**Political Organizations Comparison**
1. Define the following terms by providing at least 2 key characteristics of each.
a. Political Systems
how a society organizes power and authority
b. States
an area with a defined government, permanent population, and internationally recognized (also known as countries)
c. Regimes
the governing body in power
d. Governments
a group of people or person that executes and enforces rules and laws
e. Nations
different groups of people with ethnic, religious and languages
2. Fill in the following charts to show your understanding of the terms:
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| Type of Political Organization | Similarities | Differences | Type of Political Organization |
| States | | | Regimes |
| States | part of being classified as a state means having a defined government | state is a place, government is a system/group of people/person | Governments |
| States | nations in a state ex. russia | nation is just a group of people with common religion culture or language | Nations |
| Regimes | both help run a country | the governing body is the regime | Governments |
| Regimes | Nations are under a regime | nations often fall into a regime , but not have their own often if they're part of a bigger state | Nations |
| Governments | Nations are also under a government | same as previus box | Nations |
3. Define the following terms in your own words.
a. Sovereignty
The right and power to govern itself without outside influence
b. Authority
The government's right to make decisions and exercise control
c. Legitimacy
whether or not the governments people believe that the government has the right to do what they do
4. Which principle in question #3 do you think is the most important for the success of a state? Why?
i think legitimacy because a state is not going to succeed if the people don't believe in and have at least some faith in the government.