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| influence over a government’s leadership, organization, and politics |
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| natural divisions within society |
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| conflict over leadership, structures, and policies of government |
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| institution and procedures through which a territory and its people are ruled |
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| often our rights conflict with one another, so we must make a choice |
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| the power to achieve something |
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| the right to achieve something |
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| the government intervenes in our lives to protect our rights |
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| the government ensures our rights by not intervening in our lives |
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| belief that one can exercise their rights as a citizen without fear of harm |
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| system of rule that recognizes no formal limits on power but the government may be restrained by certain social institutions |
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| system of rule that recognizes no formal limits on power and seeks to absorb or eliminate rival institutions |
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| theory that all interests should be free to compete for influence in the government |
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| middle class (has significant political influence) |
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| what one is willing to sacrifice in order to obtain goods or services |
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| Equality, Liberty, Democracy |
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| has been in steady decline since the 1960s but rebounded after 9/11 and then fell after the Enron scandal, Iraq War debacle, and torture at Abu Ghraib |
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| everyone has the right to participate in politics equally based on the policy of “one person, one vote” |
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| informed and active membership in a political community |
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| representative democracy/republic |
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| citizens elect representatives who play a role in governing decisions |
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| citizens vote directly on laws and policies |
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| key function of government in which the government decides who gets what when, where, and how |
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| methods of poltical participation |
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| voting (indirect), protesting (direct) |
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| the ability to influence political decisions |
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| form of government in which a single individual rules (i.e. king, dictator) |
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| form of government in which a small group controls governing decisions (i.e. royal family, military junta) |
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| principle of democracy in which political authority rests ultimately in the hands of the people |
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| one participant gains and another loses |
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| group of ideas and perspectives that are preferred by informal consensus within a culture |
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| how much a government allows its citizens to participate in politics |
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| majority rules/minority rights |
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| government follows the preferences of the majority but protects the interests of the minority |
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| Americans love/hate government |
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| Americans are uneasy to accept big government but nevertheless appreciate its services |
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| constitutional government |
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| system of rule in which formal and effective limits are placed on the powers of the government |
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| how citizens feel towards politics and their political legitimacy and the tradition of political practice |
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| means of production and distribution are privately owned and operated with minimal or no government interference |
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| What constitutes a country being free? |
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| How license is given to citizens to do what they want to do |
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