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| In Order to be a good citizen, it is most critical to possess |
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| Government can best be defined as |
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| the institutions and procedures by which a territory and its people are ruled |
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| A government that is formally limited by laws and rules is called |
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| What major changes in western government led to the establishment of constitutional government |
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| Legal limits on government and the right of more people to vote |
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| The demand that there be no taxation with representation is a good example of what political reform of the eighteenth century |
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| More popular influence on government |
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| who described politics as "who gets what, when and how" |
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| According to the text, what is the goal of politics |
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| To have a say in a governments' leadership, organization, and policies |
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| Direct democracy is best defined as |
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| a system that allows citizens to vote directly for laws and policies |
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| Politics can be defined as |
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| Conflicts over the character, membership, and policies of any organization to which people belong |
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| What are the three core values in American politics |
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| Liberty, Equality, and Democracy |
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| The first ten amendments to the Constitution |
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| Throught out American history, the concept of liberty has been linked to |
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| The idea of limited government |
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| The term Laissez-Faire means |
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| The belief that political authority should rest with the people themselves is called |
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| Political rights are a protection against |
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| The tyranny of the majority |
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| Which of the following terms describe America's fundamental political values |
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| Liberty, equality, and democracy |
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| "if there is no struggle, there is no progress" is a quote by: |
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| Mobilizing others to join in strategic actions is known as which pathway for political action |
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| In the abstract "9 dots puzzle" the space outside the box represents |
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| In the spectrum of conflict resolution, where litigation is the action at one end, what form of action is at the opposite end? |
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| The system under which voters elect leaders and then hold those leaders accountable for the decisions they make is generally known as |
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| A government _____ a society's resources, such as wealth, services, or other things of value, when it gives benefits to specific groups in society |
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| Because they involve the shifting of scarce resources, the most controversial government programs are usually those that center on |
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| _____ policy concerns the money supply |
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| The price at which prices increase is measured by the |
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| There are two primary types of economic policy |
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| ______ is the politics of taxing and spending |
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| In which of the following years did the United States run it largest budget surplus |
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| In the United States, income tax is a _____ tax - the more money you make, the higher percentage you pay in taxes |
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| The single largest portion of federal revenue, accounting for approximately 43 percent of all revenue to the national government, is provided by |
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| The ____ is our nations' independent central bank |
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| Members of the Federal Reserve Board are |
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| Appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate for 14 year term |
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| _____ takes place when a government uses legislative, military or judiciary power to stop an action by a person, organization, or group, or when it mandates other behaviors actions |
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| The amount by which a government's expenditures exceed its revenues is referred to as the |
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| The net sum of the budget deficit minus the surplus is the ____, or the amount that the government owes |
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| Monetary policy concerns the money supply and is managed by the |
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| With the exception of the four years between 1998 and 2001, the federal government has run a budget deficit every year since |
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| The main responsibility of the Federal Reserve Board is to |
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| Try to control inflation while keeping the economy growing |
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| ______ of Opportunity; widely shared American Ideal |
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| Separation of _______ provided by different branches of government |
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| Name of philosopher who argued that government needs the consent of the people |
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| The most common form of political participation |
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| Form of government in which power is held by a small group |
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| A well-established, ordered system (i.e. family, school, government) |
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| To formally change the Constitution |
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| Name of the Farmer who led rebellion in 1787 |
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| Freedom from government control |
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| The form of government ruled by the people |
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| Cohesive set of beliefs about the proper role of government |
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| The pervasive nature of government; being omnipresent |
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| Theory that all interest are free to compete for influence in government |
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| Conflict over power in relationships (the circle around the box) |
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| Mix of different types of people |
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| Gender is one type; distinct patter of differences in voting |
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| Branch of government that makes the laws |
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| Our type of economic system; minimal government interference |
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| Ideology supporting the social and economic status quo; belief that big government is threat to individual freedom; membership in the GOP |
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| Articles of ________; prior to the Constitution |
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| The ability to influence government and politics |
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| Informed and active membership in a political community |
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| Institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people are ruled |
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| A form of government in which a single individual - a king, queen, or dictator--rules |
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| A form of government in which a small group--landowners, military officers, or wealthy merchants---controls most of the governing decisions |
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| A system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the governmental process, usually through the election of key public officials |
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| A system of rule in which formal and effective limits are placed on the powers of government |
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| Constitutional Government |
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| A system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits but may nevertherless berestraned by the power of other social institutions |
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| A system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits on its power and seeks to absorb or eliminate other social institutions that might challenge it |
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| Conflict over the leadership, structure, and policies of government |
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| Influence over a government leadership organization, or policies |
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| A system of government in which the populace selects representatives, who play a signficant role in government decision making |
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| Representative Democracy / Republic |
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| A system of rule that permits citizens to vote directly on laws and policies |
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| The theory that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the government. The outcome of this competition is compromise and moderation |
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| Broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about how the government should funtion. American political culture emphasies the values of liberty, equality and democracy |
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| Freedom from government control |
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| A principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution |
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| An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit with minimal or no government interference |
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| A widely shared American ideal that all people should have the freedom to sue whatever talents and wealth they have to reach their fullest potential |
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| The right to participate in politics equally. based on the principles of "one person, one vote" |
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| A principle of democracy in which political authority rests ultimately in the hands of the people |
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| The democratic principle that government follows the preferences of the majority of voters but protects the interests of the minority |
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| Majority Rule, Minority Rights |
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| America's first written constitution; servere as the basis for America's national government until 1789 |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| A system of government in which states reatin sovereign authority except for the powers expressly delegated to the national government |
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| A framework for the Constitution, introduced by Edmund Randolph, which called for representation in the national legislature based on the population of each state |
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| A framework for the Constitution, introduced by William Paterson, which called for equal state representation in th national legislature regardless of population |
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| The agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that gave each state equal number of senators regardless of its population, but linked representation in the House of Representatives to population |
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| Having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses; distinguished from unicameral |
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| The agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that stipulated that for purposes of the apportionment of congressional seats, every slave would be counted as three-fifths of a person |
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