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| The formal vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted |
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| The belief that people are free and equal by natural right, and that this in turn requires that all people give their consent to be governed; espoused b y Hobbes and Locke and influential in the Declaration of Independence |
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| A system of government in which members of the policy meet to discuss all policy decisions and then agree to abide by majority rule |
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| A system of government that gives citizens the oppurtunity to vote for representatives who work on their behalf |
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| A government rooted in the consent of the governed; a representative or indirect democracy |
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| A government rooted in the consent of the governed; a representative or indirect democracy |
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| A form of government in which power is vested in hereditary kings and queens who govern in the interests of all |
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| A form of government in which power resides in a leader who rules according to self-interest and without regard for individual rights and liberties |
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| A form of government in which the right to participate is conditioned on the possession of wealth, social status, military position, or achievement |
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| A system of government that gives power to the people, whether directly or through elected representatives |
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| Commonly shared attitudes, beliefs, and core values about how government should operate |
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| A key characteristic in US democracy. Initially meaning freedom from governmental interference, today it includes deamnds for freedom to engage in a variety of practices without governmental interference or discrimination |
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| The principle that all citizens are the same in the eyes of the law |
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| The principle that governments must draw their powers from the consent of the governed |
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| The central premise of direct democracy in which only policies that collectively garner the support of a majority of voters will be made into law |
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| The notion that the ultimate authority in society rests with the people |
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| A doctrine that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of nature and, as such, can be understood by reason |
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| The coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals |
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| One who believes that a government is best that governs least and that big government should not infringe on individual, personal, and economic rights. |
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| One who believes that traditional moral teachings should be supported and furthered by the government |
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| One who favors governmental involvement in the economy and in the provision of social services and who takes an activist role in protecting the rights of women, the elderly, minorities, and the environment |
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| A person who takes a relatively centrist or midlle of the road view on most political issues |
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| One who believes in limited government and no governmental interference in personal liberties |
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| The study of who gets what, when, and how; or how policy decisions are made |
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| An American ideal of a happy, successful life, which often includes wealth, a house, a better life for one's children, and for some, the ability to grow up to be president |
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