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American Govt' CH1
Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Politics | the study of who gets what, when and how. |
| Political Power | the ability to influence the political behavior of others. |
| Elitist | political power held by a small group of wealthy, powerful men who maintain their position over time. |
| Government | an institution within a society in which decisions are made that resolve conflicts and allocate benefits and privileges for all members of society. |
| Institution | an ongoing organization that performs certain functions for society. |
| Political System | serves the function of making decisions that effects an entire society. |
| Public Policy | the decisions or outcome of political systems-the decisions that are made by the government. |
| Aristocracy | rule by the best suited through virtue, talent or education...ruled by the upper class. |
| Totalitarian Regime | form of government that controls all aspects of the political and social life of a nation. |
| Democracy-Direct | system of government in which political decisions are made by the people directly, rather than by elected representatives. |
| Democracy-Representative | citizens transfer their decision making power to the people they elect to represent them. |
| Initiative | a procedure by which voters can propose a law or constitutional amendment. |
| Recall | a procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an elected official from state office before their term is expired. |
| Liberal | set of beliefs that includes the advocacy of positive government action to improve the welfare of individuals, support for civil rights, and tolerance for political and social change. |
| Conservative | set of beliefs that includes a limited role for the national government in helping individuals. |
| Political Culture | pattern of beliefs and attitudes towards government and the political process held by a community or nation |
| Political Ideology | a comprehensive set of beliefs about the native of people and about the role of an institution of government. |
| Political Socialization | process through an individual learns a set of political attitudes and values. |
| Jus Soli | citizenship by place of birth. |
| Jus Sanguinis | citizenship by blood. |
| Political Refugee | persons who have well founded fear of persecution in their own country based on race, religion, nationality, or political opinion. |
| Alien | An individual who is not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national. |
| Naturalization | an act of conferring citizenship upon an alien. |
| Interest Group | an original organized group of individuals sharing a common objectives who actively attempt to influence policy makers. |
| Lobbying | an organization who attempt to influence legislation and the administrative decisions of the government. |
| AARP | largest interest group in the US. American.Association.Retired.People -50 years old to join |
| Referendum | the submission of a proposed public measure or actual statute to a direct popular vote. |
| Pluralist | everyone has some sort of political power |
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