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AP Gov
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Institution | Ongoing organization that performs certain functions |
| Social Conflict | Disagreements among people in a society over what the societies priorities should be |
| Politics | The process of resolving conflicts over how society should use its scarce resources and who should receive various benefits |
| Government | Individuals and institutions that make societies rules and that also possess the power and authority to enforce those rules |
| Power | The ability to influence the behavior of others, usually through the use of force, persuasion or rewards. |
| Authority | The ability to legitimately exercise power |
| Public Services | Essential services that individuals cannot provide for themselves. |
| Autocracy | A form of government in which the power and authority are in the hands of a single person |
| Monarchy | A form of autocracy in which a king, queen, emperor, empress, tsar, or tsarina is the highest authority in the government. Obtained power through inheritance. |
| Divine right theory | God chose the monarch |
| Dictatorship | Absolute power is exercised by a single person who usually has obtained his or her power through force |
| Democracy | People have ultimate political authority |
| Direct Democracy | Political decisions are made by the people themselves rather than by elected representatives |
| Representative democracy | Will of majority is expressed through smaller groups of individuals elected by the people to act as their representatives |
| Republic | A representative democracy to which there is no king or queen and the people are sovereign |
| Limited government | Powers of government should be limited through a written document or through wide public understanding characterized by institutional checks to ensure that government serves public rather than private interest |
| Parliament | The name of the national legislative body in countries government by a parliamentary system, such as Britain and Canada |
| Bicameral legislation | A legislature made up of two chambers or parts. The United States has a bicameral legislature composed of House of Representatives and the Senate. |
| Social contract | A voluntary agreement among individuals to create a government and give that government adequate power to secure mutual protection and the welfare of all individuals |
| Natural rights | Rights that are not bestowed by governments bu are inherent within every man, woman, and child by virtue of the fact that he or she is a human being |
| Political culture | The set of ideas, values, and attitudes about government and the political process held by a community or a nation |
| Liberty | The freedom of individuals to believe, act, and express themselves as they choose so long as doing does not infringe on the rights of others |
| Equality | Equal protection under the law for all people |
| Capitalism | Economic system based on the private ownership of wealth-producing property, free markets, and freedom of contract. The privately owned corporation is the preeminent capitalist institution |
| Ideaology | System of political ideas that are rooted in religious or philosophical beliefs concerning human nature, society and government |
| Liberalism | Set of political beliefs that include the advocacy of active government, including government intervention to improve the welfare of individuals and to protect civil rights |
| Conservatism | Set of beliefs that include the limited role of government in helping individuals and in the economic affairs of the nation, support for traditional values and lifestyles, and a cautious response to change |
| Progressivism | An alternative, more popular term for the set of political beliefs known as liberalism |
| Moderate | A person whose views fall in the middle of the political spectrum |
| Radical left | Persons on the extreme left side of the political spectrum, who would like major changes in political order, usually to promote human equality |
| Radical right | Persons on the extreme right which include: reactionaries and libertarians |
| Ideologue | Individuals holding strong political opinions |
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