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| consent of the people | idea that government and law derive their legitimacy from the consentof governed |
| communism | a revolutionary variant of socialism that favors a partisan dictatorship government control of all enterprises and the replacement of free markets by central planning |
| capitalism | economic system characterized by the private ownership of wealth creating assets, free markets, and freedom of contract |
| majoratarianism | political theory holding that in a democracy, the government ought to do what the majority of people want |
| majority | more than 50 |
| majority rule | basic principle of democracy asserting that the greatest number of citzens in any political unit should selet officials and determine policies |
| oligarchy | rule by the few in their own interests |
| order | state of peace and security. maintaining order by protecting members of society |
| pluralism | theory that views politics as a conflict among interest groups. political decision making is characterized by bargaining and compromise |
| political culture | collection of beliefs and attitudes toward government and the poltical process held by a community or nation |
| political socialization | process through which individuals learn a set of poltical attitudes and form opinions about social issues. family, education, etc |
| politics | process of ersolving conflicts |
| popular soverignty | concept that ultimate political authority is based on the will of the people |
| property | anything that is or may be subject to ownership as conceived by john locke, right to own property is a natural right superior to human law |
| republic | form of government in which sovereignty is vested with the people |
| representative democracy | form of government in which representatives elected by the people make and enforce laws and policies |
| referendum | electoral device whereby legislature or constitutional measures referred y the legislative to the voters for approval or disapproval |
| recall | procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an elected official from state office before their term expires |
| socialism | political ideology based on strong support for economic and social equity. major business taken over by the governmetn |
| totalitarian regime | form of government that controls all aspects of the political and social life of a nation |
| universal suffrage | right of all adults to vote for their representatives |
| authority | right and power of a government or other entity to enfore its decisions |
| aristocracy | ruled y upper class , born into family |
| authoritarianism | type of regime in which only the government is fully controlled by the ruler. social and economic institutions exist that are not under the governments control |
| anarchy | the absence of any form of government |
| liberalism | set of beliefs that includes the advocacy of positive government action to improve the welfare of individuals, supports for civil rights , a tolerance for political and social change |
| legitamacy | popular acceptance of right and power of a government or other entity to exercise authority |
| legislature | government body primarily responsible for the making of laws |
| latino | preffered term |
| conservatism | set of beliefs that includes a limited role for the national government in helping individuals, support for traditional values and lifestyles and cautious response to change |
| libertarianism | political ideology based on skepticism or opposition toward almost all government activity |
| liberty | the greatest freedom of individuals that is consistent with the freedom of toher individuals in the society |
| limited government | powers of the government should be limited |
| institution | ongoing organization that performs certain functions for society |
| initiative | procedure by which voters can propose a law or a constitutional amendment |
| ideology | comprehensive set of beliefs about the nature of people and about the role of an institution or government |
| hispanic | spanish heritage |
| government | the preeminent institution in which decisions are made that resolves conflicts or allocates benefits and privileges |
| facism | 20th cent. ideology often totalitarian that exalts the national collective united behind an absolute ruler |
| equality | all people are equal worth |
| eminent domain | power set fourth in 5th amendment allowing the u.s to use private propertay as public |
| democracy | system of government in which political authority is vested in the people |
| direct democracy | political decisions are made directly by people rather than representatives |
| dominant culture | values customs and languages estalsihed by group that traditionally have controlled politics and government in society |
| elite theory | perspective holding that society is ruled by a small number or people who exercise their self interests |
