Chapter One Questions – Flashcards
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who gets what, when and how
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politics is defined in your text as
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social order
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___refers to a particular view of how we ought to organize and live our collective lives
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the ability to get other people to do what you want
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power is defined in your text as
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Government
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____ can be described as a system or an organization for exercising authority over a body of people.
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authority
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when those in government exercise recognized by citizens as right and proper, they are exercising
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rules can be thought of as the how
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how do rules fit into the concept of "who get what, and how"
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institutions
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what are the organizations where government power is exercised and where political struggle takes place
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capitalist
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the market controls economic decisions in a ____ economy
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procedural gaurantees
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government assurances that the rules will work smoothly and treat everyone fairly, with no promises of particular outcomes, are
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the government
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in socialist economies control over economic decisions is exercised by
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substantive guarantees
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government assurances of particular outcomes or results are
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libertarian
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A ____ government combines an authoritarian government with a socialist economy
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authoritarian capitalism
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a society in which government allows people economic freedom but maintains stringent social regulations to limit noneconomic behavior is
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authoritarian government
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a political system in which the state holds all power over the social order is
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value liberty over order and security
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anarchists
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the role of the people
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the major difference between the three major theories of democracy is related to
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anarchy
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the absence of government and laws is a characteristic of
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participatory democracy
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a theory of democracy that holds that citizens should actively and directly control all aspects of their lives is
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it is the basis for anarchy as a form of government
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all of the following statements concerning popular sovereignty are true EXCEPT
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elite
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the role of citizens is limited to choosing among competing leaders in the ____ theory of democracy
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groups
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the key concept of the pluralist theory of democracy is
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subjects
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individuals who are obliged to submit to a government authority against which they have no rights are
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Athens
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the first western democracy was in
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it emphasized the role of God in the world
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all the following statements are true concerning the Enlightenment EXCEPT
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the protestant reformation
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the break from the roman catholic church in the 1500's that helped pave the way for new ideas about the world was
