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| The struggle over power or influence within organizations or informal groups that grant or withhold benefits or privileges |
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| An ongoing organization that performs certain functions for society |
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| The preeminent institution within a society. Government has the ultimate authority to decide how conflicts will be resolved and how benefits and privileges will be allocated. |
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| A state of peace and security. Maintaining order by protecting members of society from violence and criminal activity is the oldest purpose of government. |
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| The greatest freedom of the individual that is consistent with the freedom of other individuals in the society. |
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| The right and power of a government or other entity to enforce its decisions and compel obedience. |
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| Popular acceptance of the right and power of a government or other entity to exercise authority. |
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| To form a government that controls all aspects of the political, social, and economic life of a nation. |
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| A type of regime in which only the government itself is fully controlled by the ruler. Social and economic institutions exist that are not under the government's control. |
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| A system of government in which the political authority is vested in the people. |
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| A system of government in which political decisions are made by the people directly, rather than by their elected representatives. |
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| A procedure by which voters can propose a law or a constitutional amendment. |
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| An electoral device whereby legislative or constitutional measures are referred by the legislature to the voters for approval or disapproval. |
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| A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an elected official from office before his or her term has expired. |
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| A form of government in which sovereign power rests with the people, rather than with a king or monarch. |
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| The concept that ultimate political authority is based on the will of the people. |
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| A republic in which representatives elected by the people make and enforce laws and policies. |
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| A form of government in which representatives elected by the people make and enforce laws and policies, but in which the monarchy may be retained in a ceremonial role. |
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| The right of all adults to vote for their representatives. |
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| A basic principle of democracy asserting that the greatest number of citizens in any political unit should select officials and determine policies. |
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| A political theory holding that in a democracy, the government ought to do what the majority of the people want. |
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| The argument that society is ruled by a small number of people who exercise power to further their self-interests. |
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| A theory that views politics as a conflict among interest groups, . Political decision making is characterized by bargaining and compromise. |
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| The patterned set of ideas, values and ways of thinking about government and politics that characterizes a people. |
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| The process by which people acquire political beliefs and values. |
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| Those personal freedoms, including freedom of religion and of speech, that are protected for all individuals in a society. |
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| The first ten amendments of the US. Constitution |
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| As a political value, the idea that all people are of equal worth. |
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Anything that is or may be subject to ownership.
As conceived by the political philosopher John Locke, the right to property is a natural right superior to human law (laws made by government). |
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| An economic system characterized by the private ownership of wealth-creating assets, free markets, and freedom of contract. |
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| A comprehensive set of beliefs about the nature of people and the role of government. |
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| A set of beliefs that includes advocacy of a limited role for the national government in helping individuals, support for traditional values and lifestyles, and a cautious response to change. |
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| An American movement launched in the 1950s that provides a comprehensive ideological framework for conservative politics . |
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| A set of beliefs that includes advocacy of positive government action to improve the welfare of individuals, support for civil rights, and tolerance for political and social change. |
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| A political ideology based on strong support for economic and social equality. Socialists traditionally envisioned a society in which major businesses were taken over by the government or by employee cooperatives. |
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| A political ideology based on skepticism or opposition toward most government activities. |
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