Constitution & Rights
A strong ________ ensures people can take part in decisions that shape their communities by spreading power among all citizens.
What is Democracy?
Promoting peace & cooperation among nations is the central goal of this Global Organization.
What is the United Nations?
When a government holds total power & limits personal freedoms, it demonstrates this kind of rule.
What is authoritarianism?
When supply & demand freely determine prices & property is privately owned, the economy follows this model.
What is free-market capitalism?
The Star Trek: DS9 episode “Far Beyond the Stars” asks viewers to reflect on this enduring social issue.
What is racial injustice?
This international document was created to ensure everyone has rights & freedoms regardless of who they are & represents civic ideals.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
When countries work together through dialogue instead of conflict, they’re practicing this.
What is diplomacy?
A political belief that combines equality & occasionally government planning for the public good as well as an opposition to capitalism lies on this side of the spectrum.
What is the political left?
When the government regulates business but still allows private ownership, it’s this kind of system.
What is a mixed economy?
This form of entertainment / fiction was designed to use metaphor and coded language to tell stories of social justice and promote change through technological and educational solutions.
What is science fiction?
Setting a minimum age for leadership protects this important democratic principle.
What is informed decision making?
International cooperation in education & tolerance aims to build this.
What is a culture of peace & understanding?
When one political party dominates all decisions & has "total" control of a society, it reflects this system.
What is a single-party state or totalitarianism?
When wealth becomes concentrated in few hands, it challenges or stands in opposition to this democratic value.
What is economic equality?
Choosing to act against injustice rather than ignore it represents this civic virtue.
What is active citizenship or civic mindedness?
Expanding voting rights to include younger citizens promotes this democratic goal.
What is inclusivity in representation?
According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, when nations agree that all people deserve dignity & freedom, they’re upholding this foundational value.
What is universal human dignity?
A system where citizens or workers directly control industries demonstrates this idea.
What is workplace democracy or socialism?
The point at which supply and demand curves meet and agree on a supply-demand chart is called this.
What is equilibrium?
This ethical system promotes rules and systems that are established to promote the maximum amount of good and have the most use/utility.
What is Rule-Utilitarianism?
According to both the US Constitution & the UDHR, limiting rights by class, language, or origin violates this fundamental civic principle.
What is equality before the law?
The belief that all nations, regardless of power, deserve to be treated as self-governing entities with equal respect is based on this diplomatic norm/concept.
What is sovereignty?
Mayor-Council, Council-Manager, & City Commission, are all examples of this kind of government.
What is a municipality?
When workers collectively own & manage industries together & fairly share the fruits of their labor, they embody this economic philosophy.
What is cooperative socialism or anarcho-syndicalism?
This idea holds that people will succeed in their own selfish goals if they work collaboratively to help others.
What is Mutual Aid?