Society & Structure
The idea that people and groups depend on one another for survival and success.
What is interdependence?
The ability to act, speak, or think without unnecessary restraint.
What is freedom?
The ability to influence or control the behavior of others.
What is power?
A system in which citizens have a say in decisions that affect them.
What is democracy?
A document that sets out a country’s fundamental laws and structure.
What is the constitution?
A group of people who work together to meet common needs or goals, such as schools or families.
What is a social organization?
Fairness or sameness in status, rights, and opportunities.
What is equality?
The process of making collective decisions for a society.
What is politics?
The process through which citizens choose their representatives.
What are elections?
The freedoms and entitlements citizens have in a democracy.
What are rights?
Unwritten rules that guide how people should behave in a group.
What is a social norm?
The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
What is authority?
Forces that keep powerful institutions in check, such as courts or media.
What are countervailing powers?
When citizens or groups speak directly to government officials to share views on an issue.
What are hearings?
The economic system that manages how goods and services are produced and distributed.
What is the economy?
A condition where society functions smoothly with laws and expectations being followed.
What is order?
The balance between individual rights and the need for rules or control.
What is the tension between freedom and order?
The group or system that makes and enforces laws for a state.
What is government?
Open discussion of ideas before making a decision in a legislature.
What is debate?
The practice of party members voting together as directed by their leader.
What is party discipline?
A structured system in which some people or groups have more power or status than others.
What is hierarchy?
A theory that people give up some freedoms in exchange for protection and stability.
What is the social contract?
The rightful use of power that is accepted by the people.
What is legitimacy?
A system where each elected official represents a group of people or a region.
What is representation?
Protections that ensure smaller or less powerful groups are treated fairly.
What are minority rights?