fed chap 1 Flashcards

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political parties

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broad collection of interests to win elections

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politics

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process for where ppl make decisions about who gets what when and how

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political ideology

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set political belief about philosophy about scope of gov

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liberals

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faith in gov changing lives
private efforts not enough
supp diverse lifestyle
oppose gov interaction w daily life

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conservatives

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distrust gov, free market = better
more faith in gov ability to enforce traditional values

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libertarians

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think gov should refrain fr regulating economy or moral values

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7
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populists

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those who oppose concentrated wealth

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individualism

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belief that hold ppl and not gov responsible for own well being

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capitalism

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economic system where businesses and key industries are privately owned
individuals act on own or w others to make business

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socialism

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econ sys where gov own most major industries

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egalitarian

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belief in no inherited titles bc belief in human equality

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pluralist

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political sys where competing interests battle over direction and content of important policy making

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13
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majoritarian

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sys of policymaking where those w numerical majority hold authority

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14
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responsiveness

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gov should implement law and policies that directly who what public wants

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15
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autocracy

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sys of gov where power to govern is hand of one person

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oligarchy

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gov where power is in hand of the top few rich ppl

17
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public goods

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goods or benefits fr gov where everyone gets and no one excluded

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private goods

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benefit ft gov that only few get

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civil society

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voluntary org that allow communites to flourish

20
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millennials

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more optimistic and practial
identify pol independent
liberal
religiously unaffiliated

21
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tea party movement

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express that gov not responsive to ppls interests
think gov too big, too expensive, too intrusive
end up align w repubicans