Government Basics
This is the process by which choices are made regarding how resources will be allocated in a society.
What are Politics?
Ideals that help shape political opinion and public policy.
What is an Ideology?
Government should be BIG and solve problems.
What is Democrat?
Totalitarian regimes like North Korea are modern examples of this oppressive system of rule.
What is a Dictatorship?
Government where people can participate in making government decisions.
What is a Direct Democracy?
I am the official residence of the U.S. president. What am I?
The White House
The protection of a country's citizens, economy, and institutions from threats.
What is National Security?
A philosophy which recognizes diversity within a political body.
What is Pluralism?
Favor progressive taxation where higher-income earners pay a larger percentage to fund public services and social safety nets.
What is a Democrat?
From the Greek for "God" and "power", it is a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God.
What is a Theocracy?
Government in which a small group of elite people hold all the political power.
What is an Oligarchy?
Why did the politician bring a broom to the debate?
To sweep the competition
These are the rights of American Citizens to act and express themselves without government interference.
What are Individual Liberties (Rights)?
The tendency to identify with and support a particular political party.
What is Partisanship?
Favor reducing taxes for individuals and businesses to drive economic growth.
What is a Republican?
China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam make up this group of the world's remaining self-identified types of government.
There are two answers for this question.
What is Socialism and Communism?
Government in which the citizens do not govern directly.
What is a Representative Democracy?
What is Individual Liberty vs. National Security?
This social theory favors freedom of action for individuals.
What is Individualism?
People with ____________ preferences tend to become more engaged in politics and more likely to donate time and money to campaigns.
What is Intense Preferences?
View healthcare as a right and support expanding access to programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
What is a Democrat?
With over 900 million eligible voters, this South Asian nation holds the title of the world's largest democracy.
What is India?
An economic system in which major industries are owned by workers rather than by private businesses.
What is Socialism?
What is Individual Liberty vs. National Security?
A social philosophy that advocates for the removal of inequalities among people.
What is Egalitarianism?
These are beliefs people are not deeply committed and may change over time.
What is Latent Preferences?
Believe power should stay with local and state governments rather than a centralized federal authority.
What is a Republican?
This country has the type of government, where a tight network of wealthy business elites tied to state leadership heavily influences or controls the economy and political system.
Must say the country and the type of government.
What is Russia and Oligarchy?
A form of government where a single person, usually a king or queen, has complete power over a state.
What is a Monarchy?
Which party is known for its tea party movement?
The Republican Party