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1. Emphasizes no social class and all property is common - In communist nations - govts decide on production and distribution (command economy)

2. A group of people that share goals and organize to influence the government. Major groups: business/labor groups - environmental groups - public - interest groups - govt groups - professional associations.

3. The powers that are required to carry out expressed powers - not seismically listed. This has helped strengthen and expand government powers to meet many problems the founders did not foresee.

4. Government should protect people against attacks from other states and threats like terrorism. Also govt should handle relations with other countries.

5. Sought via: Caucuses - Nominating conventions - primary elections - petitions (candidate is placed on ballot if # of voters sign a petition)

6. Party members select people to run in the general election (most common)

7. Legislative: makes the law - Article 1- section 8 Executive: carries out acts of congress - article 2 grants president broad but vague powers Judicial: Interprets the law - Article 3 establishes the Supreme Court

8. Citizenship can be lost through expatriation - certain crimes - or ___________.

9. People have a right to dispose the government which does not protect their rights and property. (Directly influenced creating the US government system)

10. Government emerged when all people of an area were brought under the authority of one person or group

11. Affirmative action - discrimination against women - right to know about govt actions - privacy - and the fight against terrorism.

12. 1. Private ownership and control of property and economic resources 2. Free enterprise 3. Competition among businesses 4. Freedom of choice 5. The possibility of profits

13. Congress can pass laws - the President can veto laws - Congress can override the veto by 2/3rds vote. The federal courts can rule the constitutionality of Congresses laws. The President appoints federal judges but the Senate must approve.

14. The notion that God or Gods had chosen certain people to rule by devine right - such as those born into royalty. They believed the state was created by God.

15. Individuals agree to abide by the state law: A citizen of state agrees to the enforcement of the law of that state; individual transfers part of their responsibility to the collective governing body - Mechanisms for devising new laws and changing old

16. Fall between liberals and conservatives

17. Shaped by the size and power of government - 3 major provisions: war powers - interstate commerce regulations - and the power to tax and spend. In politics - federalism lessens the risk for 1 political party monopolizing power with elections. It also

18. The system of selecting a government through means other than hereditary rights - i.e. elections.

19. Power is divided between national and state governments. Both pass laws and directly affect citizens

20. How Amerricans feel about govt regarding: family - schools - peer groups - economic/social status - mass media - and govt leaders - most people are liberal - conservative or moderate - measured by meeting with interest group leaders - talking with vo

21. Private meeting of party members - where party nominations are sought

22. German socialist advocating violent revolution; believed industrialized nations are divided into capitalists (bourgeoisie) and workers (proletariat) in The Communist Manifesto - he wrote that all economic events would lead to Communism.

23. Philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) wrote that in the natural state - no government existed - by contract people surrender to the satiate to maintain order - Then - John Locke wrote people are naturally endowed with the right to life - liberty and

24. Support both economic and social freedoms - free markets and unrestricted speech

25. The Constitution limits powers of government. The first 10 amendments set limits on freedom of expression - personal security - and fair trials.

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