Chapter 1 vocab AP gov
Call Kai
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards
Knowt Play1/11
There's no tags or description
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced | Call with Kai | Chat |
|---|
No analytics yet
Send a link to your students to track their progress
12 Terms
Government
Rules/institutions implemented to control systems of politics
Politics
Process of influencing actions/policies of the government
Natural rights
A person’s rights to life, liberty, and prosperity
Social contract
In return for the people giving the government authority to rule, the government has to ensure security and make a proper society
Popular sovereignty
The idea that the right to rule comes from the people
republicanism
The idea that a governments authority comes from the consent of the people
Inalienable rights
Rights that the government cannot take away
Participatory democracy
The idea that widespread political participation is good for a democratic government
Constitutional republic
Democratic system with representatives
Pluralist theory
Democracy emphasizing their role (wanting it their way and making the decisions as a group rather than one person in power)
Elitist theory
Elites have disproportionate amount of influence of policymaking
Political system
the three branches of government (executive, legislature and judiciary)