Chapter 1
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| Government | the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public polices
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| public policy | All of the things a government decides to do
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| Constitution | where the governments powers are outlined
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| Types of power | Legislative- to make laws
Executive- to carry out law
Judicial- to interpret law and settle disputes
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| Divine right | power from god
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| Force | whoever has the most power
Ex: Dictatorship
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| Evolutionary | as society grows so does the government
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| Social contract | agreement between people and state
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| Direct democracy | people make all the decisions
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| Indirect democracy | people elect others to make decisions for them
Ex: United States
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| Autocracy | rule by one
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| Totalitarianism | Dictatorships
Ex: Cuba, North Korea
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| Oligarchy | rule by few
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| Autocracy by birth | monarch makes all decisions
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| Presidential democracy | Executive is chosen by the people
Ex: United states
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| Parliamentary democracy | Executive is chosen by the legislature
Ex: Great Britain
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| Unitary | power held by central government
Ex: Great Britian
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| Confederal | Power held by state government
Ex: confederacy during civil war
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| Federal | power shared by national and states
Ex:USA
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| Theocracy | ruled by religon
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| Anarchy | No government
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| Worth of individual | everyone is important
everyone's ideas have value
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| Equality of all person | all people have equal oppotunities
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| Majority rule, minority rule | the will of many determines public polices
the majority should be right most times
Voice of the minority is important and must be heard
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| Necessity of compromise | need to blend and adjust
competing views and interests
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| Individual freedom | importance of individual
Balance between a person's freedom and the rights of the group
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| Free elections with competing political parties | people elect their leader
need for competition of ideas from which to choose
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