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anarchism |
opposes gov in any form |
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capitalism |
favors free enterprise (private business w/o gov regulation |
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communism |
ownership of all land and productive facilities hands of ppl and equally shared . distribution of goods controlled by authoritarian gov |
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communitarians |
promote order and equality |
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conservatives |
order but not equality |
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democracy |
people ruled |
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democratic socialismdem |
guarantees civil liberties liked speech and religion. determine extent of gov activity through free elections and competitive political parties |
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democratization |
process of transnfrom authoritatian to democratic |
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elite theory |
view that small group of ppl make gov decisions |
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equality of opp |
everyone has same chance to succeed |
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equality of outcome |
society must ensure people are equal, gov must design programs that distribute wealth |
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freedom fromfr |
immunity |
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freedom of |
absence of constraint on behavior |
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globalization |
increasing depedence of citizens and nations across the world |
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government |
legitimate use of force to control human behavior |
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interest group |
seek to influence public policy |
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laissez faire |
econ doctrine that opposes any form of gov interv in business |
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liberals |
equality not order |
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libertarianism |
oppose using gov to promite equality or order |
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majoritarian model of dem |
gov by people is gov by majority of people |
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majority rule |
reflect the prefererence of more than half if those participating |
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minority rights |
benefits of gov that cant br drnied to any citizens by majority decisions |
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national sovereignty |
political entitys externally recognized right to excercise final authoritynover its affairs |
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oligarchy |
power is concentrated in hands of few |
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order |
establihed ways of social behavior |
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participatory dem |
rank-and-file citizens rule themselves |
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pluralist model of dem |
operating through competing interest groups |
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police power |
maintain and safeguard citizens safety healgh welfare and morals |
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political equality |
one vote per person |
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political ideology |
consistent set of values/ beliefs about purpsoe of gov |
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procedural democratic theory |
decision making process involves universal participation |
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public goods |
benefits and ser vices such as parks snd sanitiation |
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representative dem |
citizens elect public officials to govern on their behald |
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responsiveness |
elected reps should do what the majority wants |
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rights |
benefits of gov that everyone entitled to |
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social equality |
equality in wealth edu and status |
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socialism |
central gov plays strong role in regulating existing private industry and directing econ |
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substantive dem theory |
dem in substrance if gov policies not policymaking procedures |
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totalitarianism |
unlimited power of gov control of all sectors |
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universal participation |
everyone should participate in gov making decisins |