Political Dimensions

Question 1

Authoritarianism

Answer 1

The enforcement or advocacy of strict authority at the expense of personal freedom. A system of government where authority is given to a specific group, and they make laws and rules to ensure security despite the will of the people.

Question 2

Dictatorship

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A form of government where there is one dictator (leader) that controls the rest of the population. This individual or small group has very few laws above them.

Question 3

Single Party State

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When only one political party has really ever had government power. Other parties cannot run against them.

Question 4

Elitism

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The idea that there is one element of society that is better than the rest. Usually people or families that always have political power.

Question 5

Manufactured Crisis

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Suppression of Dissent

Question 7

Elimination of Opposition

Question 8

Propaganda

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Media and messages that are used to influence people and their opinions. The most effective propaganda is done without citizens realizing.

Question 9

Censorship

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• Blocking certain media, news or information
• People do not have access to all of the information that they should

Question 10

Indoctrination

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• When people are taught certain (potentially false) information
• Control of the information that is presented

Question 11

Controlled/Forced Participation

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• The idea that citizens are only allowed to participate in society in ways the government wants them to and approves of

Question 12

Scapegoat

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• When certain individuals or groups are blamed for all of the faults of a society
• Tyrants will use scapegoats to get their people to believe them and blame others

Question 13

Kulaks

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• Originally, Kulaks were prosperous land owners in the Soviet Union
• After the revolution, Kulaks were people who employed individuals to work on their land

Question 14

Holodomor

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• A genocide in Ukraine initiated by Joseph Stalin
• Stalin wanted to prove that collective farming was not going to change, and he wanted to show that he was in charge
• Over 7 million people were killed

Question 15

Treaty of Versailles

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• The treaty that ended the first World War
• A lot of the treaty was against Germany and forced Germany to take the blame for the war, so in a sense it led to Hitler and the Nazi’s

Question 16

Weimar Republic

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• The time period in Germany after WW1
• For the first time ever it was a liberal democracy

Question 17

Fascism

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• A far right political ideology
• Totalitarianism, authoritarianism, dictatorship

Question 18

Aryan

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• The ‘elite’ race of being pure German

Question 19

Anti Semitism

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• Prejudice against Jewish people

Question 20

Citizenship

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• The status of being a citizen in a country

Question 21

Freedom

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• A guaranteed right in a country that gives people freedom and protection where they live

Question 22

Justice

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• The idea that people get what they deserve
• Being fair

Question 23

Popular Sovereignty

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• A government that is almost controlled by the population in a sense
• People get to vote for representatives
• The government is responsible for the people and the will of the people

Question 24

Representation by Population

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• The number of members in the legislative assembly is based on population

Question 25

Constitutionalism

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• The idea that a constitution should be used
• There is a fundamental set of rules that must always be adhered to and obeyed

Question 26

First Past The Post

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• The largest portion out of the majority wins
• Does not need a majority of the votes, just needs more than the other groups

Question 27

Proportional Representation

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• An electoral system
• The country is divided into smaller sections
• Everyone ranks the representatives they like the most from first to last
• People are elected based on the the selections
• More accurately reflects the will of the people

Question 28

Caucus

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• When members of a legislative body from the same party have a meeting

Question 29

Adversarial System

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• A judiciary system where the judge decides what is fair

Question 30

Responsible Government

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• A government responsible for the will of the people
• Responsible to other members of government
• A group of elected representatives that form a Cabinet

Question 31

Majority Rule

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• The group with the most member or decision with the most votes wins

Question 32

Presidential (Congressional) Democracy

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• When there is one leader, typically a president responsible for the executive branch

Question 33

Checks and Balances

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• When different levels of government can stop other branches from having too much power
• Congressional governments

Question 34

Fundamental Freedoms

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• Freedom of conscience and religion
• Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication
• Freedom of peaceful assembly
• Freedom of association

Question 35

Apathy

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• Lack of interest
• Would impact democracy because citizens would not take their role in the government

Question 36

Individual Rights

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• Rights that benefit individuals
• Ex. Everyone is equal under the law

Question 37

Universal Rights

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• Rights or freedoms that people are entitled to by nature

Question 38

Parliamentary Democracy

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• No clear separation between executive branch and legislative branch
• Executive branch is dependant on support from the legislative branch