DC Govt Chapter 1

A government that openly represses its political opponents, mostly through intimidation and prohibitions on free expression but sometimes by brutalizing opposition leaders.

• Political Science

• Authoritarian Government

• Corporate Power

• Constitutionalism

The recognized right of officials to exercise power

• Authority

• Elitism

• Political Culture

• Legal Action

The idea that there are lawful restrictions on government's power and officials are obligated to act within the limits of the law, which include the protection of individual rights

• Constitutionalism

• Individualism

• Pluralism

• Public Policies

The influence of business firms on public policy ( a defining feature of American politics since the late 1800s)

• Individualism

• Public Policies

• Politics

• Corporate Power

The Process of forming an opinion after weighing the relevant facts

• Pluralism

• Critical Thinking

• Elitism

• Legal Action

A form of government in which the people govern either directly or through elected representatives

• Democracy

• Capitalism

• Republicanism

• Federalism

The power exercised by well-positioned and highly influential individuals

• Majoritarianism

• Politics

• Individualism

• Elitism

The notion that all individuals are equal in their moral worth and thereby entitled to equal treatment under the law

• Equity

• Equality

• Pluralism

• Legal Action

Operates on private transactions. Firms are largely free to make their own production, distribution and pricing decisions.

• Legal Action

• Pluralism

• Free-market System

• Self-government

A commitment to personal initiative and self-sufficiency.

• Majoritarianism

• Politics

• Individualism

• Elitism