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Government CH 7/8
Terms and defs of chapters 7 and 8 from american gov't textbook
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Party | an organization that seeks to achieve power by electing its members to public office |
| Lawful Permanent Resident | an immigrant who is legally authorized to live and work in the U.S. permanently, but is not a citizen |
| Undocumented Immigrant | a person who has come to the US without the required legal papers |
| Naturalization | legal process through which a person not granted citizenship by birth can become a citizen of a country |
| Ideology | a basic set of political beliefs about the roles of government and the individual in society |
| Pluralism | an idea that political power should be distributed and shared among various groups in a society |
| Liberalism | an ideology favoring an active role for government in efforts to solve society's problems |
| Conservatism | favoring a limited gov and private initiative by non - gov groups to solve problems |
| Civil Society | associations and other voluntary groups that form a middle layer in society between government and individual families. Includes groups that people join because of family, faith, interests, or ideology |
| Civic and Personal Participation | Personal Responsibilities: -taking care of your own health -comforting a friend -taking care of a sick family member Civic Responsibilities: -volunteering to serve the public good -Jury duty -participating in public affairs |
| Interest Groups | any organized group whose members share a common goal and try to promote their interests by influencing government policy and decision making |
| Steps to Citizenship | 1. Immigration: Arrive with a legal Visa 2. Permanent resident: Apply for permanent status 3. Application: Eligible to apply for citizenship after living in the U.S for 5+ years 4. Interview: Interview by immigration services 5. Test: English reading/ |
| Socialism | limit economic inequality by ensuring a fair distribution of wealth |
| Libertarianism | strong belief in individual freedom, government should have less control over people's lives |
| Environmentalism | americans that are deeply concerned about conservation and protection of environment |
| Political Action Committees | an organization that raises and distributes funds to candidates running for office. Formed by interest groups to channel donations from members to political campaigns |
| 5 Interest Groups | Business roundtable, United farm workers of america, League of united latin american citizens, National education association and texas nurse association. |
| American's Core Beliefs | -Liberty -Equality -Democracy -Individualism -Free enterprise -Justice/Rule of law -Patriotism -Optimism -Civic duty |
| Things Political Parties Do | in order to achieve power, political parties will get their candidates elected, support campaigns, make collective action possible, run for office, and inform voters |
| Citizenship | the status of being a citizen, a person who by birth or naturalization enjoys certain rights and has certain duties in a nation-state |
| 3 interest groups | National Education Association, United Farm Workers of America, Business Roundtable |
| Things Interest Groups Do | -participate in the political process -speak out on issues of concern to members and the public -present specialized information to government officials -monitor government actions to ensure rights/liberties are protected -keep people informed about g |
| Think Tanks | an organization of scholars and policy experts who study public issues and write articles/books to summarize research (goal is to influence gov officials through articles/laws) |
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