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30 Cards in this Set
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authoritarian government
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a system of rule in which those in power hold absolute authority over the people, although other institutions may operate independently of the government
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citizenship
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informed and active membership in a political community
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constitutional government
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a system of rule in which governmental power is both described in, and limited by, a governing constitution
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democracy
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a system of rule where popular wishes and preferences regularly and systematically shape who controls the government and what the government does
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direct democracy
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a system of rules that permits citizens to vote directly on laws and policies
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equality of opportunity
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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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government
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institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people are ruled
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laissez-faire capitalism
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an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit with minimal or no government interference
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liberty
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freedom from government control
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limited government
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a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution
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politics
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conflict over leadership, structure, and policies of governments
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popular sovereignty
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a principle of democracy in which political authority rests ultimately in the hands of the people
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power
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influence over a government's leadership, organization, or policies
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totalitarian government
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a system of rule in which the government not only exercises great power, but seeks to impose its will by suppressing any and all other groups and individuals in society that might pose a challenge to its power
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George Washington
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the man revered as the father of the country and the person chosen to preside over the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Thomas Hobbes
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Believed that governments should have limits, and that political systems are based on the idea of "Contract Theory," meaning that political systems are based on the idea that the people of a country voluntarily gave up some freedom in exchange for an ordered society. The monarchs who ruled that society therefore derived their legitimacy from this contract, not from a God-given right to rule.
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John Locke
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advanced principles of republican government
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Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu
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separation of government were needed to balance power
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colonial elite
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southern planters, the New England merchants, and the royal office and patent holders whose commercial interests and activities were most extensive
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amendment
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a change added to a bill, law, or constitution
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politics
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conflict over leadership, structure, and policies of governments
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popular sovereignty
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a principle of democracy in which political authority rests ultimately in the hands of the people
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power
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influence over a government's leadership, organization, or policies
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totalitarian government
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a system of rule in which the government not only exercises great power, but seeks to impose its will by suppressing any and all other groups and individuals in society that might pose a challenge to its power
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George Washington
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the man revered as the father of the country and the person chosen to preside over the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Thomas Hobbes
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Believed that governments should have limits, and that political systems are based on the idea of "Contract Theory," meaning that political systems are based on the idea that the people of a country voluntarily gave up some freedom in exchange for an ordered society. The monarchs who ruled that society therefore derived their legitimacy from this contract, not from a God-given right to rule.
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John Locke
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advanced principles of republican government
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Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu
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separation of government were needed to balance power
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colonial elite
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southern planters, the New England merchants, and the royal office and patent holders whose commercial interests and activities were most extensive
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amendment
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a change added to a bill, law, or constitution
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