Power, Authority & Legitimacy

Core concepts of political rule. Ideal for competitive exams and political science prep.

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QUESTION NO 01

Political science primarily studies?

Answer: Power, government, and political behavior

It analyzes institutions, ideas, and politics.

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QUESTION NO 02

Sovereignty means?

Answer: Supreme authority within a territory

The state claims final legal authority.

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QUESTION NO 03

Legitimacy in politics refers to?

Answer: Accepted right to rule

People view authority as rightful.

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QUESTION NO 04

A social contract theory typically argues that?

Answer: Authority arises from consent of the governed

Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau are key figures.

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QUESTION NO 05

John Locke emphasized?

Answer: Natural rights and limited government

Life, liberty, and property ideas influenced liberalism.

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QUESTION NO 06

Thomas Hobbes argued life without government would be?

Answer: Nasty, brutish, and short (state of nature)

He favored strong sovereign authority.

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QUESTION NO 07

Liberty generally means?

Answer: Freedom from undue restraint

Political liberty concerns rights and freedoms.

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QUESTION NO 08

Equality before the law means?

Answer: Same legal treatment regardless of status

Formal legal equality is a core liberal idea.

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QUESTION NO 09

An ideology is?

Answer: A coherent set of political beliefs

Examples: liberalism, socialism, conservatism.

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QUESTION NO 10

Democracy (broadly) means?

Answer: Rule by the people

It involves popular participation and accountability.

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Power, Authority & Legitimacy

Political science primarily studies?

Sovereignty means?

Legitimacy in politics refers to?

A social contract theory typically argues that?

John Locke emphasized?

Thomas Hobbes argued life without government would be?

Liberty generally means?

Equality before the law means?

An ideology is?

Democracy (broadly) means?

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Sovereignty means?

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John Locke emphasized?

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Thomas Hobbes argued life without government would be?

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Liberty generally means?

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Equality before the law means?

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An ideology is?

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