Poli Sci Study Sheet 1 Flashcards
Rights to be inherent in Natural Law and not depend on government such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Inalienable Rights
The concept that the ultimate power rest with the people
Popular Sovereignty
A theory that views politics as a conflict and political decisions made by bargaining and compromise
Pluralism
The collection of beliefs and attitudes toward government political institutions and political process
Political Process
The process through which individuals learn a set of political attitudes and form opinions about social issues
Political Socialization
The rights of all adults to vote for their representatives
Universal Suffrage
The form of government which sovereignty rest with the people who elect representatives
Republic
A form of government in which the representatives are elected by the people to make and enforce laws and policies
Representative Democracy
The procedure allowing people to dismiss an elected official from office before his term is expired
Recall
A system in which political decisions are made by the people directly
Direct Democracy
An act of referring legislative or constitutional measures to the people for provable or disapproval
Referendum
The condition of having no law and no government
Anarchy
A system of government that the ultimate power vested in the people
Democracy
A procedure by which the voters can propose a law or constitutional amendment
Initiative
A figure of a leader or institution that compel obedience
Authority
The ability to cause others to modify their behavior and to conform what the power of holder wants
Power
Form of government that controls all aspects of the social and political life of the people
Totalitarian Regime
Rule by the best suited through virtue, talent or education
Aristocracy
Ruled by the elites who generally make decisions to benefit their own group
Oligarchy
An institution where the political power is exercised
Government
The art or science of government
Politics
The status that the people believe that the government actions are legitimate, appropriate and grateful and required the obedience of the citizens
Legitimacy
The acceptance and carrying out authorities decisions
Compliance
The ideas is that the government and laws do you derive their legitimacy from the consent of the people
Consent of the people
The theory that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of the nature and can be understood by the reason
Social Contract Theory
The belief that all the people are free and equal by God and in turn requires that all people give their consent to be governed
Natural Law
The economy that the market regulates the prices, wages, products and so on
Free Market Economy
The system that favors private control of business and minimal government regulation of private industry
Capitalism
Individual sets of value and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government
Political Ideology
