Chapter 1: Gateways to American Democracy

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Rule of Law

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Principle that could prevent mob rule and keep political or popular majority under control so it doesn’t trample minority rights.

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Democracy

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rule by the people; self-government

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Constitutional system

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Serves to protect both liberty and order.

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Unalienable rights

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The right to life, liberty and property; Est. by John Locke.

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direct democracy

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Citizens come together to directly debate and vote.

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representative democracy

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In which people elect representatives to govern in their name.

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Legislative Branch

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Makes the laws

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Executive Branch

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Executes the laws

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Judicial branch

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Interprets the laws

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Republic

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(America); a form of government in which power derives from the citizens but their representatives make policy and govern according to law.

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factions

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competing interests

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federalism

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Constitutional divide of powers horizontally, into layers, between national and state government.

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liberals

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favor government efforts to increase equality (left end); higher tax rates on the wealthy, greater provision of social benefits such as healthcare, unemployment insurance, & welfare.

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Conservatives

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(On the right); fears the government will suppress individual liberty

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Moderates

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In between conservative and liberal

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libertarians

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Believe the government should not interfere in either economic or social matters.

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populist

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opposes concentrated wealth and adheres to traditional moral values.

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capitalism

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Economic system in which business enterprises and key industries are privately owned.

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socialism

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In which businesses are government-owned.

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egalitarianism

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Belief in human equality socially, economically

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public policy

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Intentional act by the government to achieve a goal.

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monarchy

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System of government that assigns power to a single person who inherits that position and rules until death.

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pluralism

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Political system in which competing interests battle over the direction and content of important policy making.