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CP Civics Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Authoritarianism | System of government in which the government holds strong powers but is checked by some forces |
| Capitalism | An economic system in which the means of producing wealth are privately owned and operated to produce profits |
| Citizens | Members of the polity who, through birth or naturalization, enjoy the rights, privileges, and responsibilities attached to membership in a given nation |
| Civic Engagement | Individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern |
| Consent of the Governed | The idea that in a democracy, the government's power derives from the consent of the people |
| Conservatism | An ideology that emphasizes preserving tradition and relying on community and family as mechanisms of continuity in society |
| Constitutionalism | Government that is structured by law, and in which the power of government is limited |
| Democracy | Government in which supreme power of governance lies in the hands of its citizens |
| Demographics | The characteristics of the American people in terms of race, sex, educational attainment and other characteristics |
| Direct Democracy | A structure of government in which citizens discuss and decide policy through majority rule |
| Divine Right of Kings | The assertion that monarchies, as a manifestation of God's will, could rule absolutely without regard to the will or well-being of their subjects |
| Efficacy | Citizens belief that they have the ability to achieve something desirable and that the government listens to people like them |
| Government | The institution that creates and implements policy and laws that guide the conduct of the nation and its citizens |
| Indirect Democracy | Sometimes called a representative democracy, a system in which citizens elect representatives who decide policies on behalf of their constituents |
| Legitimacy | A quality conferred on government by citizens who believe that its exercise of power is right and proper |
| Liberalism | An ideology that advocates change in the social, political, and economic realms to better protect the well-being of individuals and to produce equality within society |
| Libertarianism | An ideology whose advocates believe that government should take a "hands off" approach in most matters |
| Liberty | The most essential quality f American democracy it is both the freedom from governmental interference in citizens lies and the freedom to pursue happiness |
| Limited Government | Government that is restricted in what is can do so that the rights of the people are protected |
| Majority Rule | The idea that in democracy, only policies with 50 percent plus one vote are elected |
| Monarchy | Government in which a member of a royal family, usually a king or queen, has absolute authority over a territory and it's government |
| Natural Law | The assertion that standards that govern human behavior are derived from the natural of humans themselves and can be applied universally |
| Naturalization | The process of becoming a citizen by means other than birth, as in the case of immigrants |
| Oligarchy | Government in which an elite few had power |
| Political Culture | The people's collective beliefs and attitudes about government and political process |
| Political Engagement | Citizens actions that are intended to solve public problems through political means |
| Political Ideology | An integrated system of ideas or beliefs about political values in general and the role of government in particular |
| Politics | The process of deciding who gets benefits in society and who does not |
| Popular Sovereignty | The theory that government is created by the people and depends on the people for the authority to rule |
| Progressives | A faction within the Democratic party who emphasize the need for societal reform that results in greater economic and social equality |
| Property | Anything that can be owned |
| Public Goods | Goods whose benefits cannot be limited and that are available to all |
| Social Contract | An agreement between people and their leaders in which the people agree to give up some liberties so that their other liberties are protected |
| Social Contract Theory | The idea that individuals possess free will, and every individual is equally endowed with the god-given right of self-determination and the ability to consent to be governed |
| Socialism | An ideology that advocates economic equality, theoretically achieved by having the government or workers own the means of production |
| Totalitarianism | System of government in which the government essentially controls every aspect of peoples lives |
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