Keywords
Relates to a city or citizen's responsibilities
What is civics?
An Indian leader who used civil disobedience as a strategy to win Indian independence from the British empire
Who is Mohandas Gandhi?
Single party nation-states like China and North Korea primarily play this political 'game' to suppress and punish political opponents
WHat is demolition derby?
Who is MLK Jr?
The use of force or threats to make people do things against their will
What is coercion?
Who are Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta?
The idea that the legitimacy of a government stems from an unwritten contract between the ruler and the ruled
What is social contract theory?
This Greek philosopher is often considered the "father of political science"
Who is Aristotle?
Institutions and officials organized to establish and carry out public policy
What is government?
His words inspired key ideas in the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Locke?
An ancient Chinese doctrine that the ruler was the “son of heaven” and thus enjoyed supreme authority
Mandate of Heaven?
The document created and agreed upon by American colonists in Massachusetts
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The quality of being accepted or validated as an authority
What is legitimacy?
An Italian political strategist that prioritized cunning or ruthless methods to obtain and maintain power; he said, "It is safer to be feared than loved
Who is Niccolò Machiavelli?
During the Industrial Revolution, many overworked and underpaid laborers played this political "game" to persuade their employers to treat them fairly
What is a walkout or a strike?
The agreement between smaller and larger states to create the legislative branch of the United States (Senate and House of Representatives)
What is the Great Compromise?
A society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose
What is institution?
An English philosopher who believed that humans were inherently (born) evil and needed a powerful monarch to govern them
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
Characterized by cunning or ruthless methods to obtain and maintain power; “the end justifies the means”
What is Machiavellian?
According to legend, the Romans plowed salt into the ground surrounding this ancient city so that nothing would ever grow there again
What is Carthage?