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The orientation of the citizens of a nation toward politics, and their perceptions of political legitimacy and the traditions of political practice
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Political culture
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Liberty, Equality, Individualism, Self-Government
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American Creed
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The act or process of governing, especially the control and administration of public policy in a political unit.
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Government
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The process by which groups of people make decisions
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Politics
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The power exercised by political authorities
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Power
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Right to respect or acceptance of one's word, command, thought, etc.
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Authority
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Theory of civics wherein sovereignty is lodged in the assembly of all citizens who choose to participate
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Direct democracy
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A political process in which the PEOPLE control the government through elected political officials.
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Indirect democracy
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The power or ability to begin or to follow through energetically with a plan or task; enterprise and determination
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Initiative
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A direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal.
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Referendum
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Peoples needs and decisions represented by persons of their own choice.
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Representative democracy
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Democratic in its provisions for majority influence through elections and constitutional in its provisions for minority rights and rule by law.
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Constitutional democracy
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An economic system based in the idea that government should have actual control over all aspects of trade and industry.
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Capitalism
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Divisions between peoples are natural and desirable and have a right to the opinion that separates them from the others.
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Federalist #10 (factions)
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Where the majority prevails in the counting of votes and the determination of public policy.
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Majoritarian theory of power
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