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civics final pt1
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Economics
12th Grade
12/16/2008

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politics is
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a process that regulates conflict within a society, and is a struggle for power or influence within organizations or informal groups
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government
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the preeminent institution in scociety
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2 purposes of government
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security and order
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liberty
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a value that can be invoked against the government and a value that can be promoted by government
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to say authority is legitimate is to
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suggest an obligation to comply with it
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initiative
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a procedure whereby voters can propose law or amendments within a state
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referendum
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state legislation refers an act of legislation to the voters for approval or disapproval
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American/ french revolution shared the goal of..
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establishing a government based on consent of people
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republic
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a government in which sovereignty rests with people not monarch
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democratic republic
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a republic where people elect representatives to make laws
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alexander hamilton opposed decision by masses because he believed
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the masses are turbulent, changing, and seldom judge or determine right
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pluralists view on politics
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the struggle among groups to gain benefits for their members
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political culture is
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a patterned set of beliefs, ideas, or values
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concept of liberty means
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the greatest freedom of individuals that is consistent with the freedom of others
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the right to property IS NOT
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compatible with economic inequality
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capitalism
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is marked by relatively free markets for goods, services and finance.
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An ideaology
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is a set of beliefs about the nature of people and their role in the goverment
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conservatives DO NOT support
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redistribution of income
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