Intro to American Politics | PSCI - American Government, Quizzes of Local Government Studies

Download Intro to American Politics | PSCI - American Government and more Quizzes Local Government Studies in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Politics DEFINITION 1 The process of who gets what, when, and how. TERM 2 Power DEFINITION 2 The ability to influence another's behavior TERM 3 Elites DEFINITION 3 Those who get more than others of the values of society has available. TERM 4 Authority DEFINITION 4 Legitimate power. TERM 5 Government DEFINITION 5 The organization that decides who gets the values of our society. TERM 6 Federalist DEFINITION 6 Favored a strong federal (national) government, with protection of private property rights and limits on popular participations in government. TERM 7 Anti-Federalist DEFINITION 7 Favored strong state governments. TERM 8 Federalism DEFINITION 8 Calls for political authority to be divided between a central government and state governments. TERM 9 Four Major Constitutional Principles DEFINITION 9 1) Series of checks and balance 2) Federalism 3) Limited government 4) Judicial review TERM 10 Limited Government DEFINITION 10 The powers of government are limited by the rights and liberties of the governed.