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Chapter 1 Foundations of Democracy Flashcards

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Citizen activists share what common attribute?

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the government listens to people like them.

People who do not believe they can make an influence do not try to be involved

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Definition of Politics

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The process of deciding who gets benefits in society and who does not.

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Why is politics so much different now?

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Technology and world events

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How has specifically technology affected politics?

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  • Leaders have another form to communicate with constituents
  • New form for voters to get info from.
    Helps conduct elections/provide services for residents.
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Definition of Efficacy

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Citizen’s belief that they have the ability to achieve something desirable and that the government listens to people like them.

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Has efficacy increased or decreased over the years?

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DECREASED (only 20% say they trust the gov. most/all the time.

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How is efficacy expressed?

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Voter turnout

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How has technology influenced younger voters?

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Younger voters are becoming more politically active through forms in the internet.

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Engaged Citizens are…

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  • knowledgeable about public issues
  • actively communicate with policy-makers and others
  • press gov. officials to carry out people’s will
  • advocate for own self-interest/interest of others
  • hold public officials accountable for their decisions and actions.
  • increased efficacy
  • social and phycological benefits gained
  • Communities and the nation also benefit.
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Definition of Civic Engagement

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Individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern.
Ex: individual voluntarism, organizational involvement, efforts to directly address an issue, work with others in a community to solve a problem, etc.
-EXTREMELY BROAD TERM

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Definition of Political engagement

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Citizen actions that are intended to solve public problems through political means.
Ex: boycotting/buycotting

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Definition of Gevernment

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An institution that creates and implements policy and laws that guide the conduct of the nation and its citizens.

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Naturalization

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The process of becoming a citizen (immigration)

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Key functions of U.S. gov

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  • protect sovereign territory and citizenry and to provide national defense
  • Preserve order and stability
  • Establish and maintain a legal system
  • provide services
  • raise and spend money
  • socialize new generations.
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Definition of legitimacy

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a quality conferred on government by citizens who believe that its exercise of power is right and proper.

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Definition of public goods

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Goods whose benefits cannot be limited and that are available to all.

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Monarchy

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  • a member of a royal family has absolute authority over a territory and its government.
  • Usually inherited
  • Most modern monarchies are constitutional monarchies where the monarch plays a ceremonial role.
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Oligarchy

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  • An elite few hold power

- Some are dictatorships (small group supports a dictator)

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Democracy

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  • Supreme power of governance lies in hands of citizens.

- U.S. and other democracies are usually REPUBLICS where citizens elect leader to represent their views.

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What type of gov. does U.S. have?

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REPUBLIC

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Tolitarianism

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  • Control every aspect of citizens’ lives.
  • Citizens enjoy little to no freedoms
  • State is tool of the dictator
  • Center on particular ideology, religion, or personality.
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Authroitarianism

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  • Strong gov. power checked by other forces within society.

- Citizens enjoy some rights but those rights are often not protected by the gov.

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Constitutionalism

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-Structured by law, and provides for a limited gov.
-Can be democracies or monarchies
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Limited gov. Definition

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A government that is restricted in what it can do so that the rights of the people are protected.

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