economic prosperity, secure national borders, and the safety and well-being of citizens. Governments

process of who gets what and how.

"...all people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property."

"... argued, people should be allowed to operate as they wish and keep the proceeds of their work. "

Declaration of Independence was written.

, a political system in which people govern themselves, with capitalism.

the means of generating wealth, such as factories, large farms, and banks, are owned by the government and not by private individuals.

only members of a certain political party or ruling elite can participate in government.

goods or services that are available to all without charge

EX. national security and education.

are available to many people, and many people can make use of them, but only if they can pay the price. They

: goods that all people may use free of charge but that are of limited supply, such as fish in the sea or clean drinking water.

passes laws regulating banking,

regulate such things as the amount of toxic gases that can be emitted by factories, the purity of food offered for sale, and the safety of toys and automobiles.

equal treatment for all and the destruction of socioeconomic inequalities,

people cannot be deprived of certain rights even if an overwhelming number of people think that they should be.

, the government is more important than the citizens, and it controls all aspects of citizens’ lives.

a set of elite citizens is really in charge of government in the United States and that others have no influence.

assume that citizens who want to get involved in the system do so because of the great number of access points to government.

the right to express their opinions on matters of concern to them; the federal government cannot interfere with this right.

strong support, or even blind allegiance, for a particular political party