POSC 225 Lecture 1: Chapter 1-2 Notes & Terms
23 Mar 2019
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Anarchists: believe that people are natural cooperators capable of creating free and decent societies without the need for government. Direct democracy: rule by the common people exercised directly in open assemblies. Representative democracy: a system in which the people select others, called representatives, to act on their behalf. Popular sovereignty: people are the ultimate source of government authority and what the government does is determined by what the people want. Autocracy: all forms of government characterized by rule by a single person or by a group with total power, whether a monarchy, a military tyranny, or a theocracy. Majority rule: policies are decided on the basis of what a majority of the people want. Political equality: the idea that each person, having an intrinsic value that is equal to that of other human beings, carries the same weight in voting and other political decision making. 1965 voting rights act: a law that banned racial discrimination in voting across the.
