CHP 1 - Canada's Principle Regimes

Question 1

Regime

Answer 1

“A system of rule/ruling”

Refers to the form of government and the underlying political principles that provide the legit basis for that form of government

Question 2

Kingship

Answer 2

Monarchs and/or one person who ruled with the interests of their country and subjects uppermost in mind

Question 3

Tyranny

Answer 3

A ruler who is concerned primarily with their own benefit in a manner that is authoritative and absolute (think dictatorship)

Question 4

Aristocracy

Answer 4

An elite few ruling for the sake of the common and greater good

Question 5

Oligarchy

Answer 5

Elites work together to ensure their own dominance and well-being (self interest)
Also the most common type

Question 6

Polity

Answer 6

The many rule for the sake of the common good and including broad participation and commitment

Question 7

Democracy (A’s Version)

Answer 7

The poor majority to use its superior force to despoil the rich minority (essentially the majority vs the minority)

Question 8

Tyranny of the Majority

Answer 8

Opposite of Decent Democratic Regime and abuse of the will of the majority

Question 9

Equality

Answer 9

One of the key principles of democracy : Grants political power to all citizens equally (such as voting)

Question 10

Liberty

Answer 10

Made of 3 Ideas

1. Freedom
2. Private sphere
3. Freedom of choice within the bounds of the law

Question 11

Direct Democacy

Answer 11

Regimes in which all of the citizens were directly involved in political decision making by way of political assemblies

Question 12

Parliamentary Democracy

Answer 12

A variety of representative democracy. Many thought that it was superior to direct democracy because it was a more limited form of democracy.

Question 13

Representative Democracry

Answer 13

Equal citizens of modern democracies delegate the responsibility for public matters to a small group of elected representatives (good with big groups)

Question 14

Republican Regime

Answer 14

A regime in which full and final authority is placed in the hands of the people’s elected representatives and officers

Question 15

Liberal Democracy

Answer 15

A combination of the political principles of liberty and democracy

Question 16

Private Sphere

Answer 16

All individuals have the right to make choices for themselves and there are some things allowed to be private (no government intervention)

Question 17

Liberalism

Answer 17

We can do whatever we want as long as it isn’t illegal

Question 18

Natural Rights

Answer 18

The belief that individuals possess certain rights (inalienable rights) simply because they are human beings (also known as human rights)

Question 19

Utilitarianism

Answer 19

The importance of liberty derives from its usefulness as a means of promoting human happiness (justification for usefulness) and is dependent on the circumstances

Question 20

Harm Principle

Answer 20

You can do whatever you want unless it is hurting someone (whether directly or indirectly)

Question 21

Rule of Law

Answer 21

Made up of 3 Important Sections

1. The government is not above the law
2. The law must be applied equally and impartially
3. Every action taken by the government must be grounded in some legal authority

Question 22

Constitutionalism

Answer 22

The idea that the regime itself must be ordered in accordance with agreed-upon rules that will be supreme

Question 23

Consent

Answer 23

Provides the primary basis of political obligation : we freely consent to being governed by a particular regime and laws therefore we obey them

Question 24

Citizenship

Answer 24

A general right to participate in the regime on those who have consented to accept its authority and abide by its rules

Question 25

Settler-Colonial Regime

Answer 25

One country rules over the people of another country in a manner that treats them as foreign subjects (like with indigenous peoples)

Question 26

Parliamentary Government

Answer 26

A form of government in which political decisions are made by a representative body called Parliament