. politics: making binding decisions about who gets what, when & how
. state: political unit of an entire territory. Consists of terr., pop., and gov't
. government: consists of authoritative structures of the political system
. nation: politically conscious, mobilized group of people w/ sense territory
. sovereign: final authority rests w/ national gov't
. citizen: formal member of a state
. ethnicity: subjective characteristic of groups of people sharing customs
. federation: # of territorial units and central gov't make decisions
. unitary system: power & authority centralized in one gov't
. law: special body of rules by gov't backed with threat of state force
. authority: gov't power to make binding decisions & issue commands
. democratic political system: reconciles competing interests w/ elections
Includes: free elections, voting rights, >1 party, freedom speech, rule of law
. majority principle: policy decisions made by majority or elected body
. authoritarian......
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