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| A collective of individuals and institutions, the formal vehicles through 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 all |
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| An economic system in which the government has total control over the economy. |
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| A form of government in 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, wether directly or through their 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 give their consent to be governed |
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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 discrimination |
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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 right of the majority to govern themselves |
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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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| The coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals |
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| One thought to believe that a government is best that governs least and that big government can only infringe on individual, personal, and economic rights |
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| One considered to favor extensive governmental involvement in the economy and 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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| One who favors a free market economy and no governmental interference in personal liberties |
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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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