CHAPTER 1
process of forming an opinion after weighing relevant facts
Critical Thinking
First TEN AMENDMENTS to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
shared beliefs among a people about politics
Political Culture
Compromise where states formally elect the President and Vice-President
Electoral College
Economic system based upon private transactions and limited government intervention
Capitalism
Exploitation of the minority
Tyranny of the majority
Commitment to personal initiative and self-sufficiency
Individualism
Person who criticized the Constitution in his dissertation entitled "Congressional Government"
Woodrow Wilson
Judging accuracy of a claim based upon who is saying it or whether we've heard it before
Cognitive laziness
Entering into arrangement where person leave the state of nature and submit to government authority in exchange for protection
SOCIAL CONTRACT