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| A system of government in which power rests in the hands of one individual or a few individuals |
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| The right to exercise power |
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| Based on the system of "laissez faire" or "let alone," this means there should be minimum intervention by government in economic affairs |
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| Based on popular admiration of the personal attributes of an individual |
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| An economic system based on government ownership of means of production |
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| A voluntary association of sovereign states, where major powers belong to member states and the central government has only minor powers |
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| In contrast to liberalism, conservatives generally prefer limited government involvement in economic affairs and an activist government to regulate social conduct. The first modern formulation of the basic tenets of conservative thought is attributed to Edmund Burke (1729-1797) |
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| Can be classified as direct or indirect |
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| The ability to persuade others to accept certain things or behave in certain ways |
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| A citizen-drafted measure proposed by a number of qualified voters. If approved by popular vote in referendum, it becomes law without government approval. |
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| "Let alone" ; minimum intervention by government in economic affairs |
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| General public acceptance of governments' right to make and enforce decisions |
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| When a particular government exists for a long time and people become accustomed to obeying its laws |
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| This procedure allows citizens to select their leaders and determine the state's policies |
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| When the government may gain or retain legitimacy from their people by providing them what they want most. |
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| Prefer active, strong government in economic affairs, but less government to regulate social conduct |
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| A form of authoritarianism. One ruler who has the "divine right" or ancestral lineage. |
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| Require ethical or moral judgments, identify one outcome as better than another |
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| There is a division of powers between the central government and the member states. The flow of power is two-directional: from federal government to is member states, and vice versa |
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| Consists of institutions established to make and enforce laws; regulates the lives of its citizens |
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| Plurism gone sour. It is a situation in which many effective single-issue groups are able to pressure the government to respond to their policy demands. |
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| A coherent set of beliefs guiding people's attitude toward government |
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| Active government in the economy and society. Formed after the American Civil War |
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| The ability of individuals to control the behavior and actions of others using means ranging from influence to force or coercion |
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| Rational-legal legitimacy |
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| Based on the electoral process, as in the case of the president of the United States who derives legitimacy from popular election |
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| A process for removing elected officials through popular vote. |
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| A procedure where a measure is proposed by the government and is approved by popular vote |
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| Entails formulating a question with precision, gathering and analyzing empirical evidence that is relevant to the question, and then proposing a generalization or conclusion |
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| A theory of decision making which views American politics as best understood in terms of the interaction, conflict, and bargaining of groups |
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| A discipline within social sciences that uses scientific method to study that aspect of human behavior involving and authority |
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| Widely shared political values among members of a political community |
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| It is inevitable; Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle believed that participation in the polis gets to the essence of what it means to be human; consists of people acting politically by voting, joining a political party, organizing an interest group, or demonstrating to protest against the governmental decisions |
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| Government derives its power from the consent of the people and government is instituted among people to protect and promote life, liberty, and property |
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| Deal with views about the what government should do in order to promote the public good. |
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| Also known as democratic socialism, is an economic system in which some major productive resources are owned or controlled by the state. |
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| Derived from history and gained through inheritance |
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| Concentrates power in the central government; power flows from center to constituents |
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| Things that have importance or significance to people or things that are good and desirable |
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| absolute power;dictatorship of the left;Stalin |
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| Aristocracy gone bad; power rests with a small elite segment of society |
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| Athenian Model of Government |
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| In Athens; direct democracy where qualified citizens act as their own representatives in making decisions for themselves |
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| and articles of confederation |
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| Share same ideas on basic values of social system; they don't argue much |
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| A process by which people acquire their orientation towards the political world. |
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| All aspects of the government should be limited; they should not interfere with the free market or promote traditional values |
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| Goals/purpose of Government |
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| to maintain public order, provide goods and services that help the lives of citizens and protect basic freedom and liberties |
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| Roanoke J-town. Plymouth..and how the 13 colonies came to be |
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| Stamp. Sugar. Coercive(intolerable) Acts |
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| Philosopher of the american revolution. social contract |
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| Showed America that the Articles on Confederation was weak and led to the making of the constitution. |
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| Constitution was in secrecy |
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| because they didnt want to freak everyone out right away |
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Propose:
2/3vote in both houses of congress
Natl convention called be 2/3 of states
Ratify:
3/4 votes of state legis.
3/4 state conv. to ratify |
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| a fundamental philosophy of Presidential conduct that adheres primarily to the denoted powers of the executive branch in the U.S. Constitution. |
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| Papers supporting the ratification of the Constitution |
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Age- 13% of pop was >65 in 2000
Ethnic Groups- hispanics, african americans, asian americans were larger proportion of population
58% of women worked outside of home
25% of children lived with one parent
80% of all adults have a HS diploma |
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