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POL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| American core ideals | liberty, equality, self-government, individualism, diversity & unity. |
| Civil Liberties | restraining the governments power agianst ind. |
| Civil Rights | Rights all indi. share as provided for in the 1st amendment |
| Basic Ideas | 1.respect human dignity 2.equality before the law 3.free &open elections 4.decision by the majority rule, respect for minority |
| Basic Principles of Dem. | 1.est. by constitution 2.const. is law above all laws 3.govt req. to preserve and protect fundamental human rights 4. govt. must provide "freedom, equality and justice for all. |
| Democracy | government by the people |
| Representative Democracy | people elect representatives to govern. |
| Constitution (a const. est. a government, not other way around!) | basic law, basic institution of govt., defines authority and limitations, supreme law, written by the people |
| Constitutional Democracy | those who excersice peower do so as a result of winning free and frequent elections. elections make a democratic. enforceable limits on a power make it constitutional |
| Constitutionalism | concept that the constitution is the basic law |
| Purposes of Government (in preamble) | 1.est. justice. 2.insure domestic tranquility 3.provide defense 4.promote general welfare 5.LIBERTY. |
| Politics | governmental compromise & decision making |
| Social Contract | agreement among people to be governed, in return for government protection and services |
| to be Governed | regulated, restricted, taxed and punished |
| Suffrage | right to vote |
| sovereignty | exclusive right to control a government, a country, a people |
| Federalism | form of shared power between national (federal) & state government |
| Politicians | elected officials |
| Incumbent | current holder of office |
| Constituents | people served by an elected official, voters |
| Government | organization extending to all society |
| Self-government | principle that the people are the ultimate source and proper beneficiary of governing authority |
| Limited Gov't | government does not have unrestricted authority over people |
| Rule of Law | a government of laws, not of men, due process of law. |
| power in politics | the ability of individuals or groups to control public policy |
| 4 major theories of Power | majoritarian, pluralist, elite, bureaucratic rule |
| majoritarian | the majority of people actually control govt. decision making |
| pluralist | special interest and political parties have power |
| elite | government controlled by a small group of wealthy elite |
| bureaucratic rule | govt is run by career civil servants in the federal bureaucracy |
| Authority | legitimate or accepted power |
| Legitimacy | widespread acceptance |
| Public policy | final result of govt action |
| Political institutions | organization or group that significantly influences public policy, ex: 3 main branches, mass media, political parties, special interest gropes...... |
| Ideals | concept/model to be followed, most perfect form, exist in mind as one should be |
| Separation of Powers | division of political powers so one branch cannot dominate government |
| Checks & Balances | overlapping powers of branches of government to limit power |
| Judaical Review | Judicial Branch check and balanced, of reviewing laws passe by congress and the states |
| Bicameral/bicameralism | two house of congress |
| Bipartisan | two political parties, coopreation between the two major political parties |
| Liberty | individuals should be free to act and think as they choose |
| Equality | all individuals are equal in their moral worth |
| Individualism | people should take the initiative to be self sufficient |
| Unity | Americans are one group |
| Diversity | individual and group differences should be respected |
| Due Process of Law | collective leagal procedures |
| Capitalism | economic system based on free enterprise and individuals |
| hard money | funds given directly to political candidates to spend as they choose |
| soft money | campaign contribution given to political parties in support of. therefore subject to legal limits |
| Public Opinion | political attitudes, view and beliefs held openly expressed by ordinary citizens |
| Ideology | a consistent pattern of value and beliefs about the political system. generally characterized as liberal and conservative |
| Political Culture | peoples predominant values, beliefs, attitudes, ideals and evaluations of the political system. divided into subcultures. traditinalistic, individualistic, and moralistic. |
| moralistic | often aligned iwth New England, puritans, government is topromote public good and welfare, public service is a duty of wealth |
| individualistic | sees politics as dirty business, politicians only in office for themselves, to gain and give favors. want to be left alone by govnt. |
| Political Socialization | process by which political culture is passed on trough generations. we acquire our values through agents of socialization |
| agents of scialization | family, school, church, peer/friends, employment, media, political institutions and leaders |
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