objectives c1 Flashcards
majoritarian
system of policy making in ehivh those wirh a numerical majority hold authority
pluraist
a political arranagment
resposiveness
idea that gov. should implement laws and policies that reflect the wishes of the public and any changes in those wishes
equality
idea that all individuals are equal in their moral worth and so must be equal in treatment under the law and ahave equal acess to the descision-making process
monarchy
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system of gov. that assingns power to a single persn who inherits that position and rules until death
autocracy
system of gov. in which the powe to goven is concentrated in the hands of an individual ruler
oligarchy
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system of government in which the power to govern is concentrated in the hands of a powerful few, ussually wealthy indiiviuals
public goods
goods or benefirs provided by gov. fromwhich everyone enefits and froms which no one can be excluded
private goods
goods or benefits provided by gov. in which most of the benefit falls to the individuals, families, or compaines reieving them
political equality
the idea tha people should have equal amounts of influence in the politcal system
equality of oppurtnitiy
expectation that citizens may not be disrimated against based on race, gender , or national background and that every citizen should have an equal chance to succed in life
equality of outcome
expectation that eequality is achieved if results are co,parable for all citizens regardless of r racem gender,m or national backgrounf or that such groups are proportionally represented in measrues of sucess in life
self interest
concern for ones’s own advantage and well being
civil society
voluntary organizations that allow communities to flourish
millennials
gen.born btw 1981 and 1996
