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Political Science 101
Vocabulary 4
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 2
04/19/2009

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Civic REpublicanism
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a political philosophy that emphasizes the obligation of citizens to act virtuasly in pursiut of the common good
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Classic liberalism
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belife in freedom, individualism, equality and small government that characterized many of the nations founders it grew from the social political and religious changes of the enlightenment period
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Communitarianism
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a modern revival of the civic republican tradition that characterized some of the nations founders. It defines freedom not as a indivual rights and liberties, but as the rights of a communitys members to seek the good life using political institution
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Conservatism
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1. limited government actiivy in economic affairs 2. use governemtn to promote morality 3. allows state wide lattitude in shaping social policy 4. use forign policy agressivly to promote national security intrests
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Ideology
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sysytem of belifes in which one or more organizing principles connect the individuals views on a range of issues
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Liberalism
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philosohy that evaluates and empowers the individual as opposed to a religious, hereditary , governmental or authority
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Libertarianism
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modern revial of the classic liberal tradition that characterized many of the nations founders. It favored small government in all areas of public policy, not in just some areas
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Political Culture
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collection of belifes and values about government
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