Chapter 1 Flash Cards

Front 1

______ Can best be defined as the individuals and institutions that make society's rules and also possess the power and authority to enforce those rules.

Back 1

Government

Front 2

In any country, government generally serves at least three essential purposes:

Back 2

Resolves social conflicts, provides public services, and defends the nation and its culture against attacks by other nations.

Front 3

In a/an ____, the power and authority of the government are in the hands of a single person.

Back 3

Autocracy

Front 4

In a/an _______, the will of the majority is expressed through groups of individuals elected by the people to act as their representatives.

Back 4

Representative democracy

Front 5

The philosophy John Locke argued that people are born with natural rights to ______.

Back 5

Life, liberty, and property

Front 6

American democracy is based on five fundamental principles: ___, _____, ______, ______, _____

Back 6

Equality in voting, individual freedom, equal protection of the law, majority rule and minority rights, and collective voluntary consent

Front 7

When it comes to ideology, Americans are often placed in two broad political camps: _______, _______

Back 7

Conservatism and liberalism

Front 8

Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater and President Ronald Reagan were well-known political _______

Back 8

Radical conservatives

Front 9

People whose views fall in the middle of the traditional political spectrum are generally called _________________________.

Back 9

Moderates

Front 10

______________ oppose almost all government regulation of the economy and government redistribution of income, while also opposing government involvement in issues of private morality.

Back 10

Libertarians