Vocabulary 4
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MarkusAnthony on November 4, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 social capital | Participation in voluntary associations that reinforce democratic and civic habits of discussion, compromise, and respect for differences. |
| political culture | The widely shared beliefs, values, and norms concerning the relationship of citizens to government and to one another. |
| natural rights | The rights to all people of dignity and worth; also called human rights. |
| democratic consensus | Widespread agreement on fundamental principles of democratic governance and the values that undergird them. |
| majority rule | Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority. |
| popular sovereignty | The belief that ultimate power resides in the people. |
| american dream | The widespread belief that the United States is the land of opportunity and that individual hard work can bring economic success. |
| capitalism | An economic system characterized by private property, competitive markets, economic incentives, and limited government involvement in the production and pricing of goods and services. |
| suffrage | The right to vote. |
| monopoly | Domination of an industry by a single company by fixing prices and discouraging competition. |
| antitrust legislation | Federal Laws (Starting with the Sherman Act of 1890) that try to prevent a monopoly from dominating an industry and restraining trade. |
| political ideology | A consistent pattern of beliefs about political values and the role of government. |
| liberalism | A belief in the positive uses of government to bring about justice and equality of opportunity. |
| conservatism | The belief that limited government ensures order, competitive markets, and personal opportunity. |
| socialism | An economic and governmental system based on public ownership of the means of production and exchange. |
| environmentalism | an ideology that is dominated by the concern for the environment and promotes grass root democracy, social justice, equal opportunity, etc... |
| libertarianism | An ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on a sharply limited government, promoting a free market economy, and an abstinence of regulation in the moral and social spheres. |
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