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Authoritarian Government - ️️system of rule in which the government recognizes no
formal limits but may be restrained by the power of other social institutions
Totalitarian Government - ️️a system of rule in which the government recognizes
no formal limits on its power and seeks to absor...
POS 2041 Exam 1 Chapters 1-3
Authoritarian Government - ✔️✔️system of rule in which the government recognizes no
formal limits but may be restrained by the power of other social institutions
Totalitarian Government - ✔️✔️a system of rule in which the government recognizes
no formal limits on its power and seeks to absorb or eliminate other social institutions
that might challenge it, ex. North Korea, Vietnam, China
Power - ✔️✔️influence over a government's leadership, organization, or policies
Representative Democracy (Republic) - ✔️✔️system of government where the
populace selects reps. who play a significant role in govt. decision making
Government - ✔️✔️institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people
are ruled
Politics - ✔️✔️conflict over the leadership, structure, and policies of governments
Political Efficacy - ✔️✔️the ability to influence government and politics
Citizenship - ✔️✔️informed and active membership in a political community
Autocracy - ✔️✔️a form of government in which a single individual, a king, queen, or
dictator, rules
Oligarchy - ✔️✔️form of government small group—landowners, military officers, or
wealthy merchants—control most of govt. decisions
Democracy - ✔️✔️a system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the
governmental process, usually through the election of key public officials
Constitutional Government - ✔️✔️a system of rule in which formal and effective limits
are placed on the powers of the government
Direct Democracy - ✔️✔️a system of rule that permits citizens to vote directly on laws
and policies
Pluralism - ✔️✔️the theory that all interests are and should be free to compete for
influence in the government; the outcome of this competition is compromise and
moderation
, Political Culture - ✔️✔️broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about how the
government should function. American political culture emphasizes the values of liberty,
equality, and democracy
Liberty - ✔️✔️freedom from government control
Limited Government - ✔️✔️a principle of constitutional government; a government
whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution
Laissez-Faire Capitalism - ✔️✔️an economic system in which the means of production
and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit with minimal or no
government interference
Equality of Opportunity - ✔️✔️a widely shared American ideal that all people should
have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to reach their fullest
potential
Political Equality - ✔️✔️the right to participate in politics equally, based on the principle
of "one person, one vote
Popular Sovereignty - ✔️✔️a principle of democracy in which political authority rests
ultimately in the hands of the people
Majority Rule, Minority Rights - ✔️✔️the democratic principle that a government follows
the preferences of the majority of voters but protects the interests of the minority
Articles of Confederation - ✔️✔️America's 1st Constitution
Confederation - ✔️✔️a system of government in which states retain sovereign authority
except for the powers expressly delegated to the national government
Virginia Plan - ✔️✔️framework for the Constitution, introduced by Edmund Randolph,
called for representation in the national leg. based on pop. of each state
New Jersey Plan - ✔️✔️a framework for the Constitution, introduced by William
Paterson, that called for equal state representation in the national legislature regardless
of population
Great Compromise - ✔️✔️agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention that
gave each state an equal number of senators regardless of its population, but
representation in the House of Representatives to population
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