power - The ability to cause others to behave as they might not otherwise choose to do, authority - The legal right or power to give orders and enforce rules, civil disobediance  - a form of protest in which people disobey a law they consider unjust, Coercion - the use of force or threats to make people do things against their will, Divine Right of Kings - the idea that kings derive their authority from God, not from their subjects, and thus have absolute power to govern, Formal Authority - power to give orders and enforce rules that has been defined in a legal or official way, government - Institutions and officials organized to establish and carry out public polic, Institution - An established organization, especially one providing a public service, and the rules that guide it, legitimacy - The quality of being accepted as an authority, often applied to laws or those in power, Mandate of heaven - an ancient Chinese doctrine that the ruler was the “son of heaven” and thus enjoyed supreme authority, Nation State - An independent state, especially one in which the people share a common culture. In a nation-state, people have a sense of belonging to one country, even if they have different ethnic backgrounds., politics - The process and method of making decisions for groups. Although generally applied to governments, politics is also observed in all human interactions., polity - an ancient Greek concept of representative government in which the well-intentioned many rule for the benefit of all, public good - A product or service that is available for all people to consume, whether they pay for it or not, Social contract theory - the idea that the legitimacy of a government stems from an unwritten contract between the ruler and the ruled; a ruler who breaks this contract by abusing people’s rights loses legitimacy and may be overthrown, sovereignty - The right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region, a group of people, or oneself,

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