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Political Science 102 with Mercurio at San Diego State University

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A Novel Approach to Politics: Introducing Political Science through Books, Movies, and Popular Culture
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Constitution

set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed

Democracy

a form of government in which all citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives

Capitalism

is an economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit

Direct Democracy

a form of governance in which people collectively make decisions for themselves, rather than having their political affairs decided by representatives.

Representative Democracy

a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people,

Delegate representation

constituents elect their representatives as delegates for the constituency

no autonomy, cannot act in favor

Trustee Representation

constituents elect their representatives as trustees for their constituency

autonomy, can act in favor

Where are inalienable or natural rights mentioned? What are they?

Fundamental rights, including the right to practice religion, freedom of speech, due process, and equal protection of the laws, that cannot be transferred to another nor surrendered except by the person possessing them.

Grants and denials of power to the legislative branch

Passes bills, has sole power to declare war, oversees rules for govt, ratification of treaties, sole power of impeachment

When was Bill of Rights added to constitution?

December 15, 1791

Debate about adding Bill of Rights

Federalists were opposed to adding BOR

Right of Privacy

Privacy law is the area of law concerned with the protection and preservation of the privacy rights of individuals

Unitary

of or relating to a system of government or organization in which the powers of the separate constituent parts are vested in a central body

Federal

Having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.

Confederal

Of, relating to, or involving the activities of two or more nations

Dual Federalism

belief that the United States consists of two separate and co-sovereign branches of government.

Laissez-Faire Capitalism

describes an environment in which transactions between private parties are free fromstate intervention,

Great Depression

severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II.

New Deal

is a series of economic programs implemented in the United States between 1933 and 1936.

Cooperative

field of economics concerned with cooperatives(jointly owned organization)

Fiscal

Of or relating to government expenditures, revenues, and debt:

Types of Federal Grants

block, project, formula, earmark

Civil Liberties

are rights and freedoms that provide an individual specific rights

Civil(Equal) Rights

when such rights are held in common by all citizens of a nation

4th Amendment

the part of the Bill of Rights which guards against unreasonable searches and seizures,

Seneca Falls Convention

early and influential women's rights convention

Plessy vs Ferguson

case about racial segregation

19th amendment

prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex.

Brown v board of education

case about establishing black and white schools

Civil Disobedience, non-violence

the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power

Civil Rights Act of 1964

a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women

Voter Turnout

percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election.

Political Party

a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office.

Interest Group

use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and/or polic

Democrat and relationship to 4 idealogies(and shifts), origins,

one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's social liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum.

Republican and relationship to 4 idealogies(and shifts), origins

one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. The party's platform generally reflects American conservatismin the U.S. political spectrum and is considered center-right

Party Realignment

a dramatic change in the political system.

PAC

private group organized to elect or defeat political candidates

Objective Journalism

Journalism is mainly defined as reporting news.

Partisan

a committed member of a political party

Public opinion

the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs

Political Socialization

is a concept concerning the “study of the developmental processes by which children and adolescents acquire political cognition, attitudes and behaviors

Ideology

is a set of ideas that constitutes one's goals, expectations, and actions

Liberal

political ideology of reform, often associated with left-leaning movements

Containment

A policy of checking the expansion or influence of a hostile power or ideology, as by the creation of strategic alliances or support of client states in areas of conflict or unrest.

Bipolar balance of power

Distribution of power in which no single nation is able to dominate or interfere with others.

mulitlateralism

multiple countries working in concert on a given issue.

unilateralism

any doctrine or agenda that supports one-sided action.

Nuclear Deterrence

is the application of deterrence theory to nuclear weapons,

Non-prolieration

a treaty to limit the spread (proliferation) of nuclear weapons.

Iran/North Korea

arms deals between two countries

Conventional War

generally refers to weapons that are in relatively wide use and that are not weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.

Guerilla War

sa form of irregular warfare and refers to conflicts in which a small group ofcombatants including, but not limited to, armed civilians use military tactics

Transnational terrorism

used to exclude speaker

Military-industrial Complex

is a concept commonly used to refer to policy and monetary relationships between legislators, national armed forces, and the industrial sector that supports them.

Globalization

describes the process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through communication, transportation, and trade

Free Trade

system of trade policy that allows traders to trade across national boundaries without interference from the respective governments.

Protectionism

economic policy of restraining trade between states through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas

NAFTA

an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.

WTO

an organization that intends to supervise andliberalize international trade

About this deck

By: Tiffany Do
Textbook:

A Novel Approach to Politics: Introducing Political Science through Books, Movies, and Popular Culture
Created: 2011-05-17
Size: 60 flashcards
Views: 24

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