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| When power is divided unevenly between regional bodies; for example, some regions are given greater power over taxation or language rights than others-a more likely outcome in a country with significant ethnic divisions. |
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| The ability of the state to wield power independently of the public. |
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| The ability of the state to wield power to carry out basic tasks, such as defending territory, making and enforcing rules, collecting taxes, and managing the economy. |
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| Legitimacy built on the force of ideas embodied by an individual leader. |
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| Term used to refer to state, government, regime, and the people who live within that political system. |
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| A process in which political power is "sent down" to lower levels of state and government. |
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| A state so weak that its political structures collapse, leading to anarchy and violence. |
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| A system in which significant state powers, such as taxation, lawmaking, and security, are devolved to regional or local bodies. |
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| The leadership or elite in charge of running the state. |
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| A value whereby an institution is accepted by the public as right and proper, thus giving it authority and power. |
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| Rational-Legal Ligitimacy |
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| Legitimacy based on a system of laws and procedures that are highly institutionalized. |
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| The fundamental rules and norms of politics, embodying long-term goals regarding individual freedom & collective equality, where power should reside, and the use of that power. |
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| The ability of a state to carry out actions or policies within a territory independently from external actors or internal rivals. |
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| The organization that maintains a monopoly of force over a given territory; a set of political institutions to generate and execute policy regarding freedom and equality. |
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| A state that is able to fulfill basic tasks, such as defending territory, making and enforcing rules, collecting taxes, and managing the economy. |
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| Legitimacy that accepts aspects of politics because they have been institutionalized over a long period of time. |
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| A state in which most political power exists at the national level, with limited level authority. |
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| A state that has difficulty fulfilling basic tasks, such as defending territory, making and enforcing rules, collecting taxes, and managing the economy. |
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