Chapter 1.3 Principles of Government

Question 1

Define majority rule

Answer 1

the principle that the will of the majority controls the actions of government

Question 2

Define compromise?

Answer 2

the process of blending and adjusting competing views and interests

Question 3

Define citizen

Answer 3

one who holds certain rights and responsibilities within a state

Question 4

Define free enterprise system

Answer 4

an economic system characterized by the private ownership of capital goods, private investment, and a competitive marketplace that determines success or failure

Question 5

What are the basic concepts of democracy?

Answer 5

• Recognition of the fundamental worth and dignity of every person
• Respect for the equality of all persons
• Faith in majority rule and an insistence upon minority rights
• Acceptance of the necessity of compromise
• Insistence upon the widest possible degree of individual freedom

Question 6

Describe demoracy as a “worth of the Individual”

Answer 6

• Democracy is based on a belief in the dignity and worth of every individual.
• Individuals can be forced to do things that serve the good of the many, like paying taxes.
• Respect for individuals means that serving the many should not be a case of simply benefiting the majority over the minority, but of trying to meet the needs of all individuals in society.

Question 7

To what are citizens entitled under the democratic concept of equality?

Answer 7

Question 8

Describe the Majority Rules and Minority Rights

Answer 8

Question 9

Describe the Necessity of Compromise

Answer 9

Question 10

Describe the concept of Individual Freedom

Answer 10

Question 11

Describe the concept of citizenship

Answer 11

Question 12

Citizenship duties and responsibilites

Answer 12

Question 13

How Free Enterprise Works

Answer 13