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| Oldest written laws known to man. |
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| Stalin, Hitler, Castro, Kim Jong Il |
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| First Democracy in the World? |
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| Divides power between the states/national government. Like in US. |
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| Everyone participates and attends meetings and votes. |
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| Republic/Representative Democracy |
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| We elect others to attend meetings, listen and vote on our behalf. Think Romans! |
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| The formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people. |
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| ultimate /supreme power within a state lies with the people |
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| a system or rule in which one person, or a small group of people hold unlimited power over government |
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| The ability to think and act as you choose |
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| The principle that all people possess a fundamental, moral worth that entitles them to fair treatment under the law and equal opportunity in all aspects of life. |
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| The political rights held by groups that make up less than half of the population. |
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| govt. headed by one person such as a queen or king. Power in this type is often inherited. Most monarchs today are figureheads* with less power than earlier years. |
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| Enlightenment thinker that thought that man was a mess and his natural state was war and therefore needed govt. to curb his behaviors. |
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| Man created government. Man has natural rights. |
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| Man is okay, but power given to government needs to checked/balanced b/c the power corrupts. |
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| To prevent the tyranny of the majority, you must protect... |
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| "We hold these truths to be self evident, all men are created equal" was stated by ________ in the Declaration of Independence? |
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| the idea that god created the state and chose the rulers |
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| From the enlightenment, said that man created the state. |
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| Movement to reform the Catholic church. Began with Martin luther's 95 theses pinned to church door. The reforms sought to make the church more "open to the people". People wanted access to bibles. As a result they had to be educated to read the bible. People began to organize new churches which in a way was preparing them to govern themselves. |
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| Dominant values and beliefs about government held by society. |
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| Rule by a few people in their own interest |
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| Rule by the highest in society (educated, wealthy, etc. ) |
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| Liberty Equality popular consent majority rule Individualism Mistrust of government religious faith and civic duty |
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| Key features of American Political Culture |
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| French official that came to US to study our prisons. Wrote one of the first descriptions of American Political Culture |
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| Functions of government according to the Preamble? |
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| Form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty |
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| Demographic changes in recent years in the US? |
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More diverse, aging, gap between rich and poor, gender roles equalizing, non European immigration, larger population
Remember these changes have an impact on our nation. Ex. Larger population= competition for resources/feeling alienated from our government as size of a district gets bigger and bigger |
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| One who believes that government should not intervene in one's private lives (personal choice) but does believe in government intervening in the economy to take care of the people. |
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| Government should not intervene in the economy but does hold high moral standards/traditional values. |
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| Why are people so upset today? |
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| Inflated expectations and promises during campaigns conflicting requests, do not focus enough on the positive, negative campaigns alienating us, etc. |
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