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| the formal vehicle which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted. |
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| Member of the political community to whom certain rights and obligations are attached. |
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| the study of who gets what, when, and how- or how policy decisions are made. |
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| a form of government in which power is vested in hereditary kings and queens who govern in the interests of al. |
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| a form of government in which power resides in a leader who rules according to self-interest and without regard for individual rights and liberties. |
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| a form of government in which power resides in a leader who rules according to self-interest and without regard for individual rights and liberties. |
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| a form of government in which the right to participate is conditioned on the possession of wealth, social status, military position, or achievement. |
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| A system of government that gives power to the people, whether directly or through elected representatives. |
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| An agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed. |
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| The belief that people are free and equal by God-given right and that this in turn requires that all people giver their consent to be governed |
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| more about social contract theory |
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| espoused by john locke and influential in the writing of the Declaration of Independance |
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| A system of government in which members of the polity meet to discuss all policy decisions and then agree to abide by majority rule. |
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| indirect (representative) democracy |
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| A system of government that gives citizens the opportunity to vote for representatives who will work on their behalf. |
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| A government rooted in the consent of the governed; a representative or indirect democracy. |
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| Commonly shared attitudes, beliefs, and core values about how government should operate. |
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| A key characteristic of U.S. democracy. Initially meaning freedom from governmental interference, today it includes demands for freedom to engage in a variety of practices free from governmental interference of discrimination. |
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| the principle that all citizens are equal in the political process that is implied by the phrase "one person, one vote." |
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| the idea that governments must draw their powers from the consent of the governed. |
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| the central premise of direct democracy in which only policies that collectively garner the support of a majority of voters will be made into law. |
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| the notion that the ultimate authority in society rests with the people.` |
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| A doctrine that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of nature and, as such, can be understood by reason. |
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| Society created when citizens are allowed to organize and express their views publicly as they engage in an open debate about public policy, |
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| A set of system of beliefs that shapes the thinking of individuals and how they view the world. |
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| the coherent set of value and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individulas. |
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| One who favors a free market economy and no governmental interference in personal liberties. |
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| One though to believe that a government is best that governs least and that big government can only infringe on individual, personal, and economic right. |
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| One who believes that traditional moral teachings should be supported and furthered by the goverment. |
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| One considered to favor governmental involvement in the economy and in the provision of social services and to take an activist role in protecting the rights of women, the elderly, minorities, and the environment. |
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| An American ideal of a happy, successful life, which often includes wealth, a house, a better life for one's children, and, for some, the ability to grow up to be president |
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