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Chapter 11 Flashcards

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Capitalism

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Economic system in which resources and producing goods and services are privately owned

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Adam Smith

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Economist believed people are guided by their self interest economy produces the greatest good for the greatest number of people

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Free market environment

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Producers compete with each other to sell goods and services consumers compete to buy

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Government

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Formal organization that directs political life of society

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Problems with capitalism

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Companies replace workers with machines that are more cheap generates a high level of economic inequality

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Socialism

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Economic system in which natural resources and means of producing goods and services are collectively owned Collective desire to serve the common good and not ourselves

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Socialist model Karl Marx

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Capitalisms private ownership of productive property creates unequal social classes Replace private goals with social goals big government

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Problems with socialist model

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A low standard of living highly regimented government Limiting individual freedoms to speak and move freely

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State capitalism

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Government working closely with large and privately owned

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Welfare capitalism

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Government provides extensive welfare programs funded by high taxes

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Political left, middle, political right

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The more left free market is a problem

The more right free market is the solution

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Mixed System is known as a state capitalism

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Involves government working closely with large privately owned companies

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Political economy

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The closely linked economic and political life of a nation or world region

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Peter Berger Political sociologist

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Examined the political consequences of capitalism limited government of a capitalist society provide people with the right to vote but extends freedom

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Socialism political views Karl Marx

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Capitalism actually reduces personal security at least for most people

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Democracy

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Powers exercised by the people as a whole

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Authoritarianism

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The opposite of democracy a system that denies popular participation in government power Iran is an example

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Monarchy

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Another example of authoritarian nation system in which of single family rules from generation to generation

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Corporations

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Business that is separate And distinct from its owners think of an island. Business with legal entity with legal existence Including rights and liabilities separate from that of their members

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How does the government partner with companies corporations

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Corporations are governments biggest customers corporations expect favors from government because they attract business and jobs

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Monopoly

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Domination of an entire market by a single company

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Oligopoly

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Domination of a market by a few companies

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Difference between monopoly and oligopoly

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Monopoly is domination by a single company oligopoly is domination by more than one company

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Conglomerates

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A giant corporation composed of many smaller For example PepsiCo owns sodas Quaker Oaks Starbucks various food brands

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Interlocking Directorate

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Social networks made up of people who service directors of several corporations at the same time
Or director of one company might serve on the board of another corporation

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Conglomerates and interlocking directorates encourage what

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Oligopoly and illegal activities such as price-fixing and sharing information

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Special interest groups

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Political alliances of people interested in some economic or social issue such as AARP Old people and NRA

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Lobbying

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People who represent companies to the government Efforts of special interest groups and the representatives to influence government officials

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Campaign contributions

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Corporations provide the largest labor unions civil rights groups women’s organizations and political parties raise money for candidates

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Political action committees Or PAC

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Organizations formed by special interest groups to raise and spend money in support of political goals

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Bipartisan campaign reform act McCain Feingold Bill

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When did the flow of stuff money to candidates are political parties

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Citizens united versus federal election commission 2010

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Government cannot impose limits on financial contributions made by labor unions corporations and organizations are individuals

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McCutcheon versus federal election committee 2014

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Abolish limits on the amount of money that any individual can contribute to candidates in a national election

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Voter apathy

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Lack of interest in voters

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Indifference

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Conservative beliefs for failure to vote

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Alienation

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Isolated from politics. Liberals and radicals believe thatPeople being dissatisfied with the way things are but doubt that voting will make a difference

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Who votes

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Hi income older depends on when rights were established white people women 10 towards Democrats men lean towards Republicans

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Gender gap

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Women and men whole different opinions about certain issues and support different candidates

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Convicted felons voting

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Don’t have the right to vote People who don’t play by the rules do not deserve to wrote vote critics say felons include a higher proportion of low income people and minorities

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Social movements

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Powerful political force in the US resulting in changes in law and public attitudes

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Economic system structural functional theory

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Use system as complex institution that operates to distribute goods and services to entire population

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Robert dahl

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Pluralist model

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Pluralist model

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Seize power widely distributed among various groups and organizations in society
Organizations compete AthletiCo marketplace to win support from people

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Pluralist model views

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Society as an arena in which organization to fillet a very segments of the population competition between businesses improves economy

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Nelson polsby

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Investigated political decision-making confirm the power is widely distributed among organizations

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Economy and politics structural functional theory How is power spread throughout society

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Seize power as spread throughout society
Dahl Pluralist theory many organizations operate as a veto groups to compete for support so that everyone has political voice

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Economy and politics structural functional is US society democratic

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Pluralist model no one organization gets its way all the time powers disperse widely enough in our society can claim to be democratic

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Economic Politics social conflict theory how is powered spread throughout US society

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Power elite model developed by C Wright mills are societies run by power elite made up of leaders and government and economy alliances control political life of the nation Karl Marx theory of capitalism

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Economy and politics social conflict theory Is US society democrat

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Power elite model set an hour how is concentrated with a small circle of families that make up the power elite Marx is political economy model power will always be highly concentrated as long as the US is a capitalist economy

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Military industrial complex

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Close association of federal government military and Defense industries

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Power elite model

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See’s power is concentrated among members of the small elite group C Wright mills

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C weight mills

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Father of power elite model

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Marxist political economy model

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Sees the concentration of wealth and power in society as resulting from capitalism

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Political values and believes far right

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Make America great again The United States is great country immigrants legal and illegally for in the country with lots of traditional heritage

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Conservative political view

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Right in the center main stream importance of personal freedom and limited government competition is good for society and safer a free market

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Liberals political view

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Want market regulated by the government economy creates too much wealth in the hands of the few support a welfare state

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Welfare state

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Range of government policies and programs that give wealth from the rich to the poor and provide benefits to needy members of society

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Progressive taxation

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It raises the tax rate on as income goes up to pay for programs that benefit people with lower incomes
Taxes Government regulates the economy and political system

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Radical left Political views

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Polish capital market system it is the problem because it impoverishes a majority of the people and puts power in the few instead of the money

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