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Conservative |
One who favors limited government intervention, particularly in economic affairs. |
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Democracy |
A system of government that gives power to the people, whether directly or though elected representatives. |
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Elite Theory |
The majority of political power and influence is held by a small number of individuals, groups, and industries. |
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Government |
The formal vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted. |
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Hyper-Pluralistic Theory |
People who share interests form groups to advance their causes. |
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Liberal |
One who favors greater government intervention, particularly in economic affairs and in the provision of social services. |
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Linkage Institutions |
The channel through which people's concerns become political issues on the government's policy agenda. In the U.S., these include elections, political parties, interest groups, and the media. |
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Monarchy |
A form of government in which power is vested in hereditary kings and queens who govern in the interest of all. |
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Nation |
A large aggregate of people united by a common descent, history, culture, or language inhabiting a particular country or territory. |
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Natural Law |
Society should already be adhering to certain ethical principles which are reasonably understandable because they come from the natural needs of humans. |
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Oligarchy |
A form of government in which the right to participate depends on the possession of wealth, social status, military position, or achievement. |
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Parliamentary System |
A system of government in which the legislature selects the prime minister or president. |
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Pluralist Theory |
The theory that political power is distributed among a wide array of diverse and competing interest groups. |
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Policy Gridlock |
The larger number and diversity of interest groups coupled with the decentralized nature of government makes it easy to prevent policy formulation and implementation. |
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Policy Making Cycle |
The cycle in which the development of a government policy is born. Identify the problem, react to the problem, create a solution to the problem, repeat. |
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Political Culture |
Commonly shared attitudes, beliefs, and core values about how government should operate. |
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Political Ideology |
The coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals. |
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Politics |
The study of who gets what, when, and how--or how policy decisions are made. |
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Popular Sovereignty |
The notion that the ultimate authority in society rests with the people. |
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Positive Law |
Statutes that have been laid down by a legislature, court, or other human institution and which can take whatever form the authors want. |
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Public Policy |
The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem. |
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Republic |
A government rooted in the consent of the governed; a representative or indirect democracy. |
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State |
A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. |
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Statist |
One who believes in extensive government control of personal and economic liberties. |
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Totalitarianism |
A form of government in which power resides in a leader who rules according to self-interest and without regard for individual rights and liberties. |