Flashcards in PLS unit one e Deck (82)
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Politics
the process of picking government officals who make decisions about public policy
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civic life
participation in the community. Also includes institutions of the government
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government
the body or bodies charged with making decisions
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civil society
consists of different things that communities do to bring them together (recycling on campus)
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social capital
things that are done to create trust between people in a society
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representative democracy
What the United States does to elect president (have representatives from each state)
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ruling elite theory
the argument that the wealthy have more say in the government than those who are not
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pluralism
people with common beliefs get into the same group to try and establish dominance in the government but it rarely works out long term
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biased plurallism
the wealthy play a larger role in determining the policies than normal citizens
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direct initiatives
allows citizens to put certain laws directly on the ballet for voter approval
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Indirect initiatives
citizens put their laws on a ballet and they have to go through legislature before it is sent on for the voters to vote on
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popular referendum
this allows citizens to act upon laws that legislative has already decided on
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legislative referendum
ballot measure that tries to gain voter approval for some legislative acts
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recall
this is where citizens can remove and replace a public official before the end of their term
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idelolgies
beliefs about how governments should operate
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liberal democracy
ideology stressing individual rights and expressing faith in popular control of government. ideology that guided the American experience
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political participation
Taking part in activities aimed at influencing the policies or leadership of government
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social class
ones wealth, income, education all contribute to it
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Thomas Jefferson
Called for periodic citizen uprisings to reinvigorate the spirit of democracy
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Locke (why there is government)
said that people didn't need government in the past because the resources were plenty
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Locke's Treatise of Government
says that people place themselves under control of government because of the mutual advantages that the government offers citizens
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political participation
taking part in activities that are aimed at influencing policies or leadership of government
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electoral majorities
who is elected to office, laws, how laws are administered
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First time America looked at having a government?
When Britain and the colonies were not getting along
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House of Burgess
America's first legislative government. consisted of 7 people and started in 1619. Continued to stand even when parliment took over the colonies in 1624
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First Continental congress
Delegates of all 13 colonies (except Georgia) met in Philly to discuss the issues with parliament. urged boycott of British products
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Second continental congress
met in 1775 and was used to discuss the colonial army and the upcoming war brewing with Britain
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sovereign
recognized by the articles of confederation as this. (Also means independent)
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three main economic concerns at the begininng of the colonies becoming a nation
1.) No common currency
2.) lack of control of inerstate commerce
3.) No way to collect federal taxes
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