The institutions and procedure through which a land and its people are ruled
What is Government
100
All political behavior has a _______
What is Purpose
100
A good that may be enjoyed by anyone if it is provided and may not be denied to anyone once it has been provided.
What is Public Good
100
The right to bear arms, the right to a well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed
What is The Second Amendment
100
Enjoying the benefits of some good or action while letting others bare the costs.
What is Free Riding
200
The conflicts and struggles over the leadership, structure, and policies of government
What is Politics
200
All politics is ______ action
What is Collective
200
A system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the governmental process, usually through the selection of key public officials
What is Democracy
200
Protects against self-incrimination
What is The Fifth Amendment
200
A form of government in which a single individual rules
What is Autocracy
300
A form of government in which a small group of land owners, military officers, or wealthy merchants control most of the governing decisions
Benefits that do not go to everyone but are distributed selectively-only to those who contribute to the group enterprise
What is Selective Benefits
300
The freedom of religion, speech and press.
What is The First Amendment
300
The ability to defeat something even if it has made it on to the agenda of an institution
What is Veto Power
400
Compulsory military service, usually for a prescribed period or for the duration of a war; the draft
What is Conscription
400
________ matters
What is History
400
The rules and procedures that provide incentives for political behavior, thereby shaping politics
What is Institutions
400
The right to a speedy and public trial
What is The Sixth Amendment
400
The transmission of authority to some other official or body for the latter's use (though often with the right of revue and revision).
What is Delegation
500
A system of rule in which formal and effective limits are placed on the powers of the government
What is Constitutional Government
500
Political outcomes are the products of _________ __________ and _________ __________
What is Individual Preferences, Institutional Procedures
500
A system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits on its power and seeks to absorb or eliminate other social institutions that might challenge it
What is Totalitarian
500
Congress can not receive raises until the next election
What is The 27th amendment
500
A system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits but may never the less be restrained by the power of other social institutions