Am Gov Unit 1 Flashcards
A political entity’s externally recognized right to exercise final authority over its affairs.
National sovereignty
The increasing interdependence of citizens and nations across the world.
Globalization
Benefits and services, such as parks and sanitation, that benefit all citizens but aren’t likely to be produced voluntarily by individuals.
Public goods
An absence of constraints on behavior, as in freedom of speech or freedom of religion
Freedom of
Immunity, as in freedom from want.
Freedom from
Established patterns of authority in society and traditional modes of behavior.
Social order
The authority of a government to maintain order and safeguard citizens’ health, morals, safety, and welfare.
Police power
Equality in political decision making: one vote per person, with all votes counted equally.
Political equality
Equality in wealth, education, and status.
Social equality
The idea that each person is guaranteed the same chance to succeed in life.
Equality of opportunity
The concept that society must ensure that people are equal, and governments must design policies to redistribute wealth and status so that economic and social equality is actually achieved.
Equality of outcome
A consistent set of values and beliefs about the proper purpose and scope of government.
Political ideology
A political philosophy that advocates unlimited power for the government to enable it to control all sectors of society.
Totalitarianism
A form of rule in which the central government plays a strong role in regulating existing private industry and directing the economy, although it does allow some private ownership of productive capacity.
Socialism
A socialist form of government that guarantees civil liberties such as freedom of speech and religion. Citizens determine the extent of government activity through free elections and competitive political parties.
Democratic socialism
