit with territory and sovereignty; a government is the set of institutions and people that exercise power within the state.- What is a regime?
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The set of political institutions and procedures through which a state exercises authority and the basic rules governing political power.
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