Government Basics
This is how society organizes itself and allocates authority.
What is Government?
A philosophy that describes when power is concentrated in the hands of a limited number of people.
What is Elitism?
The Constitution.
What is Public Good?
This is a compromise that involves giving something up in return for getting something else.
What is a Trade-Off?
A form of government where one person or a small group has complete power and control.
What is Totalitarianism (dictatorship)?
What race is never run?
The Human Race
This is the process by which choices are made regarding how resources will be allocated in a society.
What are Politics?
Ideals that help shape political opinion and public policy.
What is an Ideology?
Sunset Park in Rosenberg
What is Public Good?
A product or service that can be purchased and consumed by an individual or entity only if they have the money.
What is a Private Good?
Government where people can participate in making government decisions.
What is a Direct Democracy?
I am the official residence of the U.S. president. What am I?
The White House
The protection of a country's citizens, economy, and institutions from threats.
What is National Security?
A philosophy which recognizes diversity within a political body.
What is Pluralism?
Whataburger Patty Melt
What is Private Good?
A service or commodity that is available to everyone in a community without restriction.
What is a Public Good?
Government in which a small group of elite people hold all the political power.
What is an Oligarchy?
Why did the politician bring a broom to the debate?
To sweep the competition
These are the rights of American Citizens to act and express themselves without government interference.
What are Individual Liberties (Rights)?
The tendency to identify with and support a particular political party.
What is Partisanship?
Clean Drinking Water
What is Common Good?
Things that benefit society and can be accessed by everyone.
Hint...
What are Common Goods?
Government in which the citizens do not govern directly.
What is a Representative Democracy?
What is a swing state?
A state that could vote for either party.
This social theory favors freedom of action for individuals.
What is Individualism?
People with ____________ preferences tend to become more engaged in politics and more likely to donate time and money to campaigns.
What is Intense?
St. Thomas High School in Houston
What is a Toll Good?
A type of good that is available to many but can only be accessed by those who can pay for it.
What are Toll Goods?
An economic system in which major industries are owned by workers rather than by private businesses.
What is Socialism?
Which party is symbolized by a rose in some countries?
Social Democratic Party
A social philosophy that advocates for the removal of inequalities among people.
What is Egalitarianism?
What type of preferences are beliefs people are not deeply committed and may change over time?
What is Latent?
Sleeping in longer in the morning gives you less time to get ready for the day.
What is a Trade-Off?
Intangible Goods.
What are services?
A form of government where a single person, usually a king or queen, has complete power over a state.
What is a Monarchy?
Which party is known for its tea party movement?
The Republican Party