Liberals - Answers Those who are willing to use government to promote equality but not order
Libertarians - Answers Those who are opposed to using a government to promote either order
or equality
Social equality - Answers Equality in wealth, education, and status
Liberalism - Answers The belief that states should leave individuals free to follow their individual
pursuits. Note that this differs from the definition of liberal later in this chapter
Police power - Answers The authority of the government to maintain order and safeguard
citizens health, morals, safety, and welfare
Rights - Answers The benefits of government to which every citizen is entitled
Public goods - Answers Benefits and services, such as parks and sanitation, that benefit all
citizens but are not likely to be produced voluntarily by individuals
Socialism - Answers A form of rule in which the central government plays a strong role in
regulating existing private industry and directing the economy, although it does allow some
private ownership of productive Capacity
Freedom from - Answers Immunity, as in freedom from want
Capitalism - Answers The system of government that favors free enterprise (privately owned
businesses operating without government regulations)
Globalization - Answers The increasing interdependence of citizens a nations across the world
Conservatives - Answers Those who are willing to use government to promote order but not the
equality
Anarchism - Answers A political philosophy that opposes government in any form
Political equality - Answers Equality in political decision-making; one vote per person, with all
vote counted equally.
Order - Answers Established ways of social behavior. Maintaining order is the oldest purpose of
the government.
Communitarians - Answers Those who are willing to use government promote both order and
equality
What term refers to the government benefits and services that are available to everyone, such
as education and sanitation? - Answers Public goods