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Week 3 Vocab GOV 133
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Westphalian System | The modern state system that many believe emerged out of the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, based on the sovereignty of states and political self-determination |
| Natural Rights | Those rights (such as to life, liberty, and property) supposedly given to humans by God or by nature their existence taken to be independent of government |
| Security State | A state that makes efforts to follow the activities of its citizens through such means as closed-circuit television and the monitoring of phone calls and internet use |
| Failing State | A state with weak governing institutions often deep internal divisions, and where the basic needs of people are no longer met. Examples include Eritrea, Haiti, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. |
| Welfare Economics | The branch of economics that focuses on the effect of the allocation of goods and services on overall social welfare |
| Convergence thesis | The idea that the political economies of high-income economies are adopting a common format based on liberal, pro-market response while also restraining welfare spending and encouraging policies to expand the workforce |
| Welfare States | One that makes provision through the law for those in need, such as the unemployed, the poor, the unwell, and the elderly |
| Social Security | A collective term for welfare programmes targeted at people with inadequate income, or no income, or in retirement |
| Interpretivism | An approach to the study of government and politics based on the argument that politics is formed by the ideas we have about it |
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