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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Chap 2 - Power, legitimacy and authorityby Lisa88 | 12 terms | February 12, 2008 |
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| legitimacy definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | hereditary right of a monarch to rule | 15 sets | |
| 2 | the hereditary right of a monarch to rule | 9 sets | |
| 3 | n. accordance with law. | 8 sets | |
| 4 | lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law | 7 sets | |
| 5 | principle by which monarchies that had been unseated by the french revolution or napoleon were restored | 6 sets | |
| 6 | undisputed credibility | 5 sets | |
| 7 | political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution. | 5 sets | |
| 8 | political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution | 5 sets | |
| 9 | accordance with law. | 5 sets | |
| 10 | restoring hereditary monarchies which had been unseated | 4 sets | |
| 11 | the belief among citizens that their government has the right to pass and enforce laws. | 4 sets | |
| 12 | accordance with law | 4 sets | |
| 13 | the hereditary right of a monarch to rule. | 4 sets | |
| 14 | popular acceptance of the right and power of a government or other entity to exercise authority. | 3 sets | |
| 15 | the belief that a regime is a proper one and that the government has the right to exercise authority | 3 sets | |
| 16 | hereditary right of a monarch to rule. | 3 sets | |
| 17 | a characterization of elections by political scientists meaning that they are almost universally accepted as a fair and free method of selecting political leaders. | 3 sets | |
| 18 | authority | 3 sets | |
| 19 | political authority conferred by law, public opinion, or constitution | 3 sets | |
| 20 | the proper authority of the judiciary in a political system based in part on the principle of majority rule | 2 sets | |
| 21 | right to rule | 2 sets | |
| 22 | the belief that a regime is a proper one and that the government has a right to exercise authority | 2 sets | |
| 23 | شرعية | 2 sets | |
| 24 | a characterization of elections by political scientists meaning that they are almost universally accepted as a fair and free method of selecting political leaders | 2 sets | |
| 25 | means to declare lawful | 2 sets | |
| 26 | how the government established its authority | 2 sets | |
| 27 | people accepting the authority of a government to rule them. | 2 sets | |
| 28 | what was the principle that restored legitimate monarchs? | 2 sets | |
| 29 | principle that all former ruling families should be returned to their thrones | 2 sets | |
| 30 | how does an official establish his authority | 2 sets | |
| 31 | principle involving restoring former ruling families to their thrones | 2 sets | |
| 32 | when the use of power is considered right, moral, and acceptable to most of the people | 1 set | |
| 33 | the moral and legal right to rule, which is based on law, custom, heredity, or consent from the governed. | 1 set | |
| 34 | recognized as being proper, genuine and lawful | 1 set | |
| 35 | "right, moral, and acceptable" | 1 set | |
| 36 | a characterization of elections by political scientists meaning that they are almost universally accepted as a fair and free method of selecting political leaders. when legitimacy is high, as in the us, even the losers accept the results peacefully. | 1 set | |
| 37 | the hereditary right of the monarch to rule | 1 set | |
| 38 | principal by which monarchies that had been unseated by the french revolution or napoleon were restored | 1 set | |
| 39 | right of any ruler to rule | 1 set | |
| 40 | how a ruler gives his authority | 1 set | |