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PAWS
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Progressive Animal Welfare Society
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Politics
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conflict over the leadership, structure and policies of governments.
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Civil society
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Voluntary action that makes cooperation easier.
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Majoritarianism
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a traditional political philosophy or agenda which asserts that a majority of the population is entitled to a certain degree of primacy in society, and has the right to make decisions
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Sims solution for realignment
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"Time will tell"
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Autocracy
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control rests with a single individual, such as a king or dictator
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progressive
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a belief that personal freedom and solving social problems are more important than religion
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political withdrawl
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cynical that their vote doesn't matter, people stop voting
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Self-Government
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people are the ultimate source of governing authority & must have voice in how they are governed.
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Libertarian
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one who favors minimal government and maximum individual freedom.
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political ideology
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sets of views concerning policies government should pursue
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Parties are a necessary consequence of ...
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democracy
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Political efficacy
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The ability to influence government and politics
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political culture
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distinctive and patterned way of thinking about how political and economic life ought to be carried out
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Civic Competence
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A belief that one can affect governmental policies.
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Citizenship
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Status held by someone entitled to all the rights and privileges of a full-fledged member of a political community. p.95
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external efficacy
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the willingness of the state to respond to the citizenry
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Public Policy
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The rules of society and the priorities for government resources and actions
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grandfather clause
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A clause in registration laws allowing people who do not meet registration requirements to vote if they or their ancestors had voted before 1867
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Form of Coalition Government
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Isreal 40-45 political parties, Benjamine Yahoo runs leaders
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Constitutionalism
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there are limits on the rightful power of the government over its people
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Work Ethic
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A belief in the importance of hard work and personal achievement.
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Aristocracy
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Rule by the best: rule by the upper class
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Representative democracy/republic
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a system of government in which the populace selects representatives, who play a significant role in governmental decision making.
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internal efficacy
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ability to understand and take part in political affairs (personal competence)
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Secular realignment
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changes for short periods of time - i.e.: Watergate, Bush recession, Iraqi war
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Civic Duty
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A belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs.
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ideology of secular humanism
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belief that moral standards do not require religious justicification (accuse progressives)
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3 duties that political parties perform
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recruitment, fundraising (BIG PART), and resource coordination
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class consciousness
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Belief that you are a member of an economics group whose interests are opposed to people in other such groups
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What happens when we have divided government?
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republican president and democratic house - couple of things likely to happen when we have divided govt., changes agenda, gridlock - president can't pass things because congress doesn't allow it, vice versa with the congress - Gridlock - nothing gets done
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