Gov Topic 1 Quiz

Government

The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

Politics

Who gets what, when, and how. Determining how power and resources are distributed in a society without recourse to violence. Arrange our lives into some kind of social order. Compromise and cooperation

Authority

Power that people recognize as legitimate

Capitalism (Free Enterprise)

Market determines production, distribution and price

Divine Rights for Kings

The principle that earthly rulers receive their authority from God

Political Culture

The broad patterns of ideas, beliefs, and values about citizens and government held by the citizens of a country

Conservatives

People who generally favor limited government and are cautious about change

Power

The ability to get others to do what you want

Socialism

The state determines production, distribution, and price decisions; property is government owned

Anarchy

The absence of government and laws

Enlightenment

Theories that discredited divine right; limited powers of kings, established jury of peers

Procedural Guarantees

Government assurance that the rules will work smoothy and treat everyone fairly, with no promise of particular outcomes

Liberals

People who generally favor government action and view change as progress

Economics

Production and distribution of a society’s material resoources and services

Dictatorship

Form of government where those who rule cannot be held responsible to will of the people

Institutions

Organizations in which government power is exercised

Popular Sovereignty

The concept that the citizens are the ultimate source of political power

Social Contract

People agreed to give up as much freedown as needed to create a state that provided safety for the well-being of it all. Society is based on an agreement between government and the governed

Culture War

A political struggle caused by conflict between sets of social beliefs and cultural wars

Democracy

Government that vests power in the people; based on popular sovereignty

Citizens

Members of a political community; have both rights and responsibilities

Republic

A government in which decision are made through representatives of the people

Political Ideology

Sets of beliefs about politics and society that help people make sense of their world

Political Socialization

The process by which we learn our political orientations and allegiances