Intro Politics - Chapter 3 (Terms)

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Capitalism

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Economic system in which production and Distribution of good rely on private capital and investment.

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Utopia

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Idealized place/system thought to be perfect; individual or approach aspiring to impractical perfection

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Political realism

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Approach that emphasizes power and interest over ideas or social constructions

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Social Constructivism

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Sociological and political meta-theory that explains interaction between individuals, their social group, and their environment

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Ideology

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Set or system of ideas that form basis of political/economic system. Provides guidance and direction for political leadership

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Liberalism

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Political view that favours liberty, free trade, as well as moderate social and political change

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Self-determination

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Ability to act freely without external compulsion

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General will

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Will of community as a whole

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Particular will

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Will of the individual (Rousseau)

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Invisible hand

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(Adam Smith) Notion that if economic forces are left on their own, they would lead to maximum efficiency and economic growth over time as there is compitition between each other. Would in theory benifit society as a whole without political interference.

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Utilitarianism

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(John Stewart Mill) Political thought that states the worth of an action is determined by it's contribution to overall utility (balance between happiness/unhappiness)

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Toleration

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Acceptance/protection of individuals,groups, and types of behaviour that may be disapproved of by the majority of society

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Communism

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(Marx, Engels) Espouses class conflict to form system where property is publicly owned, each citizen works to their own best ability, and is compensated equitably.

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Materialist

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Understanding the physical and economic basis of society (Marxism)

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Dialectics

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Points where ideas and processes throughout history come up against each other and form new reality (Marxism)

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Bourgeois

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Property owning class said to exploit the working class (proletariat)

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Representative Democracy

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System in which voters elect others to act on their behalf (inderect democracy)

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Republicanism

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Idea that gives supreme power to people or to elected representatives.

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Suffrage

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Granting of the right to vote

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Libertarianism

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Ideology based on limited government, freedom of speech, action, and thought