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Political Efficacy:
belief that citizens can affect the government
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Citizenship:
enlightened political engagement, involvement in public discussion/events
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Government:
formal institution through which a land and its people are ruled
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Autocracy:
a form of government in which a single individual rules
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Oligarchy:
a form of government in which a small group controls most of the governing decisions
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Democracy:
a system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the government process
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Constitutional Government:
a system of rule in which formal and effective limits governmental power
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Authoritarian Government:
a system of rule in which government has no formal limits, but restrained by social institutions
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Totalitarian Government:
a system of rule in which government has no formal limits and eliminates any social institutions that may challenge it.
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Politics:
conflict over the leadership, structure, and policies of government
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Representative Democracy/Republic:
a system of government in which the populace selects representatives, who play a significant role in governmental decision making.
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Direct Democracy:
a system of rule that permits citizens to vote directly on laws and policies.
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Pluralism:
the theory that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the government.
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Political Culture:
broadly shared valves, beliefs, and attitudes about how the government should function.
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Limited Government:
a principal of constitutional government
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Laissez-Faire Capitalism:
an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned and operated with no governmental interference.
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Equality of Opportunity:
a widely shared American ideal that all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to reach their fullest potential.
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Political Equality:
the right to participate in politics equally
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Popular Sovereignty:
a principal of democracy in which political authority rests in the hands of the people
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