fed chap 1 Flashcards
political parties
broad collection of interests to win elections
politics
process for where ppl make decisions about who gets what when and how
political ideology
set political belief about philosophy about scope of gov
liberals
faith in gov changing lives
private efforts not enough
supp diverse lifestyle
oppose gov interaction w daily life
conservatives
distrust gov, free market = better
more faith in gov ability to enforce traditional values
libertarians
think gov should refrain fr regulating economy or moral values
populists
those who oppose concentrated wealth
individualism
belief that hold ppl and not gov responsible for own well being
capitalism
economic system where businesses and key industries are privately owned
individuals act on own or w others to make business
socialism
econ sys where gov own most major industries
egalitarian
belief in no inherited titles bc belief in human equality
pluralist
political sys where competing interests battle over direction and content of important policy making
majoritarian
sys of policymaking where those w numerical majority hold authority
responsiveness
gov should implement law and policies that directly who what public wants
autocracy
sys of gov where power to govern is hand of one person