Political Science Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
economic right | Guarantees of adequate material standards of living; the newest and most controversial rights. |
civil right | ability to participate in politics and society, such as voting and free speech. |
judicial restraint | conservative, strict constructionists, narrow interpretation, apolitical role. |
democracy | the rule of the many. |
direct or participatory democracy | a government in which all or most citizens participate directly. |
representative democracy | a government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote. (The new form of the old word Republic.) |
elite | persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power. A few top leaders, not all of them drawn from business, make the key decisions without reference to popular desires. |
sedition | Incitement to public disorder or to overthrow the state. |
power elite view | view that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government. |
bureaucratic view | view that the government is dominated by appointed officials. An appointed civil servants run things. |
pluralist view | the belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy. Competition among affected interests shapes public policy. |
civil liberties | freedom from certain government actions |
judicial activism | liberal, loose constructionists, broad interpretation, political role. |
judicial review | An implied power; ability of courts to decide if laws are constitutional |
constituent assembly | legislature convened to draft new constitution. |
universal suffrage | rights of all adults as determined by society to participate in the political process. |
constitutionalism | The theory and practice of conducting politics in accordance with a constitution; the degree to which the power of govt. is limited and individual rights are respected. |
constitution | a document that establishes the fundamental rules by which a political system is governed |
illiberal democracy | regimes that are elected but lack democratic qualities such as civil rights and limits on govt. |
democratic peace | theory that democracies do not fight each other |
totalitarianism | political system in which the state attempts total control of its citizens. |
authoritarianism | a system of govt. ruled by the one or the few with partial control over citizens social, political and economic life. |
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