Chapter 1

Question 1

Scope of government

Answer 1

What it is what should it do: the extent of the area or subject matter that the government deals with or to which it is relevant.
That is..
How involved is government in the well being of the people?
Some favor…
more LIBERTY

Question 2

Political ideology

Answer 2

a consistent set of values and beliefs about the proper purpose and scope of government.

Question 3

National sovereignty

Answer 3

Each national government has the right to govern its people as it wishes.

Question 4

Values pursued by government (surrender some freedom as part of being governed) to get benfits) (preserving life and protecting government)

Answer 4

Freedom- Freedom of and freedom from. Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of fear, freedom from want. to do something/ from fear and want (treated fairly
Order- (oldest objective)establishing the rule of law to preserve life and protect property.
Equality- (political) (social) (Opportunity) (equality of outcome)

Question 5

democracy

Answer 5

people decide what they want (elected officials/ organizations/whole population)

Question 6

Totalitarianism

Answer 6

Government should have unlimited power. controls all sectors of society: business, labor, education, religion, sports, arts of favors a network of laws, rules and regulations that guides every aspect of ind behavior.

Question 7

Socialism

Answer 7

Government extends to ownership or control of the basic industries that produce goods and services. governments role in the economy. (coal)

Question 8

Capitalism

Answer 8

Supports free enterprise, private business operating without government regulation.

Question 9

Libertarianism

Answer 9

Opposes all government actions, except what is necessary to protect life and property. Limited as possible.

Question 10

Anarchists

Answer 10

oppose all government in any form. as a political philosophy, anarchism values absolute freedom.

Question 11

Conservatives

Answer 11

support the original purpose of government: maintaining social order. willing to use the coercive(threat) power of the state to force citizens to be orderly.

Question 12

Orderly

Answer 12

favor firm police action, swift and severe punishment for criminals, and more laws regulating behavior.

Question 13

Liberals

Answer 13

less likely than conservatives to want to use government power to maintain order. promote equality

Question 14

Liberals
Libertarians
communitarians
conservatives

Answer 14

Liberals+ promote equality (minorities) - gov actions that restrict ind liberties.
Libertarians: + gov activities that interfere with the market like aff actions. - gov restrict ind liberites.
communtartians : gov activity that promote equality, social order.
conservative: - gov activities that interfere with the market.
+ gov actions that impose social order