Unit 1a

a political system in which there are certain restrictions placed on the government to protect individual rights and liberties.

• limited government

• Natural rights

• republicanism

• popular sovereignty

• social contract

The process of influencing the actions and policies of government

• Politics

• Government

• Democracy

• Liberty

Citizens agree to give up some freedoms to be protected by the government.

• limited government

• Natural rights

• republicanism

• popular sovereignty

• social contract

form of government in which elected leaders represent the interests of the people.

• limited government

• Natural rights

• republicanism

• popular sovereignty

• social contract

Freedom from interference by a government OR a freedom to pursue one’s dreams.

• Politics

• Liberty

• Democracy

• Government

The rules and institutions that make up the system of policymaking within a country

• Politics

• Liberty

• Democracy

• Government

Emphasizes the role of groups in policymaking, individuals become more powerful as part of a group

• Elite

  Democracy

  
  

• Participatory Democracy

• Pluralist Democracy

A system of government where power is held by the people

• Politics

• Liberty

• Democracy

• Government

Emphasizes broad participation and an active role for individual citizens in politics and civil society

(Less filtered, more personal)

• Elite

  Democracy

  
  

• Participatory Democracy

• Pluralist Democracy

the idea that the government’s power comes from the will of the people or the “consent of the governed.”

• limited government

• Natural rights

• republicanism

• popular sovereignty

• social contract