Chapter 15
The ability to do something or act in a particular way
Power
Belief that a just society should seek to redistribute is citizen's resources
Distributive Justice
Call for warfare against anyone hindering the advancement of Islam
Jihad
Censoring of language, ideas, acts or policies that are perceived to discriminate
Political Correctness
Non-Muslims living in Islamic states
dhimmis
Society that exists without governmental control
Anarchy
Tax on non-Muslims living in Islamic states
Jizyah
Moral or legal code that governs the lives of Muslims within Islamic states
Sharia Law
Practice of resisting a government's unjust laws
Civil disobedience
Belief that government is inherently oppressive and should be abolished
Anarchism
The study of community government
Politics
Belief in human progress;that politicl systems can be used to create economic prosperity
Progressivism
General distrust for any political system's ability to alleviate social problems
Political pessimism
System of government based upon the belief that individuals and social ills are best ameliorated through direct government intervention
Political liberalism
The rule of oneself; self-government
Autarchy
A state ruled by Islamic leaders
Islamic theocracy
Belief that decisions are best handled at the organizational level closest to the issues or persons affected
Subsidiarity
Refers to the agreement a citizen enters into with a government to ensure protection from others
Social contract
Government system based on respect for historical precedent, limited government, and adherence to traditional moral principles based on natural law
Political Conservatism
Political philosophy that advocates for limited government, free market economics, and doing whatever you want as long as others are not hurt
Marxist idea of a classless and stateless society in which all property is publicly shared
Communism
Economic system in which capital assets are privately owned and the prices, production and distribution of goods is determined by competition in a free market
Capitalism
Economic system advocating either government or communal ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods
Socialism
Political ideology seeking to advance the interests of particular social groups who are purported victims of social injustice due to their particular identities
Identity politics
Belief that God ordained three institutions in society- family, church, and state...which function best when each handles its own area of life
Sphere Sovreignty