the right to make law - in the uk parliament has this
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political sovereignty
however most laws are passed by govt, they make decisions and have maj seats in parli, therefore they have this-esp PM
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popular sovreignty
idea that power resides with the people, elections bc the ppl are the ones that vote, referendums more so though
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parliamentary sovreignty
idea that parliament have total sovreignty and are in charge-example=brexit bc eu parliament could make laws and ppl wanted brexit to bring parliamentary sovereignty back to the uk
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coercive power
use of force for power-eg-terroists,prison,torture
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political power
persuasion-eg-rewards or sanctions
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influential power
media has lots of this bc they cant make you do anything but they can change your opinions on topics, events or people-eg also is pressure groups
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authority
right to exercise power
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max weber types of authority
tradition,charismatic and legal rational
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traditional authority
eg-elders in some societies,queen in our society
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Charismatic authority
eg-martin luther king, hitler, ghandi
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legal rational authority
holding authority bc of a process-eg-judges in courts,PM,referee,police
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legititmacy
you are entitled to hold that authority and to exercise power in the right way -eg-cons are legit to be in charge of gov
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A state
country-set territory with a set govt,military,head of state, currency,flag and national anthem
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THE state
institutions of govt-eg-police,courts,armed forces
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political sovereignty
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however most laws are passed by govt, they make decisions and have maj seats in parli, therefore they have this-esp PM
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