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Political Ideology
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A consistent pattern of beliefs about political values and the role of government
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Mixed Economy
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An economic system that allows for the simultaneous operation of publicly and privately owned enterprises
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Pluralism
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Political system in which power is distributed among multiple groups
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Republic
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Form of government in which representatives of the people, rather than the people themselves, govern
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Socialism
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An economic and governmental sustem based on public ownership of the means of production and exchange
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Democracy
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Government by the people, either directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections
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Capitalism
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An economic system characterized by private property, competitive markets, economic incentives and limited government involvement in the production and pricing of goods and services
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Popular Sovereignty
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A belief that ultimate power resides in the people
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Mills/Elite Theory
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Theory of the state which seeks to describe and explain the power relationships in modern society. It argues that a small minority, consisting of members of the economic elite and policy-planning networks, hold the most power no matter what happens in elections in a country.
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Representative Democracy
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a type of democracy in which the citizens delegate authority to elected representatives
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