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Anarchism |
-no government -bakunin |
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nihilism |
believe in nothing |
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fascism |
an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing government and social organization -stress law and order -large army, strong police forces -monarchism, racial superiority or ultranationalism -italy, germany had its own version |
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communism |
social class war and leading to a society in which all property is public owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities -everyone is equal -facilities are owned by large ammounts of people opposed to it being owned by one person -strong capital government would fall |
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conservatism |
any political philosophy that favors traditional beliefs(religious or political). The government has a role in encouraging or enforcing traditional values. (aside from businesses) -cautious about change or innovation -usually in relation to politics or religion -laissez-faire -republican -buisness oriented |
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liberalism |
a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality -open to new behavior or opinions -willing to discard traditional values -want government involvement -democratic -pro abortion, gay rights |
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utopian socialism |
presentation of visions and outlines for imaginary ideal societies with positive ideals being the main reason for moving society in such a direction |
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constitutional democracies |
enforces limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard -delegates govt powers -either written or unwritten -GB, US, France |
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countries with written/ unwritten constitution |
written-u.s. unwritten-u.k. |
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limited government |
powers of govt are limited by law |
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seperation and shared powers |
each branch is responsible for its specific duty -however each branch has some sort of role or assistant in each other |
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checks and balances |
equal power amongst branches |
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due process of law |
rights to life, liberty and property |
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totalitarian government |
-nazis -usually ruled by a dictator -very little freedom -govt controls all aspects of life |
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federalism |
-power sharing arrangement between the national government and states -division of power -give power back to the states, idea of the new federalism |
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role of the founding fathers |
-they set up the basis for our govt -contributions to the constitution |
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authoritarian govt |
-soviets -values order and control over personal freedom (dictatorship) |
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different forms of authoritarian govt |
-monarchy(king and queen) -dictatorship(single person-kin jung uhn) -oligarchy (few people completely rule a country) |
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characteristics of totalitarian govt |
-single party rule -total control of the military -total control of news and media -police rule with terror |
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totalitarian states |
china, north korea, india/south africa |
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totalitarian distiguishing facts |
-dictator has the final say in aspects of life -the most horrific and intense was of running a country next to an authoritarian government |
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authoritarian countries |
china,iran |
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john kerry |
in charge of conducting world politics for obama administration -secretary of state |
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karl marx |
marxism- |
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example of a dictator |
hitler,stalin, mao zedong, kim jung uhn, suddam hussein |
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isis stands for... |
islamic states in islam and syria |
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terms in office -president -congressmen -senetors |
-president = 4 years -congressmen=2 years -senetors=6 years |
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bernie sanders |
-wants to tax rich people -70% tax rate |
