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Define Gov-Politics
Defining Government & Politics - Unit 1 NOVA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| State | Organized and institutionalized political unit with a permanent population with an established government that controls its internal and foreign affairs. |
| Sovereignty | Independence from control of its internal affairs by other states and the ability to conduct its own foreign policy and has international recognition. |
| Regime | How power is passed on |
| Head of State | Official representative of the state in international matters. Travels less than Security of State. |
| Head of Government | The executive role that deals with the everyday tasks of running the state, such as formulating and executing policy |
| Legitmency | The people choosing who they want to rule them. Freedom or equality is not a factor. Authoritarian governments can be legitimate. |
| Coercion | Ruling based off of fear, not elected legitimately in most cases |
| Rational/Legal Legitimacy | Laws are made by a well-established system with procedures. |
| Unitary | A nation-state that has a centralized government and administration that exercises power equally over all parts of the state |
| federal | A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments. |
| politics | process that determines who gets to make and enforce the laws |
| nation | A group that describes self-government, often through formation of an independent state |
| National Identity | Belonging to a nation and believing in its politics |
| Citizenship | Swearing loyalty to a certain country in exchange for certain rights |
| Popular Sovereignty | The government's right to rule comes from the people. |
| Republicanism | Authority of the government comes from the people. |
| Representative government | People choose their representatives to vote and speak on policy issues. |
| inalienable/natural rights | rights that the government can't take away |
| Democracy | People elect the government |
| Social Contract | People allow their governments to rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning society. |
| participatory democracy theory | the theory that widespread political participation is essential for democratic government |
| pluralist theory | a theory of democracy that emphasizes the role of groups in the policymaking process |
| Elitist Theory | theory that elites have a disproportionate amount of influence in the policymaking process |
| totalitarian governments | no limitation on power |
| authoritarian governments | suppress voices of their citizens to maintain a grip on power |
| political institutions | structure of government which includes the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches |
| constitutional republic | democratic system with elected representatives in which the constitution is the supreme law |
| Political Culture | Generally agreed upon political beliefs, norms, values, practices, and institutions that the government of a country is based on the interaction between its government and its people. |
| Consensual Political Culture | Accepts both the legitimacy of the regime and solutions to major problems...shows propensity for democracy. |
| Conflictual Political Culture | Sharply divided, often on both the legitimacy of the regime and its solutions to major problems... shows propensity for authoritarianism. |
| Direct Democracy | A form of government in which voters vote for policy directly. |
| In-direct Democracy | A form of government in which voters vote for representatives that will vote on policy. |
| Elite & Class Democracy | The belief that our society is based on class and those people have theoretical control over policy. |
| Hyperpluralist Theory | a theory of democracy that emphasizes the role of groups in the policymaking process but it weakens the government in the process |
| Participatory Democracy | Everyone's voice matters and they have a say in our democracy. |
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