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Anarchy

________ no government communism owns, controls, assigns Socialism A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.

America

White, Christian, married men are elected ________ established government for ORDER Totalitarian extensive control over the people Libertarianism A political ideology that is opposed to all government action except as necessary to protect life and property.

globalization

increasing interdependence of citizens and nations around the world government The legitimate use of force to control human behavior legitamacy recognition of a nation within and without the borders Requirements for a nation clearly defined territory, specific population, government, sovereignty national sovereignty political entity's externally recognized right to control the country and exercise authority police power state's way of enforcing control What did Thomas Hobbs write

People have certain natural rights

life, liberty, and property Original Dilemma of government Freedom vs. Order the public good systems that are needed to benefit citizens but are not likely to be provided by an individual to all citizens the quality of a gov

activities that impose social order oppose

gov

activities that interfere with the market, favors individual liberties political equality access to the government social equality access to wealth, education, status, and power rights

benefit of gov

globalization:

increasing interdependence of citizens and nations around the world

government

The legitimate use of force to control human behavior

legitamacy

recognition of a nation within and without the borders

Requirements for a nation

clearly defined territory, specific population, government, sovereignty

national sovereignty

political entity's externally recognized right to control the country and exercise authority

police power

state's way of enforcing control

What did Thomas Hobbs write?

The Leviathan

What was the Leviathan?

sea monster

What did Hobbs believe?

people need government and control or its mahem

What did John Locke believe?

People have certain natural rights - life, liberty, and property

Original Dilemma of government

Freedom vs. Order

the public good

systems that are needed to benefit citizens but are not likely to be provided by an individual to all citizens

the quality of a gov. may b measured by its ability to balance the ________ or by its providing of the ________

original dilemma, public good

The Modern Dilemma

Freedom vs. Equality

Dilemma

equality of opportunity vs equality of outcome

Force theory

Government was first imposed by force

Evolutionary Theory

governance came from the traditions from family; little family governments formed a bigger government

Divine-Right Theory

The idea that the gods chose the person or family to rule. Rulers were considered a god or descendants of the gods or chosen by the god; those who don't possess the skills will be discriminated against; allies with those that will benefit nation

Social Contract Theory

A voluntary agreement between the government and the governed; gov needs humans to agree to it and humans need gov to protect them

How is America force theory?

army, law enforcement

How is America evolutionary theory?

political dynasty, parties dynasty

How is America Divine-Right Theory?

white, Christian, married men are elected

America established government for _______

ORDER

Totalitarian

extensive control over the people

Libertarianism

A political ideology that is opposed to all government action except as necessary to protect life and property.

Anarchy

no government

communism

owns, controls, assigns

Socialism

A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.

Capitalism

individual ownership but some gov regulation for health and safety and some for critical industries

laisez-faire

private ownership of corporations; no gov. regulations ; the market will regular; consumer is smart enough; caveat emtor

Caveat emtor

let the buyer beware

liberal

in favor of gov. activities that will promote equality > order; oppose: gov actions that restrict individual liberty

Conservative

favor: gov. activities that impose social order
oppose: gov. activities that interfere with the economic market, augment/enhance individual earning, any gov. programs based on achieving equality

libertarians

oppose gov. activities that interfere with the market, favors individual liberties

political equality

access to the government

social equality

access to wealth, education, status, and power

rights:

benefit of gov. to which each individual is entitled to under law

confederacy

A loose union of independent states

can you have political and social equality without one another

yes