PLSC 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Implied Powers, Multiple Choice, Oligarchy

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Study guide: scantron 882 slim green one, #2 pencil, student id. Government: the system by which a state or community is controlled. Oligarchy: a small group of people having control of a country. Democracy: system where everyone has a say in the government, usually through elected representatives, Political efficacy: the amount of trust that citizens have in their government to make the right choices and the belief that they can influence political affairs. Political apathy: indifference on the part of any citizens towards political activity. Political trust: a measurement on citizen"s belief in the government. Trust in government: political trust is decreasing dramatically, started in the 1960"s. Philosophical views on government: john locke and what he talks about with natural rights and the social contract: show up and vote, serving in government, pay taxes. Different forms of government: totalitarian: no limits on the government"s power, authoritative: few legal limits, democracy: many legal limits.

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