Term
| What are the top 5 reasons for government? |
|
Definition
1) Protect Nation from Threats
2) Order for Society
3) Provides Public Services
4) Regulation of the Economy
5) The Socialization of the Youth |
|
|
Term
| Define Natural Law and name the two people most closely associated with the theory. |
|
Definition
Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas.
Aristotle believed that government is necessary because society falls apart with no rules to govern the people.It's a "necessary evil".
Aquinas said that there should be good, just laws that fairly protect the people. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Divine Right was a monarchy passed through generations- no royal blood, no throne. If God wanted you to rule, you would be born into the royal family. |
|
|
Term
| What was The Enlightenment? |
|
Definition
| The Enlightenment was when people started to ask why they did things the way that they did. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Thomas Hobbes was the philosopher who wrote Leviathan. In this book, the Notion of Popular Consent was born. |
|
|
Term
| Explain the Notion of Popular Consent. |
|
Definition
| Consent of the people to be governed. Thomas Hobbes proposed that a just ruler is chosen by the people. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| This was the book written by Thomas Hobbes in which The Notion of Popular Consent was born. The king is depicted as a monster; in the end, the monster is slain because he was unjustly ruling without the people's consent. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| John Locke was the founder of the Social Contract Theory. |
|
|
Term
| Explain the Social Contract Theory. |
|
Definition
| John Locke said that the people should not only be loyal to their ruler, but the ruler should be loyal to the people as well. If the people are unhappy with the way that they're being governed, that leader will be overthrown or impeached.
The Declaration of Independence was heavily based on this theory. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A form of government in which one unelected ruler is in charge |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A form of government in which a small group of military or financially elite is in charge |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A form of government in which the country is run by the upper class- only the "best" people get a hand in the government process. |
|
|
Term
| What is a Direct Democracy? (same as a Pure Democracy) |
|
Definition
| This is a form of government where every single person participates at every level, with everyone voting on every issue and every vote counting. |
|
|
Term
| What is a Representitive Democracy? (same as Indirect Democracy) |
|
Definition
| This is a form of government in which the people elect representitives who vote for them. This is what we have in the United States. |
|
|
Term
| Why did the founding fathers choose Capitalism? |
|
Definition
The means of production are operated for profit of individuals: Although the founding fathers didn't think that taxes should be done away with all together, they wanted the people who were working hard to produce a product to be able to enjoy the profits and the fruits of their labors.
Permitted private ownership of property
Provided a free market or "laissez-faire" economy - The founding fathers wanted anybody to be able to get into the economy and earn money, not just the elite.
Promoted competition with no barriers
|
|
|
Term
| Why did the founding fathers choose Capitalism? |
|
Definition
| They wanted the people who were working hard to produce a product to be able to enjoy the profits and the fruits of their labors while still paying taxes. |
|
|
Term
| What are three benefits of capitalism? |
|
Definition
1. Permits private ownership of property.
2. Provides a free market or "laissez-faire" economy - anybody is able to get into the economy and earn money, not just the elite.
3. Promotes competition with no barriers. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| This is an economic structure in which the government runs a lot of the main companies, like car factories, power plants, etc... |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| This is an economic system in which there is no competition or profit. Everyone has an equal role and is provided with the things that they need. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| This is an economic system in which one elite leader makes every decision and no one else gets any say at all. |
|
|
Term
| What is the Elite Theory? |
|
Definition
| This is when a few select people have all of the power and make all of the decisions. |
|
|
Term
| What is the Bureaucratic Theory? |
|
Definition
| This is when the bureaucrats have all of the power and make all of the decisions. |
|
|
Term
| What is the Interest Group Theory? |
|
Definition
| This is when the interest groups make all of the decisions. |
|
|
Term
| What is the Pluralist Theory? |
|
Definition
| This is a rotating group of the decision makers, depending on the issue at hand. Varied interest groups, groups of bureaucrats, etc. participate in different issues, with no group being all-powerful. |
|
|
Term
| What country is sometimes referred to as "The Great Experiment"? |
|
Definition
| The United States of America |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| This is when the leaders are chosen by the people. |
|
|
Term
| What is Popular Sovereignty? |
|
Definition
| This means that the power always rests with the people. Even though we vote in elected officials, their political power is temporary, while the power of the people remains to vote in new people again and again. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| This simply means that the majority vote dictates the action. |
|
|
Term
| What is the Perservation of Minority Parties? |
|
Definition
| This means that even though a certain group might not neccessarily win their issue's vote, they don't have to stop believing in what they want. They can keep their group and try again next voting time. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Many counties have a communal view of society, with the emphasis on the people as a whole. Individualism allows people to view themselves and their own needs, with focus on individual gains. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Everybody starts off with a clean slate, with everyone being born equal. There are no classes or castes to define us- everyone has the potential to be everything that they can. |
|
|
Term
| What is Personal Liberty? |
|
Definition
| When everyone has personal freedoms and rights. |
|
|
Term
| What is Political Culture? |
|
Definition
| Society's attitudes towards the political system and its various parts. |
|
|
Term
| Which American ethnic group has the highest growth rate? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| On average, is the American population older or younger? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is political ideaology? |
|
Definition
| Your individual set of values and beliefs about the purpose, scope and role of government. These are the things that you think the government should and should not do. |
|
|
Term
| Why do we have checks and balances? |
|
Definition
| They give oversight to all of the different branches so that no one branch is too powerful. |
|
|
Term
| What is the Seperation of Powers? |
|
Definition
| The government is split into three seperate branches that oversee each other. |
|
|
