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19 Cards in this Set
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What is a government? |
Formal vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted. |
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What does it mean to be a conservative? What do they oppose and favor. What president was a conservative? Left or right? |
Favor freedom over equality, but order over freedom
Tend to oppose government Job programs and regulations. But Favor controls over abortion and porn. Religious. Ronald regan. Right.
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What is democracy? What are the two types, examples of each, and their differences? |
Government that gives power to the people. Indirect: U.S. uses elected representatives. Direct: Ancient Rome and Greece. Everyone has a say. |
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What is a liberal? Are they typically religious? What do they favor and oppose? Left or right? |
Tend to support government regulations of economic matters, but oppose regulations on individual's rights.
Not religious.
Freedom over order but equality over freedom. Left. |
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What is a libertarian? Left or right? |
One who believes in limited government interference in personal and economic liberties. Far right. |
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What is natural law? |
A doctrine that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of nature and, as such, can be understood by reason. |
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What is an Oligarchy? Who rules who has the power? Examples. |
A few rule in their own interests. Wealth, social status, military rank, and achievement dictates who participates in government. Russia and china. |
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What are personal liberties. What country has this as a key characteristic in their government? |
Freedom from government. US democracy. |
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What is political equality? |
Everyone gets an equal say regardless of intelligence, experience, and credentials. |
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Define politics |
Process of resolving conflicts over how society should use its scarce resources and who should get those benefits. This is done through voting. |
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What are three essential purposes of government? Define them with examples. |
1. Resolves conflicts - who gets what when, where, and why. Done through trial and with taxes. 2. Provides public services - library's, schools, roads, pd, hospitals 3. Defends nation/culture - military |
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What is political culture? |
Commonly shared attitudes, beliefs, and core values about how government should operate. |
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What is popular consent? |
Principle that governments must draw their powers from the consent of the governed. |
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What is popular sovereignty? |
The notion that the ultimate authority in society rests with the people. |
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What is a republic? |
A representative or indirect democracy. |
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What is a social conservative? |
One who believes that the government should support and further traditional moral teachings. |
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What is a statist? |
One who believes in extensive government control of personal and economic liberties. |
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What is a totalitarianism? |
Power resides in a leader who rules according to self interests without regard for individual rights and liberties. |
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From left to right what common types of political idealology are there? Which are democrats which are republicans? |
Democrat: Socialist, liberal moderate Republican: conservative, libertarian |
