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Sovereignty

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Ability to make and enforce law

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State

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1) group of people
2) defined territory
3) organized politically
4) with the ability to make and enforce law

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Public policy

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What government does

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Politics

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Who gets what, when, and how

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Economics

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Study of satisfying unlimited wants and needs with limited resources

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Microeconomics

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Individual economics

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Macroeconomics

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Economics of countries

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Four factors of economic production

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1) land
2) labor
3) capital
4) entrepreneurship/management

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Divine right theory

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God wills leaders into power

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Evolutionary theory

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Government arises out of the family unit

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Social contract theory

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People make an agreement with each other to form governments and preserve order

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Force theory

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Rulers rule by defeating their rivals using big gun diplomacy

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Political efficacy

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Whether or not someone believes their vote matters

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Political socialization

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Where one gets his or her political beliefs from

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Dual federalism

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Separate domains of policy for state and local governments

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Cooperative federalism

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Federal government gives aid to states

17
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Pluralist theory

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Many factions vie for power and get their piece of the “pie”

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Hyperpluralist theory

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Competition between factions undermines democracy and causes political stalemates

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McGovern-Fraser Commission

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Set up to reform the rules for delegate selection at the Democratic National Convention - took power away from elites

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Soft money

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Money donated to political parties that is not regulated

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Hard money

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Money given directly to candidates and is regulated - information must be recorded and available to the public

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PAC

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Subset of an interest group

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Initiative

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Something to be put on the ballot due to a civilian petition by a certain percentage of voters

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Referendum

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Something put on the ballot by legislature to resolve legislative issue or amend the state constitution

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Socialism

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Redistribution of wealth

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Mixed-market economy

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Economy with aspects of socialism and capitalism

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Elasticity of demand

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Consumer’s willingness to STOP buying a product based on a change in price (ex: basic needs are NOT elastic)

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Fiscal Federalism/policy

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How government taxes and spends

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Monetary policy

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How government controls money supply (interest rates)

30
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due process

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The law must play fair

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