Intro to Poli Sci
The right of citizens to participate in choosing their leaders.
Political Participation
The level of government closest to the people.
Local Government
The practice of countries working together to achieve shared goals.
International Cooperation
A government controlled by the people.
Democracy
The study of humanity, culture, and human behavior.
Anthropology
The power of a government to make and enforce laws within its territory.
Authority
Florida's lower chamber of the state legislature.
Florida House
The policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries.
Isolationism
A system where a small group holds political power.
Oligarchy
The study of beauty, art, and artistic value.
Aesthetics
The process through which people learn political beliefs and values
Political Socialization
Florida's upper chamber of the state legislature.
Florida Senate
The use of culture, diplomacy, and persuasion to influence other countries.
Soft Power
A government controlled by a religious authority.
Theocracy
The philosopher who taught Alexander the Great.
Aristotle
A group organized to influence government policy without seeking to directly control government
Interest Group
The process of dividing a state or city into voting districts.
Redistricting
The period of tension between the United States and Soviet Union following WWII.
Cold War
A government where one person holds absolute political power.
Dictatorship
The branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge and how we know things.
Epistemology
The idea that citizens have the ability to influence government through voting, activism, and other forms of participation
Political Efficacy
The practice of manipulating voting district boundaries for political advantage
Gerrymandering
The principle that countries should respect the political independence of other states.
Nonintervention
A system where political power is shared between national and regional governments.
Federalism
The philosopher associated with the famous question, “What is the good life?”
Socrates