Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
38 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Authoritanism |
A type of regime in which only the government itself is fully controlled by the ruler. Social and economic institutions exists that are not under the government control. |
|
Authority |
The right and power of a government or other entity to enforce its decision and compel obedience. |
|
Bill of Rights |
The first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution. |
|
Capitalism |
An economic system characterized by the private ownership of wealth- creating assets, free marketing, and freedom of contract. |
|
Civil Liberties |
Those personal freedoms, including freedom of religion and of speech, that are protected for all individuals in a society. |
|
Conservatism |
A set of beliefs that includes advocacy of a limited role for the national government in helping individuals, support for traditional values and lifestyles, and a cautious response to charge. |
|
Conservative Movement |
An American movement launched in the 1950s that provided a comprehensive ideological framework for conservative politics. |
|
Democracy |
A government system in which political authority is vested in the people. |
|
Democratic Republic |
A republic in which representatives elected by the people make and enforce laws and policies. |
|
Direct Democracy |
A system of government in which political decision are made by the people directly, rather than by their elected representatives. |
|
Elite Theory |
The argument that society is ruled by a small number of people who exercise power to dither their self-interest. |
|
Equality |
As a political value, the idea that all people are of equal worth. |
|
Government |
The preeminent institution within a society. Government has the ultimate authority to decide how conflicts will be resolved and how benefits and privileges will be allocated. |
|
Institution |
A ongoing organization that performs certain functions for society. |
|
Legitimacy |
Popular acceptance of the right and power of government or other entity to exercise authority. |
|
Liberalism |
A set of beliefs that includes advocacy of positive government action to improve the welfare of individuals, support for civil rights, and tolerance for political social charge. |
|
Libertarianism |
A political ideology based on skepticism or opposition toward most government activities. |
|
Liberty |
The greatest freedom of the individual that is consistent with the freedom of other individuals in the society. |
|
Limited Government |
A government with powers that are limited either through a written document or through widely shared beliefs. |
|
Majoritarianism |
A political theory hiding that a democracy, the government ought to do what the majority of the people want. |
|
Majority Rule |
A basic principle of democracy asserting that the greatest number of citizens in any political unit should select officials and determine policies. |
|
Order |
A state of peace and security. Maintaining order by protecting members of society from violence and criminal activity is the oldest purpose of government. |
|
Pluralism |
A theory the views politics as conflicting among interest groups. Political decision making is characterized by bargaining and compromise. |
|
Political Culture |
The patterned set of ideas, values, and ways of thinking bout government and politics that characterizes a people. |
|
Political Ideology |
Acomprehensiveset of beliefsabout thenatureof politicsand the role of government. |
|
Political Socialization |
The process by which people acquires political beliefs and values. |
|
Politics |
The struggle over power or influence with in organizations or or informal groups that can grant or withhold benefits or privileges. |
|
Popular Sovereignty |
The concept that ultimate political authority is based on the will of people |
|
Progressive |
A popular alternative to the term liberal |
|
Property |
Anything that is or may be subject to ownership. |
|
Recall |
A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an elected official from office before his or her team has expired. |
|
Referendum |
An electoral device whereby legislative or constitutional measures are referred by the legislature to the voters for approval or disapproval. |
|
Representative Democracy |
A form of government in which representatives elected by the people make and enforce laws and policies, but which the monarchy may be retained in a ceremonial role. |
|
Republic |
A form of government in which sovereign power resets with the people, rather than with a king or a monarch. |
|
Socialism |
Apolitical ideology based onstrong support for economic and social equality. Socialists traditionally envisioned a society in which major businesses were taken over by the government or by empl oyee cooperatives. |
|
Totalitarian Regime |
A form of government that controls all aspects of the political, social, and economic life of a nation. |
|
Universal Suffrage |
The right of all adults to vote for their representatives. |
|
Working Class |
Currently, those with no college education traditionally, individuals or families in which the head of household was employed in manual or unskilled labor |