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Intro to American Politics | PSCI - American Government, Quizzes of Local Government Studies

Chapter 1 Class: PSCI - American Government; Subject: Political Science; University: University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Term: Forever 1989;

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2009/2010

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TERM 1
Politics
DEFINITION 1
The process of who gets what, when, and how.
TERM 2
Power
DEFINITION 2
The ability to influence another's behavior
TERM 3
Elites
DEFINITION 3
Those who get more than others of the values of society has
available.
TERM 4
Authority
DEFINITION 4
Legitimate power.
TERM 5
Government
DEFINITION 5
The organization that decides who gets the values of our
society.
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Politics

The process of who gets what, when, and how. TERM 2

Power

DEFINITION 2 The ability to influence another's behavior TERM 3

Elites

DEFINITION 3 Those who get more than others of the values of society has available. TERM 4

Authority

DEFINITION 4 Legitimate power. TERM 5

Government

DEFINITION 5 The organization that decides who gets the values of our society.

Federalist

Favored a strong federal (national) government, with protection of private property rights and limits on popular participations in government. TERM 7

Anti-Federalist

DEFINITION 7 Favored strong state governments. TERM 8

Federalism

DEFINITION 8 Calls for political authority to be divided between a central government and state governments. TERM 9

Four Major Constitutional Principles

DEFINITION 9

  1. Series of checks and balance 2) Federalism 3) Limited government 4) Judicial review TERM 10

Limited Government

DEFINITION 10 The powers of government are limited by the rights and liberties of the governed.