American Gov. & Politics

The process of influencing the actions and policies of government

• Politics

• Government

• Democracy

• Liberty

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

• Politics

• Liberty

• Democracy

• Government

A system of government where power is held by the people

• Politics

• Liberty

• Democracy

• Government

sometimes called unalienable rights, the rights of life, liberty, and property are rights the Framers believed all people are born with and can never give up.

• limited government

• Natural rights

• republicanism

• popular sovereignty

• social contract

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 ; social political, and economic freedoms.

• 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

Emphasizes limited citizen participation in policymaking where elites have a disproportionate amount of influence. 

• Elite

  Democracy

  
  

• Participatory Democracy

• Pluralist Democracy

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

• Elite

  Democracy

  
  

• Participatory Democracy

• Pluralist Democracy