Chapter 1 ✔✔
What is sovereignty? ✔✔SOVEREIGNTY - Each national government has the right to govern its
people as it wishes, without interference
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How is Sovereignty threatened in the globalized world? ✔✔If the majority of nations thinks a
country is being ruled unethically or crimes on its citizens are happening, world sanctions can be
ordered. IE... Libya and Moammar Gadhafi.
What are the fundamental values of American democracy? How are these values shown in the two
dilemmas of government? ✔✔Order, freedom and equality.
Freedom vs. Order- sometimes, order is needed to have freedoms. USSR, Germany.
Freedom vs. Equality- sometimes, equality is a problem and hurts freedom. Equal pay, School
busing.
How do equality of opportunity, equality of outcome, and political equality differ? Provide
examples. ✔✔Equality of Opportunity- Same chance to succeed. School, employment.
Equality of Outcome- Same outcome for work. Equal pay, Healthcare.
Political Equality- Have a voice. Vote, Run for office.
What are the major purposes of government? Which is most controversial? ✔✔Order, Freedom
and Equality for all. Order is the biggest issue without giving up freedom.
Figure 1.1 fill out the following chart:
Political theory ✔✔1. Definition,
2. Correspond to which Economic Theory? - Define theory
3. Corresponds to which political label in the U.S.?
Anarchism ✔✔1. total freedom. Law of the Jungle.
2. 0% government. Laisser Faire.
3. Not applicable.
Libertarianism ✔✔1. want freedom with little laws. Liberty
2. 20% government.
3. Libertarian.
Liberalism
Power of the people to change laws. ✔✔1. wants freedom, kn ows laws are needed, wants everyone
equal.
2. 30-40% government. Capitalism, no monopolies.
50-75% government. Socialism.
3. Conservatives - Republicans, Communitarians, Liberals - Democrats
Totalitarianism ✔✔1. wants nothing but law & order.
2.100% government. Communism.
3. Not applicable.
Figure 1.2 ✔✔State the differences between libertarianism, conservative, communitarian, &
liberal views on Freedom, Order, Equality, & Government. Which values are seen as most
important? Least important? What role should government play to protect those values?
Freedom ✔✔Libertarianism- almost all freedom
Conservative- 1/2 freedom
Communitarian- very little freedom
Liberal-very little freedom
Order ✔✔Libertarianism- very little of law & order
Conservative- 1/2 law & order
Communitarian- 1/2 law & order
Liberal- very little order
Equality ✔✔Libertarianism- very little equality
Conservative- little equality
Communitarian- 1/2 equality
Liberal- almost all equality.
Government ✔✔Libertarianism-
Conservative-
Communitarian-
Liberal-
libertarianism ✔✔Wants mainly freedom with little law & order and equality.
liberalism ✔✔Wants a balance of freedom, equality and law & order.
liberals ✔✔wants mainly equality with little law & order and freedom
how they similar and differ? ✔✔They understand Freedom, Law & Order and Equality are needed.
It is the amount of each that separates them.
Chapter 2 ✔✔
What are the types of 'Direct Democracy'? ✔✔All citizens run the government and vote on laws,
taxes and issues.
Small towns, clubs, teams, etc..
What is 'Indirect Democracy' or Representative Democracy? ✔✔All citizens vote for someone to
represent their thoughts. Our government, Representative, Republic system.
What are the basic concepts of Majoritarian democracy (Majoritarianism)? ✔✔Majority rules.
Everyone is equal to vote and have the chance to vote. Know what you are voting for, be consistent
and vote to have your voice heard.
What are the basic concepts of Pluralist democracy (Pluralism)? ✔✔Interest groups vote for the
laws, issues and what should be done. Majority is silent, the interest groups vote, government
should listen to only them.
How does "Elite Theory" differ from the Majoritarian and Pluralist models? ✔✔The view that a
small group of people actually makes most of the important government decisions.
Chapter 3 ✔✔*When you are logged into the Learning Resource, please review the Interactive
Timeline, The Constitution: The American Revolution and the Nation's Constitution.
Explain Thomas Jefferson's ideas on unalienable rights and the Social Contract Theory as found
in the Declaration of Independence. ✔✔He was the writer. All man has a right to Life, Liberty and
the pursuit of Happiness (property), Self-governing.
-How was Thomas Jefferson influenced by John Locke? ✔✔Locke believed, man has God-given
rights (inalienable) and government is to protect and ensure these rights for all.
What is the relationship between the right to vote, popular sovereignty and Republicanism (or a
republic)? ✔✔Everyone has a right to vote to show popular sovereignty and gaurantee the republic
is not ruled by one person or group.
What were the political and economic weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation? ✔✔No tax
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