Study Guide for IB Global Politics Concepts and Theories State Exam

Study Guide for IB Global Politics Concepts and Theories State Exam State - CORRECT ANSWER-Must have a population, governing body, territory and recognition by other states Nation - CORRECT ANSWER-A large body of people united by common descent, history or culture and language inhabiting a particular terrirtory Nation State - CORRECT ANSWER-A State that most citizens share or are united by common descent, history, culture or language Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER-a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is acknowledged to be governed Power - CORRECT ANSWER-A figure or a thing with higher superiority over something Soft Power - CORRECT ANSWER-the ability to get "others to want the outcomes that you want", or the ability to achieve goals through attraction rather than coersion Hard Power - CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to get others to act in ways that are contrary to their initial preferences and strategies, by the use of military or economic threats Steven Lukes - CORRECT ANSWER-Created the three dimensions of power, decision making power, non-decision making power and Ideological power Antonio Gramsci - CORRECT ANSWER-Created Cultural Hegemony - the domination of a culturally diverse society by the ruling class John Mearsheimer - CORRECT ANSWER-Distinguished between different types of realism - defensive and offensive Legitimacy - CORRECT ANSWER-"rightfulness" and a willingness to comply with a system of rule regardless or how this is achieved. Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER-A system of government that serves the interest of the whole population, regardless of their participation in politics(elected representatives) Majority Rule - CORRECT ANSWER-The rule that the will of the majority or numerically strongest, overrides the will of the minority, implying the latter should accept the views of the former Cosmopolitan Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER-A form of democracy that operates at supranational levels of governance and is based on the ideas of transnational or global citizenship Totalitarian Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER-A absolute dictatorship that hides a democracy typically based on the leader's claim to a monopoly of ideological wisdom Natural Rights - CORRECT ANSWER-God-given rights that are fundamental to human beings and are therefore inalienabl