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14 Cards in this Set
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Wat is Government? |
Makes and enforces public policies. Has complex offices, personnel, and processes by which state is rule, by which its public policies (or things the gov. decides to do) are made and enforced. |
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What does a government consists of? |
Lawmakers (who create), executives (who implement), and judges (who interpret and apply) |
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The state |
State - body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically (under a gov.) And having the power to make and enforce laws without consent of higher authority |
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The state and its Characteristics |
PTSG - Population, territory, sovereignty, government |
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Origins of the state |
The force theory The evolutionary theory The Devine right The social contract theory |
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Classifying gov |
No 2 Governments are exactly alike Government classified in 3 category: geographic distribution; relationship between legislative and executive; and number who can participate |
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Unitary |
Unitary - centralized government, most governments are unitary ei Great Britain |
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Federal |
Power divided between central and local government |
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Confederation |
Alliance of indpendent states, central government had limited power |
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Presidential government |
Seperation of powers. Executive and legislative are independent and coequal, check each other, fixed terms and chosen independently |
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Parliament |
Executives and legislative combined, chose executive and cabinet, executives stays as long as approval is good |
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Dictatorship |
Have no responsibly over people being rules, individuals and groups who rules had limited participation, authoritarian rule |
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Democracy |
Direct democracy: will of the people translated into public policy by people themselves, in mass meetings. Doesn't exist in any national level Representative democracy: Small group of people elected by the people to act on their behave to express their popular will. They are held accountable to the people through elections |
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Foundation of democracy |
Worth & dignity of every person: each person is unique, one may have to be subordinated for interest of many, when forced it serves others Equality for all: equality od opportunity, not condition; democracy insist on equality before the law; no person should be held back for ... Majority rule and minority right: majority more right than wrong and right to be wrong; searches satisfactory solution; must recognize minority right Necessity for Compromise: view competing views; not an end but to reach a public goal Individial freedom: freedom cannot be absolute or ANARCHY will result. Balance between liberty and authority |
