Terms/learning questions Flashcards
What best describes social/economic equality?
Everyone should have the right to pursue their full potential
What is not a shared American value?
Social/Economic equality
popular sovereignty
the principle that the leaders of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political legitimacy. Popular sovereignty, being a principle, does not imply any particular political implementation.
what is apathy?
lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
political efficacy
the citizens’ trust in their ability to change the government and belief that they can understand and influence political affairs. It is commonly measured by surveys and is used as an indicator for the broader health of civil society
laissez-faire capitalism
Laissez-faire is an economic philosophy of free-market capitalism that opposes government intervention. The theory of laissez-faire was developed by the French Physiocrats during the 18th century. Laissez-faire advocates that economic success is inhibited when governments are involved in business and markets.
systematic theology
a form of theology in which the aim is to arrange religious truths in a self-consistent whole.
mimesis 1
event to memory
mimesis 2
memory to text
mimesis 3
text to memory
define liberty
the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s way of life, behavior, or political views.
true or false: American government still practices laissez-faire capitalism.
false
true or false: America is best known as a republic.
true
What is required for good citizenship?
Political knowledge, political participation
what best describes political equality?
One person, one vote.
True or False: In America, personal liberty is guaranteed by the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
True
True or False: Government is inherently evil
False
“For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world.” This provision in the Declaration of Independence may be referring to which of the following historical events presented in class?
townsend acts
“He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the right of the people.” This provision in the Declaration of Independence may be referring to which of the following historical events presented in class?
ma government act
According to the Declaration of Independence, humans always have a right and duty to abolish bad governments.
true
“For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us.” This provision in the Declaration of Independence may be referring to which of the following historical events presented in class?
Quartering Act
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the purpose of government?
to secure inalienable rights
“For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury.” This provision in the Declaration of Independence may be referring to which of the following historical events presented in class?
Administration of Justice Act
“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.” This provision in the Declaration of Independence may be referring to which of the following historical events presented in class?
stamp act and the tea tax
