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15 Cards in this Set
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Social Capital
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Participation in Voluntary Organizations that reinfirce discussion of democratic, civic habits of discussion, compromise, and respect for differences.
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Political Culture
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The widley shared beliefs, values, and norms concerning the relationship of citizens to gov't and to one another
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Natural rights
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The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights.
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Democratic Consensus
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Widespread agreement on fundamental priciples of democratic governance and the values that undergird them.
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Majority Rule
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Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority.
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Popular Sovereignty
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A belief that the ultimate power resides in the people.
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American Dream
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Thw widespread belief that individual initiative nad hard work can bring economic success, and that the US is a land of opportunity.
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Capiltalism
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An economic system characterized by private property, competitive markets, economic incentives, and limited gov't involvement in the production and pricing of goods and services.
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Monopolies
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Large corporations or firms that dominate their industries and are able to artificially fix pricesand discourage competition.
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Antitrust Legislation
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Federal Laws (starting with the Sherman Act of 1890) that try to prevent monopolies from dominating an industry and restraing trade.
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Ideology
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One's basic beliefs about political values and the role of gov't.
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Liberalism
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A belief in the positive uses of gov't to bring about justice and equality of opportunity.
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Coservatism
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A belief that limited government ensures order, competitive markets, and personal opportunity.
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Socialism
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An economic and gov't'al system based on public ownership of production and exchange.
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Enviromentalism
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An ideology that is dominated by concern for the environment but also promotes grass-roots democracy, social justice, equal opportunity, nonviolence, respect for diversityand feminism.
----------------------------- An ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on a sharply limited gov't, promoting a free market economy, a noninterventionist foreign policy, and an absence of regulationin the moral and social spheres. |
