Gov midterm 1

Political ideology quiz & people

Oligarchy

a type of gov where power is held by a small group of people

Totalitarianism

a system where the power of gov has no bounds

Monarchy

a single king or queen rules the country

Democracy

power is given to the people through elected officals

Civic participation

something an individual must do: paying taxes, jury duty

Political Participation

something an individual chooses to do: voting, donating

Naturalization

process of becoming a citizen

Majority

50% plus 1

Plurality

whatever has the most

Socialist

collective over individual, very active federal gov

Libertarian

individual responsibility, smallest possible gov

Moderate

centralists, majority of Americans, balance of power

Liberals

collective responsibility, gov should be active to solve issues

Conservatives

individual responsibility, smaller national gov

Voltarie

separation of church and state, freedom of religion

Locke

natural rights

Montesquieu

separation of powers, checks and balances