The struggle over power or influence within organizations or informal groups that can grant or withhold benefits or privileges.
What is Politics
100
A government body primarily responsible for making laws.
What is Legislature?
100
A form of government in which sovereignty rests with the people as opposed to a king or monarch/
What is Republic?
100
A theory that views politics as a conflict among interest groups. Political decision making is characterized by bargaining and compromise.
What is Pluralism?
100
The idea that all people are of equal worth.
What is Equality?
200
A state of peace and security. Maintaining order by protecting members of society from violence and criminal activity is the oldest purpose of government.
What is Order?
200
The absence of any form of government or political authority.
What is Anarchy?
200
The concept that the ultimate political authority is based on the will of the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
200
The collection of beliefs and attitudes toward government and the political process held by a community or nation.
What is Political Culture?
200
Anything that is or may be subject to ownership.
What is Property?
300
The right and power of a government or other entity to enforce its decisions and compel obedience.
What is Authority?
300
Ruled by "the best"; in reality, rule by an upper class.
What is Aristocracy?
300
The right of all adults to vote for their representatives.
What is Universal Suffrage?
300
A perspective holding that society is ruled by a small number of people who exercise power to further their self-interest.
What is Elite Theory?
300
A power set forth in the Fifth Amendment that allows government to take private property for public use under the condition that just compensation is offered to the landowner.
What is Eminent Domain?
400
Popular acceptance of the right and power of a government or other entity to exercise authority.
What is legitimacy?
400
Political decisions are made by the people directly, not be elected representatives.
What is Direct Democracy?
400
powers of government should be limited usually by institutional checks.
What is Limited Government?
400
In a democracy, the government ought to do what the majority of the people want.
What is Majoritarianism?
400
Economic system characterized by the private ownership of wealth-creating assets, free markets, and freedom of contract.
What is Capitalism?
500
An ongoing organization that performs certain functions for society.
What is Institution?
500
Ruled by the few, in their own interest.
What is Oligarchy?
500
A form of Government in which representatives elected by the people make and enforce laws and policies; may retain the monarchy in a ceremonial role.
What is Representative Democracy?
500
The values, customs, and language established by the group or groups that traditionally have controlled politics and government in a society.
What is Dominant Culture?
500
A comprehensive set of beliefs about the nature of people and about the role of an institution or government.