GPI Ch 2

Where did the modern state first emerge?

Europe

The emergence of the modern state is closely tied to what specific event?

The collapse of the Roman Empire

States have been the dominant for of political organization for how long?

The past few centuries

The United States is often seen as having

high capacity but low autonomy

State autonomy can be defined as the ability to

wield power independent of the public

State Capacity can be defined as the

ability to wield power in order to carry out basic tasks.

Political scientists, based on the work of Max Weber, define the state as:

an organization that maintains a monopoly of violence over a territory

State power is often analyzed in terms of _______ and ________.

autonomy; capacity

The development of the modern state in Europe was encouraged by

constant warfare during the dark ages

The shorthand term for the combination of regime, state, and government is:

country

One major debate on the origins of political organization deals with whether early political groups

developed through coercion or consensus

The first emergence of human specialization into inequality is tied to

domesticated agriculture and sedentary living

A state with an extremely low level of autonomy and capacity is known as a ________ state

failed

Strong states:

fulfill basic tasks

Which of the following is seen as weakly institutionalized?

governments

In comparison to earlier forms of poltical organization, states often enjoyed all of the following advantages EXCEPT

greater religious commitment to democracy

Traditional legitimacy rests on

habits and customs

An institution that is recognized and accepted as right and proper is seen as:

legitimate

Recent research suggests that the rise of political organizations came about because:

pre-state societies were very violent.

The state is often compared in many ways to a:

protection racket

Modern states are built primarily on what form of legitimacy

rational legitimacy

Devolution is a process by which states

send power down to the local level

Federalism can be defined as a system wherein:

significant powers are devolved to regional bodies.

The army and police both are part of a country's

sovereignty

Sovereignty is defined as the ability of:

states to carry out actions or policies independent of outside actors or internal rivals.

A unitary state can be defined as a system wherein

territorial divisions are not very important within a country

Regimes are defined as:

the basic rules and norms of politics

Government can be defined as

the leadership in charge of running the state.

The text suggests that the difficulty in amending the US Constitution is evidence of the power of

traditional legitimacy

Which of the following are named in the text as a basic form of political legitimacy?

traditional, charismatic, and rational legal.

Regimes are comprised of both

written and unwritten elements