Illiberalism and Our Role Flashcards
What does illiberalism mean?
Aspects of a liberal democracy that suppress citizen’s civil liberties
What is the electoral college?
A body of representatives voted by the citizens to elect the V.P and the president
What is plurality voting?
The candidate that has the most votes wins the seat
What does “Popular vote” mean?
The total percentage of total votes cast received by a political party or candidate
What does proportional representation mean?
Where candidates of a political party are chosen by the popular vote
Enfranchisement?
Granting people citizen rights, especially the right to vote
What does Eurocentric mean?
valuing European ideas and traditions or others
What was the Indian act?
Registered indigenous people as citizens over extremely (assimilation)
What is a paradigm?
A set of beliefs and values that make up an individuals worldview
What was the white paper?
An official government document that attempted to further first nation peoples assimilation by removing treaty rights and special status
What is a detainee?
What is Civil Disobedience?
Non violent protests that happen in refusal to the law
What is appeasement?
Giving into the demands of others
What is extremism?
Holding extreme or fanatical political and religious views
What is postmodernism?
Skepticism toward the values of modernism, rejection in the role of ideology holding political power
