Introduction To Politics

Theory that suggests interest groups compete, and the side with the most participants will win

Individual that penned the Declaration of Independence; heavily influenced by the Enlightenment

Democracy where citizens choose officials who make decisions about public policy

Life, liberty, and property

Not necessarily the majority of votes but the most votes

Philosopher who emphasized natural rights & a social contract in Two Treatises on Civil Gov.

Theory where a small number of powerful leaders form an upper class, which rule for themselves

Type of democracy where citizens meet and make decisions about public policy (referendums)

Philosopher who said the masses were idiotic and that the social classes were all ineffective

Home state of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, and Jarred Marlowe

This theory states governments should allow workers to hold the real power over public policy

Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority

Enlightenment thinker who wrote about the need for separation of powers in the government

Theory where government depends on "the consent of the governed"

Philosopher who believed that man’s natural state of nature consisted of evil and bad deeds

American document that adopted Locke’s ideas and listed grievances against the British monarchy

Institution that is made of systems, people, and processes used to conduct public policy

Voluntary agreement between the government and the people to protect life, liberty, & property

Type of government that emphasizes rule by the people

Wrote the “Social Contract”; furthered the ideas of the social contract and what it involves