Unit 1: Paper 1 — The Core
Topic 1.5: Legitimacy Questions
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Fill the gap with one word: the legitimacy a government gains from winning fair elections is a democratic ______.
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'Charismatic' legitimacy comes from:
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Recognition is when other states formally accept you as a state or as the:
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Fill the gap with one word: legitimacy turns raw power into ______, which people accept as rightful.
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Fill the gap with two words: the principle that everyone, including the government, is bound by the law is the ______ of law.
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Fill the gap with one word: recognising a ______ means accepting that a place is a country at all (as with Kosovo).
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Which did the Taliban NOT get after taking power in 2021?
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Which pair correctly matches Weber's type to its basis?
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A fair point that the powerful cannot simply ignore international legitimacy is that:
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'Traditional' legitimacy comes from:
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True or false? A government can gain legitimacy from delivering results, even without elections.
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A regime with power but not legitimacy must:
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Fill the gap with two words: the strongest source of international legitimacy for a military action is authorisation by the UN Security ______.
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Complete the sentence: legality asks 'is it lawful?'; legitimacy asks 'is it ______?'
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Complete the sentence: a government that stakes its rule on results has ______ legitimacy.
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Domestic legitimacy is about whether a government is accepted by:
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'Legal-rational' legitimacy comes from:
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Withholding recognition from the Taliban was used mainly as:
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Fill the gap with one word: legitimacy is being accepted as ______ — the belief that an actor ought to hold power.
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