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| Institutions and procedures through which a territory and its peoples are ruled |
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| Government's Principal Purpose |
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Maintain order - Preserve life and protect property
Provide Public Goods - Projects that benefit all individuals
Promote Equality |
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| Goods that are shared by all |
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| A consistent set of values and beliefs about the proper purpose and scope of government |
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| Government controls everything. Elite exercise unlimited power over individuals in all aspects of life. Opposite of Anarchism |
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| Government owns means of production and controls the economy |
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| Supports a broad role of government, including government ownership of basic industry |
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| Emphasizes free enterprise and private ownership, narrow role of government. Laissez-faire |
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| Seeks to limit government, except to protect life and property. |
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| Opposite of Totalitarianism, opposes government of any kind |
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| Name the six major political ideologies |
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| Totalitarianism, Communism, Socialism, Capitalism, Libertarianism, Anarchism |
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| Name the three main forms of government |
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| Autocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy |
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| A single individual rules, ie Monarchy |
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| Ruled by few. A small group controls most of the governing decisions |
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| Ruled by citizens. Citizens play a significant part in the governmental process. Majority rule, with respect for minority rights |
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Man is by nature a social animal and needs society
The state came before the individual
"To the extent that the state does not enable the individual to live a virtuous and happy life, it is evil".
Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Polity are best forms of state.
Condemned Tyranny, Oligarchy, and Democracy.
Believed slavery was a just practice. |
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Man is naturally political and seeks to be in society
Purpose of state is good of the group
Monarchy is the best form of government, must not be oppressive
Rebellion against government can never be justified
Members should redress grievances through prayer
Church is superior to the state, ruler must obey the church |
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Man has the natural right to do anything he pleases
Man lives in a state of nature where one either destroys or is destroyed.
Man's only right is to leave society, and the ruler may kill him for doing so.
Absolute Monarchy is best form of government
introduced "divine right of kings", king can do no wrong |
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Opposed Hobbes' views
Original nature of man is peace
Purpose of law is to preserve the social group
It is necessary to divide the powers of gov't into legislative and executive branches
Social Contract Theory: "The People have the right to revolt if the government is not legitimate".
Lassez-faire - State should not interfere any more than is necessary |
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Lower class does not have the capacity for government
Freedom is the privilege of the enlightened and intelligent |
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Might is right - the weak should be destroyed to make room for the strong
Differences between should be magnified. Powerful should rule, slavery is naturally perfect, women cannot have the same rights as men since they are weaker.
Since inequality is a characteristic of nature and the natural state of man, it is unnatural to replace it with forced equality. |
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| Every person participates actively in every public decision rather than delegating to representatives |
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| Public decision-making is delegated to representatives of the people chosen by popular vote in free, open, public elections |
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Votes their conscience
US reps tend to vote as trustees on "non-salient" (unimportant) issues. |
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Votes according to their constituents' wishes
"Tell me what you want"
US reps tend to vote as delegates on "salient" (important) issues. |
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| Broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about how the government should function. American culture emphasizes values of Liberty, Equality, and Democracy |
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Protection from government/freedom from gov't control
Bill of Rights preserves individual personal liberties and rights. |
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Obligation of government to the people
Civil Rights allow us to participate as equals in the democratic process
It's an elusive concept |
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| Allow us to participate as equals in the democratic process |
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| Each person should be given a fair chance to go as far as his/her talents will allow. |
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Supreme court held that "seperate but equal" accommodations were constitutional
Challenged Jim Crow laws |
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| Brown VS Topeka Board of Education |
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| Overturned Plessy VS Ferguson (separate but equal) |
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| Gave black men the right to vote. Southern states circumvented using terror, and "legal" means - all white primaries, Grandfather Clause, Literacy Test, Poll Tax, Property Restrictions, etc. |
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| Put an end to all-white primary elections |
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Prior to 1930s (depression), states handled most services.
Federal government became dominant actor in the 1930s and stayed dominant |
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| How many members in the House of Representatives? |
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| How many members in the Senate? |
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The belief that one can influence what government
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| Politics is the struggle over who gets what, when, how. |
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