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13 Cards in this Set
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GOVERNMENT |
The institutions and procedures through which a land and its people are ruled |
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AUTOCRACY |
A form of government in which a single individual rules |
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OLIGARCHY |
A form of government in which a small group of landowners, military officers, or wealthy merchants controls most of the governing decisions |
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DEMOCRACY |
A system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the governmental process, usually through the selection of key public officials |
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CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT |
A system of rule in which formal and effective limits are laced on the powers of the government |
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AUTHORITARIAN GOVERNMENT |
A system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits but may nevertheless be restrained by the power of other social institutions |
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TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENT |
A system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits on its power and seeks to absorb or eliminate other social institutions that might challenge it |
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FREE RIDING |
Enjoying the benefits of some good or action while letting others bear the costs |
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PUBLIC GOOD |
A good that, first, may be enjoyed by anyone if it is provided and, second, may not be denied to anyone once it has been provided |
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POLITICS |
Conflict, struggle, cooperation and collaboration over the leadership, structure, and policies of government |
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INSTITUTION |
The rules and procedures that provide incentives for political behavior, thereby shaping politics |
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PRINCIPLE-AGENT RELATIONSHIP |
The relationship between a principal and his or her agent. This relationship may be affected by the fact that each is motivated by self-interested, yet their interests may not be well aligned |
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empirical enterprise |
it aims to identify facts and patterns that are true in the world around us |
