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AMERICAN GOV AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

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CLASSICAL LIBERALISM   show
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CLASSICAL CONSERVATISM   show
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show PESSIMISTIC ABOUT HUMAN NATURE, HUMANS ARE AGGRESSIVE AND SELF-SERVING,SKEPTICAL ABOUT CHANGES,HUMAN NATURE CAUSES CONFLICT, NATIONS OPERATE IN THEIR OWN BEST INTEREST, POLITICS IS A STRUGGLE FOR POWER. MORE SCIENTIFIC  
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REPUBLIC   show
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LIBERALISM   show
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show VALUES, THE RULE OF LAW, POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY, RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES, & ECONOMIC WELL-BEING  
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show THE LEGAL AUTHORITY OF THE LAW, NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW (NOT EVEN A POLITICAL LEADER).  
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REPUBLICANISM   show
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WHAT DOES COMPARATIVE POLITICS EXAMINE?   show
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DEMOCRACY   show
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WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN COMPONENTS TO DEMOCRACY?   show
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show PLACES THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES ABOVE THE PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE HAVE LITTLE, OR NO SAY IN WHO GOVERNS THEM OR HOW THEY ARE GOVERNED.  
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show 1. MONARCHY (KING, QUEEN, EMPEROR, & PRINCE) 2. DICTATORSHIP 3. TOTALITARIANISM (MOST EXTREME)  
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show A STATE RUN BY RELIGIOUS AUTHORITIES.  
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MONARCHY   show
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show VIEW THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOMINATED BY APPOINTED OFFICIALS.  
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show PERSONS WHO POSSESS A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF SOME VALUED RESOURCE, LIKE MONEY OR POWER.  
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show POLITICAL AUTHORITY CONFERRED BY LAW OR BY A STATE OR NATIONAL CONSTITUTION.  
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OLIGARCHY   show
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show NO GOVERNMENT AND NO LAWS.  
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FASCISM   show
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POWER   show
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CAPITALISM   show
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show COMBINE ELEMENTS OF DEMOCRACY AND AUTHORITARIANISM.  
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show MEANS THE USE OF FORCE OR THE THREAT TO USE IT.  
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FIVE MAIN SOURCES OF POLITICAL CONFLICT   show
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CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY   show
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SOCIAL DEMOCRACY   show
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LIBERAL DEMOCRACY   show
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show A political and economic system characterized by government ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods and services in order to achieve economic goals of relative income equality.  
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KARL MARX THEORY   show
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show A STATE IN WHICH THE GOVERNMENT MONOPOLIZES CONTROL OVER ALL INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, THE MEDIA, SCIENCE, ARTS AND RELIGIONS.  
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PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT   show
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CHARACTERISTICS OF PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT   show
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DIRECT ELECTION   show
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show VOTERS IN EACH STATE CHOOSE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, WHO IN TURN ELECT THE PRESIDENT. THE NUMBER OF ELECTORS ASSIGNED TO EACH STATE VARIES WITH THE SIZE OF ITS POPULATION AND EQUALS THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES IT SENDS TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + 2.  
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show CONSISTS OF ONLY ONE HOUSE AND THE COUNTRY IS DIVIDED INTO ELECTORAL DISTRICTS FOR ELECTIONS TO A PARTICULAR LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER. (U.S., U.K.)ONE PERSON IS ELECTED TO REPRESENT EACH DISTRICT.  
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show 1. RELATIVE SIMPLICITY 2. PROMOTES NAME RECOGNITION  
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show 1. DISPARITIES BETWEEN A PARTY'S SHARE OF THE VOTE ON A NATIONWIDE BASIS AND ITS SHARE OF THE SEATS IN THE LEGISLATURE. 2. PUNISHES SMALL PARTIES. 3. A RESULT THAT IS FAIR AT THE LOCAL LEVEL MIGHT NOT BE FAIR AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.  
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PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION ELECTIONS   show
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WHAT ARE THE THREE LEADING MODELS OF REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY?   show
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show LEGAL AUTHORITY SHARED BETWEEN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND THE FIFTY STATES.  
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WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL?   show
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show 1. THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS ARE ELECTED SEPARATELY 2. LAWMAKING DEPENDS ON A BALANCE OF CONGRESSIONAL AND PRESIDENTIAL POWERS 3. THE SUPREME COURT MAY STRIKE DOWN LAWS AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 4. THE PRES., CONG., AND STATES CAN TOGETHER OVERRIDE S.C  
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WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF THE FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT?   show
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show THE PROCESS OF A COUNTRY TO GO FROM NONDEMOCRATIC TO DEMOCRATIC FORMS OF GOVERNMENT.  
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MODERN DEMOCRACY   show
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show THE ELECTED OFFICIALS MAKE THE DECISIONS. THE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT IS NOT A MONARCH.  
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WHAT ARE THE TEN CONDITIONS FOR DEMOCRACY TO SUCCEED?   show
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WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A PARLIAMENTARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT?   show
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show 1. Equal balance of power 2. Diminished minority rights; majority rules 3.  
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WHAT IS MARXISM?   show
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show A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH ONE PERSON POSSESSES UNLIMITED POWER. HITLER, STALIN, HUSSEIN WERE AUTOCRATS  
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REPUBLICANISM AS A THEORY OF GOVERNMENT   show
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show 1. SERVE AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE MILITARY 2. GRANT REPRIEVE AND PARDONS FOR FEDERAL OFFENSES 3. RECEIVE AMBASSADORS 4. APPOINT OFFICIALS TO LESSER OFFICES 5. HOLDS EXECUTIVE POWER  
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HOW DOES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION DELEGATE THE POWERS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT FOREIGN AFFAIRS?   show
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show 1. THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR/PEACE 2. TO MAKE TREATIES 3. TO MAINTAIN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS  
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show 1. ALL PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO A NATIONALITY AND SHALL NOT BE DEPRIVED OF NATIONALITY OR REQUIRED TO CHANGE IT. 2. ALL PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THEIR COUNTRY.  
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IN WHAT WAYS IS US FOREIGN POLICY DIFFERENT TODAY THAN DURING THE FIRST 100 YEARS OF THE NATION'S EXISTENCE?   show
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show HELPS ENSURE EXCHANGE RATE STABILITY THROUGH LOANS TO DEVELOPING NATIONS, STABILIZES THE FLOW OF WORLD CURRENCY  
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WORLD BANK GROUP   show
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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT)   show
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show EIGHT OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY POWERFUL NONCOMMUNITIST NATIONS THAT INFLUENCES INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ISSUES THROUGH ANNUAL SUMMIT MEETINGS, MEETINGS TO LIMIT GLOBAL WARMING INTERNATIONALLY  
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show ADDRESS WORLD HEALTH ISSUES  
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UNIVERSALISTS   show
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show a theory that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them  
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SOVEREIGNTY   show
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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT   show
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE   show
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show AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP CREATED TO MAINTAIN PEACE AROUND THE WORLD.  
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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM   show
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FEDERALISM   show
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show HUMANITY BEFORE THE STATE'S FOUNDATION. IT IS A STATE WHERE HUMAN BEINGS ARE FREE TO PRESERVE THEMSELVES USING WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY.  
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WHAT IS THOMAS HOBBES VIEWS ON THE STATE OF NATURE?   show
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show "The state of Nature has a law of Nature to govern it", and that law is Reason. Locke believes that reason teaches that "no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions"; and that transgressions of this may be punished.  
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WHAT IS ROUSSEAU'S VIEW ON THE STATE OF NATURE?   show
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WHAT ARE THE FIVE MAJOR SOURCES OF POLITICAL CONFLICT?   show
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GLOBALIZATION   show
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COMPARATIVE POLITICS   show
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show 1. TO WIDEN OUT UNDERSTANDING OF POLITICS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. 2. TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE LINK BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 3. TO SEE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLITICS AND OTHER FIELDS OF STUDY.  
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LEGITIMACY   show
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CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT IN FRANCE   show
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show COMMUNIST  
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