Government Basics
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Types of Goods
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Types of Government
100

This is how society organizes itself and allocates authority. 

What is Government? 

100

A philosophy that describes when power is concentrated in the hands of a limited number of people. 

What is Elitism? 

100

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What is Public Good? 

100

This is a compromise that involves giving something up in return for getting something else. 

What is a Trade-Off? 

100

A form of government where one person or a small group has complete power and control.

What is Totalitarianism (dictatorship)? 

200

This is the process by which choices are made regarding how resources will be allocated in a society. 

What are Politics? 

200

Ideals that help shape political opinion and public policy. 

What is an Ideology? 

200

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What is Public Good? 
200

A product or service that can be purchased and consumed by an individual or entity only if they have the money. 

What is a Private Good? 

200

Government where people can participate in making government decisions. 

What is a Direct Democracy? 

300

The protection of a country's citizens, economy, and institutions from threats.

What is National Security? 

300

A philosophy which recognizes diversity within a political body. 

What is Pluralism? 

300

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What is Private Good? 

300

A service or commodity that is available to everyone in a community without restriction.

What is a Public Good? 

300

Government in which a small group of elite people hold all the political power. 

What is an Oligarchy? 

400

The rights of people to act and express themselves without undue government interference.

What are Individual Liberties? 

400

The tendency to identify with and support a particular political party. 

What is Partisanship? 

400

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What is Common Good? 

400

Things that benefit society and can be accessed by everyone.

What are Common Goods? 

400

Government in which the citizens do not govern directly. 

What is a Representative Democracy? 

500

This social theory favors freedom of action for individuals. 

What is Individualism? 

500

People with ____________ preferences tend to become more engaged in politics and more likely to donate time and money to campaigns. 

What is Intense? 

500

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What is a Toll Good? 

500

A type of good that is available to many but can only be accessed by those who can pay for it. 

What are Toll Goods? 

500

An economic system in which major industries are owned by workers rather than by private businesses.

What is Socialism? 

600

A social philosophy that advocates for the removal of inequalities among people.

What is Egalitarianism? 

600

What type of preferences are beliefs people are not deeply committed and may change over time? 

What is Latent? 

600

Sleeping in longer in the morning gives you less time to get ready for the day. 

What is a Trade-Off? 

600

Intangible Goods. 

What are services? 

600

A form of government where a single person, usually a king or queen, has complete power over a state.

What is a Monarchy? 

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