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Pols 200 Ch. 2
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alliances | a formal or informal agreement, union, or association between people, groups, political parties to work together for shared goals |
| Anarchist | Someone who prompts the replacement of centralized authority and laws with voluntary self-governing free association and mutual aid |
| Anarchy | A society that operates completely without a ruler, laws, police, or centralized authority |
| Collective Action | Cordinated group action that is designed to achive a commen goal that individuals acting on their own could not otherwise obtain |
| Government | The system, group of people or governing authority through which a political unit excersises political authority, makes/enforces laws and manages public affairs |
| Group Identity | a person's sense of belonging to a particular social group and the shared awareness that comes with that membership |
| Hierarchy | A system or organization in which people, items, or groups, are ranked one above another according to status, authority, or importance |
| Individual security | the protection of a person from physical, psychological and digital harm, threats or unlawful interference |
| National Security | the practice of protecting a country its people, its economy and its government from outside and inside dangers |
| Political Capital | An intangible resource representing a leaders or party's power, trust, and influence with the public and other decisions-making |
| Power | The capacity of an individual, group, or insitution to influence, direct or control the action, behaviors and decsions of of others |
| Regime Security | The protection of a ruling governmemnt or political elite form internal and external threats to their continued hold on power |
| Security | the state of being free from danger, threat risk or fear |
| State Security | The protection and safe gurading of a countries sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national intrest |