Gov't Vocabulary

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A political philosophy that promotes retaining traditional social institutions.

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Conservative

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Rights that are not contingent upon the laws, customs, or beliefs of a particular society or polity.

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Natural Rights

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The principle that governments must draw their powers from the consent of the governed.

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Popular Consent

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A political position that supports social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy.

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Left Wing

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A system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.

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Democracy

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The view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live.

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Social Contract Theory

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A form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.

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Direct Democracy

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A set of policies that support members of disadvantaged groups that have previously suffered discrimination.

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Affirmative Action

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Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.

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Demographics

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A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.

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Totalitarianism