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35 Cards in this Set
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Conflict |
Competition between different forces |
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Power |
The ability to influence |
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Authority |
The right to influence |
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Legitimacy |
Rightfulness |
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Autocracy |
Rule by a single person |
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Authoritarianism |
Government that is imposed on citizens regardless of consent |
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Universal Suffrage |
The right of all adult citizens to vote |
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Civil society |
Independence from government |
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Keynesianism |
Spending to exceed tax revenues |
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Butskellism |
Overlap in party policies |
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Coalition government |
Power is shared between 2 or more parties |
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Feminism |
Equal rights for women |
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Multiculturalism |
Positive approach to cultural diversity |
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Racism |
Hostility towards others due to their ethnic or racial origins |
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Superpower |
A state with overwhelming nuclear military capacity and global territorial influence |
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Humanitarian intervention |
Military intervention in the humanitarian affairs of another state |
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Globalization |
Our lives are increasingly shaped by events that occur a great distance from us |
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Westminster model |
Fusion of power between the executive and the legislature. Concentrating government decision making within a single body |
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Democracy |
Rule by the people |
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Direct democracy |
Participation of citizens in the tasks of government |
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Referendum |
A popular vote on an issue of public policy |
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Apathy |
Loss of interest about a subject |
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Quorum |
The minimum number of people whose presence is required for proper decisions to be made |
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Jury principle |
Randomly chosen group of people can express the views of the wider public |
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Constitutional democracy |
Disperses government power and protects minorities and individuals |
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Majoritarian democracy |
Emphasizes the general or collective interests of society, rather than particular interests |
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Representative democracy |
Representatives to speak and act for the people |
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Public accountability |
Politicians are forced to answer for their actions |
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Secret ballot |
A ballot in which the casting of votes is private and protected from public scrutiny |
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Fixed term parliaments |
A parliamentary term whose length is fixed |
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Deliberative democracy |
Public interest is decided through debate, discussion and argument |
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Pluralist democracy |
Operates through the capacity of organised groups |
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Parliamentary democracy |
Representative and responsible government that balances popular participation against elite rule |
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Social capital |
The levels of trust and sense of social connectedness |
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Focus group |
A small group of people who are used to gain insight into the wider public views |
