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What is the definition of representative democracy? - Answer-citizens vote an official who will represents them in government instead of a direct democracy What are the top three categories of federal spending? - Answer-social security, medicare (elderly) and medicaid (poor), defense, interest on US debt What is the relationship between income/unemployment and college degrees - Answer-the more degree you have the more money you make and less unemployment Which document establishes governme...

Democracy - A system of government in which sovereignty resides in the people Direct democracy - A system of government in which citizens govern themselves directly and vote on most issues; e.g., a New England town meeting. Identity politics - The practice of organizing on the basis of sex, ethnic or racial identity, or sexual orientation to compete for public resources and influence public policy. Indirect democracy - A system of government in which citizens elect representatives to make ...

characteristics of a nation state - territoriality, sovereignty, autonomy what is a nation state - fixed unites accepted by others, for example Gaza , Palestine, Isreal sovereignty definition - unqualified and exclusive legal authority, as well as a monopoly IGO's definition - intergovernmental organization, for example the United Nations main objectives of United Nations - maintain international peace and security, harmonize actions of nations, promote cooperation and human rights differ...

Approval Rating - job performance evaluation for the President, Congress, or other public official or institution that is generated by public opinion polls and is typically reported as a percentage Confidence Interval - statistical range with a given probability that takes random error into account Conservatives - individuals who distrust government, believing that private efforts are more likely to improve people's lives. In the social sphere, they usually support traditional lifestyles a...

What is the only entity that can legitimately use force? - The Government According to the U.S. Constitution, what are the purposes of our government? - To provide the common defense to promote general welfare to establish justice and ensure domestic tranquility What characterizes the democratic ideal of individual dignity? - liberty is not granted by governments they belong to every person born into the world What are the types of governments that we studied? - Totalitarian, authoritarian,...

Dual Federalism - A system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies. Benefits of Federalism - Makes us more democratic. A good combination of unitary and a confederacy. Promotes diversity. "Laboratories of democracy". Fits with the history of the powerful states. Shay's Rebellion - Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786- 1787, protesting mortgage forec...

what is the only entity that can legitimately use force - Government Of according to the U.S. constitution, what are the purposes of our government's? - To establish justice and insure domestic tranquility. To provide for the common defense. To promote the general welfare. What characterizes the democratic ideal of individual dignity? - Liberties are not granted by government, but belong to every person in the world What are the types of governments that we studied? - Totalitarian, Author...

political communication - communication activity in which language and symbols employed by leaders, media, citizens, and citizen group, exert a multiple of efforts on individuals and society as hell as outcome that hear on public policy of a nation, state, or community classical greek direct democracy - direct participation equality citizen obligation liberal democracy - representative govt inalienable rights free press citizen is private commodity deliberative democracy - reasoned pub...

Public Opinion - the collective attitudes and beliefs of individuals on one or more issues Public Opinion Polls - Scientific efforts to estimate what an entire group thinks about an issue by asking a smaller sample of the group for its opinion political socialization - the Process by which we learn our political orientations and allegiances Patriotism - A strong emotional attachment to one's political community Spiral of Silence - The process by which a majority opinion becomes exaggerated...

government - Answer-organization with a monopoly on the legitimate use of force to control human behavior state of nature - Answer-life in a state of is... nasty brutish and short order/security - Answer-US military budget is around $1 trillion, the price we pay for security Social Contract - Answer-a voluntary agreement among individuals to create a government and to give that government adequate power to secure the mutual protection and welfare of all individuals 3 things governments do ...