means by which a society organizes itself and allocates authority in order to accomplish common goals like economic prosperity, secure borders, and general security.
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Politics
process of gaining and maintaining control with government for the purpose of setting and achieving goals
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Private Goods
Supplies needed like food, clothes and housing which are ample supplies provided by private businesses that profit.
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Common Goods
Goods free of charge BUT limited (ex: fish in a pond; well water)
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Public Goods
the market cant supply everything to meet the needs of high quantity and low costs so some goods are provided by government w/o charge
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Toll Goods
Accessible to most people but only if they pay (ex: toll bridge; private school)
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Rule of Law
No person can be above the law regardless of their position in the governement
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Democracy
Political system in which the people govern themselves w/ capitalism. Promotes individualism and the freedom to act as themselves
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Oligarchy
Free and/or inexpensive education, healthcare + childcare. But controls utilites and transportation like rail roads and airlines
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Republicanism
The idea that people should elect representatives to speak on their behalf and that citizens have the certain duties like voting, education, defense of sate, and obeying laws.
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Consent of the Governed
The concept that the people are the source of all the power
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Limited Government
limit the power of the government has over its people via a constitution or social contract that protects rights.
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Individual Rights
Rights that human beings have 'certain unalienable rights’ - T. Jefferson
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Federalism
the concept of sharing power between the national government and state government
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Power Sovereignty
Means that people have the right to rule and express their opinion via voting. the right to vote is expressed in the constitution
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Seperation of Powers
no branch of government shall be more powerful as to overrule. divides functions of government (ex: law making, enforcing laws)
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checks and balences
system in which each government is able to check and restrain the powers of the other branches to prevent powerful branches
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Minority Rights
People cannot be deprived of certain rights even in a majority thinks they should be
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Majority Rule
Opinions of the majority has more influence than minority
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Representive Democracy
citixens elect representitives to vote for them
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Political Power
influence over institutions leaders and policies in the hands of the people
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Monarchy
Ruler through hereditary power
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Popular Soverignty
the people have the right to rule and to express their opinions by voting in American gov. The right to vote is guaranteed in the constitution
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Direct Democracy
people participate in government directly with voting
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Totalitarianism
gov is treated as more important than citizens, controlls all of their lives, does not allow opposition
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Constitutional Republic
Our system of government is best described as a constitutional republic and rule by majority.
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Autocracy
absolute power is held by the ruler. It includes most forms of monarchy and dictatorship
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