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| Government | The legitimate use of force--including imprisonment and execution--within specified geographic boundaries to control human behavior. |
| Communism | A complex theory that gives ownership of all land and productive facilities to the people--in effect, to the government. |
| Public Goods | Benefits and services that ar e available to everyone--such as education, sanitation, and parks. They benefit all citizens but are not likely to be produced by the voluntary acts of individuals. |
| Concept | A generalized idea of a set of items or thoughts. It groups various events, objects, or qualities under a common dlassification or label. |
| Freedom of | An absence of constraints on behavior, as in freedom of speech, or freedom of religion. |
| Freedom from | Immunity, as in freedom from want. |
| Order | The rule of law to preserve life and protect property. Maintaining order is the oldest purpose of government. |
| Political ideology | A consistent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government. |
| Totalitatianism | The belief that government should have unlimited power. |
| Socialism | A form of rule in which the central government plays a strong role in regulating existing private industry and directing the economy, although it does allow some private ownership of productive capacity. |
| Democratic socialism | A socialist form of government that guarantees civil liberties such as freedom fo speech and religion. Citizens determine the extent of government activity through free elections and competitive political parties. |
| Capitalism | The system of government that favors free enterprise (privately owned businesses operating without government regulation. |
| Libertarianism | A political ideology that is opposed to all government action except as necessary to protect life and property. |
| Libertarians | Those who advocate minimal government action; those who subscribe to libertarianism. |
| Laissez faire | An economic doctrine that opposes any form of government intervention in business. ("let (people) do (as they please)" |
| Liberals | Generally, those people whose political ideology favor a broad scope for government; those who value freedom more than order but more than equality. |
| Anarchism | A political philosophy that opposes government in any form. |
| Conservatives | Generally, those people whose political ideology favors a narrow scope for government. Also, those who value freedom more than equality but would restrict freedom to preserve social order. |
| Communitarians | Those who adhere to a viewpoint that affirms the individual's responsibility to the community an assigns to government, as agent of the community, the role of guaranteeing equality and moral order. |
| Political equality | Equality in political decision making: one vote per person, with all votes counted equally. |
| Social equality | Equality in wealth, education, and status. |
| Equality of opportunity | The idea that each person is guaranteed the same chance to suceed in life. |
| Equality of outcome | The concept that society mustr ensure that people are equal, and governments must design policies to redistribute wealth and status so that economic and social equality is actually achieved. |
| Rights | The benefits of government to which every citizen is entitled. |
| Policy | A choice between conflicting values. |
