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22 Cards in this Set
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Government |
Institutions and procedures through which a territory and it's popple are ruled |
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Politics |
Conflict over the leadership , structure, and policies of government |
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Political efficiency |
The ability to influence government and politics |
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Citizenship |
Informed and active membership in a political community |
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Autocracy |
A form of government in which a single for individual—a king, queen, or dictator |
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Oligarchy |
A form of government in which a small group —landowners, military officers, or wealthy merchants—controls most of the government decisions |
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Democracy |
A system of rule that permits citizens to pay a significant role in the government process , usually through the election of key public officials |
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Constitutional Government |
A system of rule in which formal and effective limits are place 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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Power |
Influence over governments leadership, organization, or policies |
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Representative democracy (republic) |
A system of government in which the populace selects representatives, who play a significant role in governmental decision making |
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Direct Democracy |
A system of rule that permits citizens to vote directly on laws and policies |
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Pluralism |
The theory that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the government; the outcome of this competition is compromised and moderation |
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Policial Culture |
Broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about how the government should function. American political culture emphasizes the values of liberty, equality and democracy |
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Liberty |
Freedom form government control |
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Limited Government |
A principal of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution |
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Laissez-faire Capitalism |
And economic system in which the wand of production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit with minimal or no government interference |
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Equality of Opportunity |
A widely shared American idol that all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and weath they have to reach their filesystem potential |
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Political Equality |
The right to participate in political equality, based on the principal of "one person, one vote" |
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Popular Sovereign |
A principal of democracy in which political authority rests ultimately in the hands of the people |
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Majority rule, minority rights |
The Democratic principal that a government follows the preferences of the majority of voters but protects the interests of the minority |
