CPO 2001 FINAL MOCK EXAM AND STUDY
MATERIAL WITH CASE STUDIES AND
POLITICAL SYSTEMS SCENARIOS
◉ States.
Answer: national organizations that maintain a monopoly of
violence over a territory; more institutionalized
◉ Legitimacy.
Answer: the extent to which its authority is regarded as right and
proper
◉ Traditional Legitimacy.
Answer: divine right; highly institutionalized
◉ Charismatic Legitimacy.
Answer: right to rule based on the personality or charisma of an
individual; weakly institutionalized
◉ Rational-Legal Legitimacy.
Answer: based on laws and procedures
,◉ Strong States.
Answer: can perform the tasks of defending their borders from
outside and internal attacks
◉ Weak States.
Answer: have trouble carrying out basic tasks & suffer from internal
violence, poor infrastructure, and the inability to collect taxes
◉ Herbst's Characteristics of Weak States (regard to Africa).
Answer: failure to fully consolidate
weak institutionalized
weak identification with citizens
◉ Sovereignty.
Answer: ability to carry out actions independently of
internal/external challengers
◉ Regime.
Answer: serves as the fundamental rules and norms of politics
◉ Often Institutionalized Regime.
Answer: not easily changed; only changed by a dramatic event
,◉ Sometimes Not Institutionalized Regime.
Answer: leader operates as he/she sees fit; can change after
charismatic leader leaves the scene
◉ Government.
Answer: the leadership in charge of running the regime within a
state
◉ Advantages of States.
Answer: relatively new occurrence; now dominant form of
governance
◉ NATION DOES NOT EQUAL STATE.
Answer: NATION-STATE IS NOT A TERM
◉ Consensus.
Answer: social contract between rulers and ruled
◉ Coercion.
Answer: rise of the state & institutions created inequality and harms
social balance
, ◉ Federalism.
Answer: significant powers devolved to the local level by
constitution; not easily taken away
◉ Ex: of Federalism Powers.
Answer: taxes
education
security
◉ Unitary.
Answer: most power reside with the central government
◉ Ex: of Unitary States.
Answer: Britain
Japan
France
Sweden
◉ Failed State.
Answer: lost most of their ability to monopolize force and provide
services; cannot tax
MATERIAL WITH CASE STUDIES AND
POLITICAL SYSTEMS SCENARIOS
◉ States.
Answer: national organizations that maintain a monopoly of
violence over a territory; more institutionalized
◉ Legitimacy.
Answer: the extent to which its authority is regarded as right and
proper
◉ Traditional Legitimacy.
Answer: divine right; highly institutionalized
◉ Charismatic Legitimacy.
Answer: right to rule based on the personality or charisma of an
individual; weakly institutionalized
◉ Rational-Legal Legitimacy.
Answer: based on laws and procedures
,◉ Strong States.
Answer: can perform the tasks of defending their borders from
outside and internal attacks
◉ Weak States.
Answer: have trouble carrying out basic tasks & suffer from internal
violence, poor infrastructure, and the inability to collect taxes
◉ Herbst's Characteristics of Weak States (regard to Africa).
Answer: failure to fully consolidate
weak institutionalized
weak identification with citizens
◉ Sovereignty.
Answer: ability to carry out actions independently of
internal/external challengers
◉ Regime.
Answer: serves as the fundamental rules and norms of politics
◉ Often Institutionalized Regime.
Answer: not easily changed; only changed by a dramatic event
,◉ Sometimes Not Institutionalized Regime.
Answer: leader operates as he/she sees fit; can change after
charismatic leader leaves the scene
◉ Government.
Answer: the leadership in charge of running the regime within a
state
◉ Advantages of States.
Answer: relatively new occurrence; now dominant form of
governance
◉ NATION DOES NOT EQUAL STATE.
Answer: NATION-STATE IS NOT A TERM
◉ Consensus.
Answer: social contract between rulers and ruled
◉ Coercion.
Answer: rise of the state & institutions created inequality and harms
social balance
, ◉ Federalism.
Answer: significant powers devolved to the local level by
constitution; not easily taken away
◉ Ex: of Federalism Powers.
Answer: taxes
education
security
◉ Unitary.
Answer: most power reside with the central government
◉ Ex: of Unitary States.
Answer: Britain
Japan
France
Sweden
◉ Failed State.
Answer: lost most of their ability to monopolize force and provide
services; cannot tax
