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21 Cards in this Set
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Aboriginal |
A person whose racial group has inhabited a particular geographical region since before recorded history. |
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Bill of Rights |
A list of rights and freedoms considered essential to a nation. |
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Boycott |
A refusal to conduct business with a person, business, nation, etc. |
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Civil Disobedience |
An act of protest in which a person or group deliberately breaks a law to highlight an injustice. |
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Civil Liberty |
A liberty that protects citizens from unwarranted government interference. Core liberal freedoms ( Freedom of speech/press etc.). |
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Collectivism |
A broad ideology in which individual rights and freedoms are secondary to the good of the community as a whole. |
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Command Economy |
An economy that is thoroughly controlled by the state. |
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Common Good |
An ideal of the greatest good for the greatest number of people. |
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Communal Property |
Any property held in common by a collective or commune. |
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Constitution |
A nation's foundational code of laws and principles of government. |
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Culture |
The common patterns of behaviour and modes of expression of a society. |
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Détente |
An easing of tensions; In context of Cold War( Begining of Nixon Administration to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.) |
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Environmentalism |
An ideology that opposes the harm or abuse of the natural ecosystem. |
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Franchise |
The legal ability to vote. |
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Ideology |
A collection of ideas and beliefs, generally relating to politics, society, and economics. |
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Individualism |
A broad ideology in which the rights and freedoms of individuals are of primary importance. |
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Industrialism |
The period in which a society moves toward machine-assisted agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation; Industrial Revolution. |
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Invisible Hand |
Adam Smith's term for the unintentional and beneficial consequences of self-interest. |
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Laissez-faire |
Leave it alone. An economic stance that opposes any government interference in the economy. |
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Liberal Democracy |
A democracy in which citizens are guaranteed core civil liberties. |
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Liberalism |
1. An ideology that promotes individual rights and freedoms(Adam Smith and John S. Mill). 2. A political stance that lies at or near the centre of the political spectrum. |
