The Principles of Government

Anarchy

When there is no government

Purge

When people commit crimes without consequences

Democracy

Type of government - invokes citizen participation

Dictatorship

Type of government - with ONE powerful leader

Constitution

Type of document - conveys rules for a government

Voting

Type of processes for picking leaders

Expression

Type of diverse ways people openly exercise freedom

Majority Rules

Side with more votes - gets say in government

Minority Rights

Side with less votes - still matters

Popular Sovereignty

Power goes to the people

Republicanism

People get to elect representatives

Separation of powers

Power/duties in government are divided

Checks and Balances

Government bodies can regulate other bodies

Federalism

Division of power federal, state, local

Limited Government

idea that power should be restrained/minimal

individual rights

People have certain legal claims or privileges

State

Governing body of society

Government

Institutional body that makes public policies

Territory

Physical land/borders of governing bodies

people

Humans that belong to a governing body

Force

Governments came from fighting, military, conquest.

divine

Government came from royal entities by God

evolutionary

governments came from families into clans/communities

social contract

Governments came from agreements between government and governed

Theories

beliefs based on where/how governments formed

School

Institution of learning in a democracy

media

Institution of information/news in a democracy

economies

Institution of market systems in a democracy

participation

Citizen involvement in a democracy

parties

Groups of similar politics in a democracy

Organizations

groups who volunteer and get involved in democracy

legislative

Branch in government that makes laws

executive

Branch in government that enforces laws

Judicial

Branch in government that evaluate laws

appoint

When President selects a judge

investigate

When Congress researches into an official

impeach

When Congress charges an official of illegal act

Veto

When president rejects a bill/law

overdrive

When Congress overturn a president’s veto

unconstitutional

When an act or law is deemed illegal

ideology

Political beliefs a person has

conservative

Ideology involving freedom and liberty

liberal

Ideology involving government and activism

moderate

Ideology involving central stances on issues

independent

Ideology involving non-affiliated political issues

democrat

political party involving liberal ideology

republican

Political party involving conservative ideology

socialist

Political ideology involving expansive government and social justice

communist

Political ideology involving total government over all

aspects of life

libertarian

Political ideology involving maximum liberty, and freedom

radical

political ideology involving extreme stances on issue

party

Groups in politics

platform

Stances that political parties take on issues

Family

Unit of immediate/related members

Friends

Unit of cohorts who share same likes/interests

education

Factor that could shape ideology by knowledge/skills acquisition

class

Factor that shapes ideology based off wealth and status

occupation

Factor that shapes ideology based on career

race

Factor that shapes ideology based on physical/ethnic makeup

Culture

Factor that shapes ideology based on common practices/tendencies