PLS 101 EXAM 1 MISSOURI STATE 2024 ACTUAL
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politics - (answers)process determining the leaders we select and the policies they
pursue
concepts: power, distribution ($, race, gender)
government - (answers)institution through which public policies are made for a
society
-formal vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted
*entity which holds a monopoly on the legitimate use of force- Max Weber
democracy - (answers)rule by the people (US)
direct democracy - (answers)-most pure form
All members of the group meet to make decisions, observing political equality and
majority rue
indirect democracy - (answers)-people vote for representation
~trustee
~delegate
citizens participate in government by electing public officials to make government
decisions on their behalf
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democratic theory - (answers)A system of government in which, in theory, the
people rule either directly or indirectly
forms of government=monarchy - (answers)rule of one (hereditary, UK)
forms of government= totalitarianism - (answers)rule of one (tyranny)
forms of government= oligarchy - (answers)rule by a few (China, Russia)
forms of government= theocracy - (answers)rule by religious leaders (Rome)
forms of government= democracy - (answers)rule by the people (US)
3 types of democracy - (answers)1. Liberal (U.S.)
2. Social (Denmark)
3. Peoples (China)
American Values - (answers)-liberty
-egalitarianism (everyone is equal, De tocqueville)
-individualism
-free markets (Laissez Faire)
-Populism
-piety