Pol Science Concepts #81-100 Flashcards
Regulatory policies
Government restriction or control over business practices
Rent seeking
When a company, organization or individual uses their resources to obtain an economic gain from others without reciprocating any benefits back to society
Republic
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
Revolution
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system
Rule of Law
the legal principle that law should govern a nation
Separation of powers
Each of the three branches would have defined abilities to check the powers of the other branches
Single member district
electoral district that returns one officeholder to a body with multiple members such as a legislature
Social democracy
Socialist gov achieved by democratic means
Social movement
Groups of individuals focusing on political/social issues (natural)
Social welfare
program that provides assistance to needy individuals and families
Socialism
social and economic system characterised by social ownership
Sovereignty
full right and power of a governing body to govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies
State
Primary decision makers with power, organized political community living under a single system of government
Structural adjustment
combination of free market policies such as privatisation, fiscal austerity, free trade and deregulation, gaining a loan
Regime
A system or planned way of doing things
