Lesson 37- History And Government Flashcards
Bourgeois
Typical of social middle class
Anarchy
Complete absence of government
Bureaucracy
System that rigidly follows rules, forms and routines
Demagogue
Leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace
Ethos
Disposition, character, or attitude that distinguishes a particular group
Gerrymander
To divide an area into voting districts to give unfair advantage to one party in an election
Imperialism
Policy of extending rule or authority of an empire or nation over other countries
Machiavellian
Acting in accordance with the principles of government in which political expediency is placed above morality
Martial
Warlike
Muckraker
One who searches for and exposes real or alleged corruption and scandal
Partisan
Supporter of a person, party, or cause
Reactionary
Person who favors political conservatism or extreme rightism
Schism
A separation or division into factions
Suffrage
The right to vote
Totalitarian
Of or pertaining to a centralized government in which those in control grant neither recognition nor toleration to parties of differing opinions