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| The set of institutions and practices that makes and enforces collective public decisions for a society. |
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| Rule-making, rule-application, rule-adjudication. |
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| Rule of the law for the common good. |
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| Rule of the one for their own interest. |
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| Rule of the people for the common interest. |
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| Rule of the one for the common interest. |
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| Rule of the elite for their own interest. |
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| Rule of the rich for their own interest. |
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| Rule of the priesthood in their religion's interest. |
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Liberal - Free and fair competitive elections, Universal adult franchise, Respect for the rule of law, Respect for limited government, Active civil society
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| Proposed by Robert Michels, it is the tendency of political power to be concentrated in the hands of a small elite. They rule principally with their own interests in mind and become a self-perpetuating elite. |
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| Similarities Between Authoritarian and Totalitarian Governments |
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- Desire to maintain power at all costs
- Government subject to no constitutional limitations
- No authorized process to change the government
- Citizens have few rights (if any)
- Use of excessive force to control population
- Glorification of regime’s leaders
- Strict control of the mass media |
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| Differences Between Authoritarian and Totalitarian Governments |
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- Authoritarians control in the public sphere; Totalitarians control in all spheres
- Authoritarians have no coherent ideology; Totalitarians have a single party and ideology |
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1) A constitutive population
2) An established territory
3) Political institutions to govern people
4) "A monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory" - Max Weber
5) The ability to function in an international community. |
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De Jure - Exists in law
De Facto - Exists "as a matter of fact"; have all the elements of a state (ex. Traditional communities in the Amazon around which modern communities have developed) |
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1. We must be able to replace it through free and fair elections.
2. The people should constitute an active citizenry.
3. Must be based on the rule of law through which citizens/the state are subject to judicial proceedings. |
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| A state in which one or more of the essential characteristics collapse. (Ex. In the former Soviet Union) |
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| The idea that individuals should be free to pursue their own interests and to make decisions for themselves. |
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| When the expectations for a democracy are not being met. |
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| The final or ultimate power over a population and a piece of territory, commonly claimed by the government of a state but ultimately sanctioned by the international system of states. |
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