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22 Cards in this Set
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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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Politics
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Conflict over the leadership, structure, and policies of governments
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Citizenship
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Informed and active membership in a political community
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Autocracy
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A form of government in which a single individual-a king, queen, or dictator-rules
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Oligarchy
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A form of government in which a small group-landowners, military officers, or wealthy merchants-controls most of the governing decisions
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Democracy
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A system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in governmental process, usually through the election of key public officals
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Constitutional Government
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A system of rule in which formal and effective limits are placed on the powers of the government
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Authoritarian Government
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A system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits but may nevertheless be restrained by the power of the other social insitutions
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Totalitarian Government
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A system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits on its power and seeks to absorb or eliminate other social institutions that might challenge it
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Politics
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Conflict over the leadership, structure, and policies of governments
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Power
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Influence over government's leadership, organization, or policies
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Representative democracy/Republic
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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
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A system of rule that permits citizens to vote directly on laws and policies
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Pluralism
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The Theory that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the government; the outcome of this competition is compromise and moderation
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Political Culture
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Broadly shared values, beliefs, and attidudes about how the government should function. American political cultrue emphasizes the values of liberty, equality, and democracy
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Liberty
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Freedom from governmental control
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Limited Government
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A principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution
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Laissez-faire campitalism
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An economic system in which the means of production and distribution re privately owned and operated for profit with min
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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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Political equality
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The right to participate in politics equally, based on the principle of "one person, one vote"
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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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Majority rule, minority rights
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The democratic principle that a government follows the preferences of the majority of voters but protects the interests of the minority
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