Poli Sci Study Sheet 1

Question 1

Rights to be inherent in Natural Law and not depend on government such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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Inalienable Rights

Question 2

The concept that the ultimate power rest with the people

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Popular Sovereignty

Question 3

A theory that views politics as a conflict and political decisions made by bargaining and compromise

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Pluralism

Question 4

The collection of beliefs and attitudes toward government political institutions and political process

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Political Process

Question 5

The process through which individuals learn a set of political attitudes and form opinions about social issues

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Political Socialization

Question 6

The rights of all adults to vote for their representatives

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Universal Suffrage

Question 7

The form of government which sovereignty rest with the people who elect representatives

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Republic

Question 8

A form of government in which the representatives are elected by the people to make and enforce laws and policies

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Representative Democracy

Question 9

The procedure allowing people to dismiss an elected official from office before his term is expired

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Recall

Question 10

A system in which political decisions are made by the people directly

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Direct Democracy

Question 11

An act of referring legislative or constitutional measures to the people for provable or disapproval

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Referendum

Question 12

The condition of having no law and no government

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Anarchy

Question 13

A system of government that the ultimate power vested in the people

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Democracy

Question 14

A procedure by which the voters can propose a law or constitutional amendment

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Initiative

Question 15

A figure of a leader or institution that compel obedience

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Authority

Question 16

The ability to cause others to modify their behavior and to conform what the power of holder wants

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Power

Question 17

Form of government that controls all aspects of the social and political life of the people

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Totalitarian Regime

Question 18

Rule by the best suited through virtue, talent or education

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Aristocracy

Question 19

Ruled by the elites who generally make decisions to benefit their own group

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Oligarchy

Question 20

An institution where the political power is exercised

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Government

Question 21

The art or science of government

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Politics

Question 22

The status that the people believe that the government actions are legitimate, appropriate and grateful and required the obedience of the citizens

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Legitimacy

Question 23

The acceptance and carrying out authorities decisions

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Compliance

Question 24

The ideas is that the government and laws do you derive their legitimacy from the consent of the people

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Consent of the people

Question 25

The theory that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of the nature and can be understood by the reason

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Social Contract Theory

Question 26

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

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Natural Law

Question 27

The economy that the market regulates the prices, wages, products and so on

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Free Market Economy

Question 28

The system that favors private control of business and minimal government regulation of private industry

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Capitalism

Question 29

Individual sets of value and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government

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Political Ideology