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| Doing what is expected. We judge if government is doing what they are supposed to by determining if they are doing what a reasonable person would expect them to do. This is efficacy. |
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| Doing what is expected (efficacy) on time and on budget. This is another criteria for judging if government is okay. |
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| We determine if we can trust government by judging the following: efficacy, efficiency, accountability (does my government accept responsibility for its actions) and transparency(am I able to see all the transactions of my government or are they keeping secrets) |
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| These are the beliefs, values and attitudes about how government should function. American political culture is based on the values of liberty, equality and democracy. |
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| System of government that permits citizens to play a significant role. |
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| Freedom from Government Control |
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| The responsibilities that members of a country have to act in ways beneficial to the whole group. Citizenship is achieved through knowledge and participation. |
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| not caring or thinking that you can affect a change |
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| The institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people are ruled. |
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| A single person rules this form of government. |
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| A form of autocracy in which the ruler is a king or queen or member of a "royal family". |
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| A form of government in which a small group controls most of the governing decisions. (The group is usually landowners or wealthy people.) |
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| Process of moving toward a democracy- getting a free press, fair elections, voting rights for everyone, equal application of the law to all citizens and due process rights for citizens. |
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| The right of citizens to not have the government come in a arrest or detain them without cause or a process for a hearing. |
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| Government does not control the media. |
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| Voting rights for citizens without restrictions associated with color, sex or land ownership. |
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| This type of government does not have formal limits such as a constitution. The government can do almost anything without restrictions. |
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| Political principle in which power rests in the hands of the "populous" (the people). |
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| Powers of the Federal Government |
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-to declare war
- to regulate commerce (trade and the economy)
-to collect taxes
-to coin and print money |
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-to promote national unity
-to honor commitments made in other states |
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