Unit 1
An Institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control
What is a government?
Orderly regulation of their relationships with one another
What is a ordered government?
Nominating candidates, informing and activating supporters, the seal of approval function, governing, and acting as a watchdog
What are the functions of a political party?
Citizenship, 18 years old, registered in the state you reside
what are the requirements to vote?
Stories that reveal something the public would ordinarily not be privy to only investigation, sources, etc could shed light on the story
What is Watchdog journalism?
A sizeable group of people who believe themselves united by common bonds of race, language, custom, or religion
What is a nation?
The government should not be all powerful
What is a limited government?
Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea, and China
What are examples of countries with a one-party system?
Felons, Dishonorably discharged from the military, mentally incompetent
what are the reasons you are denied the right to vote?
Tells us how to think about something, or highlights certain aspects of an issue
What is farming?
A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government
What is a state?
The government should serve the will of the people
What is a representative government?
Two major political parties compete for power although minor parties exist
What is a two-party system?
Complicated registration, changing role of political parties, over voting, voter ID laws
What are reasons people don't vote?
Regulate wire and radio communications... later added other media
What is the FCC?
The main difference between a state and a nation
What is sovereignty?
A document that had fundamental rights such as trial by jury and due process
What is the magna carta?
France, Italy, Nigeria, and Iran
What are examples of multi-party system countries?
A sense that one can influence politics
An organization of people with similar goals who enter the political process to try to achieve those aims
What is a interest group?
Everyone had a right to everything
What is the state of nature?
A meeting that was held on May of 1787 in Philadelphia
What was the Constitutional convention?
A set of basic beliefs about life, culture, government, and society
What is Ideology?
Time-zone fall out and ballot fatigue.
What are factors that affect voter turnout?
Elections, the media, and personal contacts
What are ways to measure public opinion?