Ch. 12 Flashcards
(29 cards)
Patronage
a system in which leaders offer favors to supporters
Injunction
Order from the court requiring that action be taken or prohibited
Original Intent
the goals and purpose of the authors of a document
Sovereignty
Supreme authority
Logrolling
Exchanging political favors or trading votes
Eminent domain
Gov. power to seize private property for public use
Enumerated Powers
AkA expressed powers, granted by governing documents
Political Socialization
The process of learning political behaviors
Modernization Theory
framework for globalization that emphasizes acceptance and integration of a new technology leading to new forms of government
Interest Group Theory
Groups with common interest influence policymaking
Plato
wrote republic
Aristotle
The political community influenced democracy, middle class
Cicero
duties and responsibilities of those who govern
Justinian
Law code, public law vs private law
Harrington
Commonwealth of Oceana, ideal society based on shared property and governed by the elected ruling party
Hobbes
a civil society based on rational self-interest –Social Contract
Montesquieu
advocate for gov with executive and legislative rights (checks and balances)
Rousseau
Social contract, work towards common good
Burke
Free market economy, social morality, conservation of traditions
Boliviar
El liberator, wrote bolivian constitution
Mill
Philosopher, individual freedoms women’s rights, limit power, Utilitarianism: what is morally right promotes overall happiness
Tocqueville
wrote about democracy in America
Marx
perfect society no class distinctions, no private property, no need for government
Lenin
Communism, need for a proletariat revolution
