| ANARCHISM | anarchy | Back to Glossary |
the belief that all forms of government is unfair to personal and common liberty, and therefore, governments should be done away with
ANARCHY - the lack of a governmental power nor any laws
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| CAPITALISM | capitalist | Back to Glossary |
an economic system in which the means of distribution and production are privately owned and operated for private profit.
| CHECKS & BALANCES | Back to Glossary |
| COMMUNISM | communist | Back to Glossary |
a system of government in which goods and production are commonly owned
also a belief in social change and a struggle toward communism through revolution
| COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, The | Back to Glossary |
| CONGRESS | Back to Glossary |
in the US, a legislative body composed of the Senate and House of Representatives (the Upper and Lower House, respectivly)
| CONSERVATISM | conservative | Back to Glossary |
1. in the US, the belief in free markets, the US Constitution and its ammendments (especially the first ten, known as the Bill of Rights), self reliance and responsibility, and a less intrusive federal goverment.
2. the desire to preserve the current state of things; opposed to change
| COUNTRY | Back to Glossary |
an area or region of land, usually with a defined border
| DEMOCRACY | democrat | Back to Glossary |
a form of government excercised either directly (pure democracy) or through elected representatives (a democratic republic)
democrat - one who believes in democracy; one who advocated social or political equality
Democrat - a member of the Democratic Party
| DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL Cmte. | DNC | Back to Glossary |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Democrat | Back to Glossary |
one of the two major US political parties considered to be on the political Left
| DEPRESSION | The Great Depression | Back to Glossary |
an extended recession; an extended period of time of sharply low buisness accompanied by increased unemployment and falling prices
| EXECUTIVE BRANCH | Back to Glossary |
the branch of the government with the responsibility of enacting laws, and carrying out plans and policies
| FASCISM | fascist | Back to Glossary |
a one-party system of government marked by a centralized dictatorship, strict socioeconomic controls, and extream nationalism
| FEDS, The | Back to Glossary |
usually, referring to agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
| FEDERALISM | federation | Back to Glossary |
the organisation or system of a federal government, which is : of, or relating to an agreement between two or more states in which each retains certain controlling powers while being united under a central authority
| FEDERALIST PARTY | Back to Glossary |
a US political party (1787-1830) which advocated the adoption of the US Constitution and the formation of a strong national government
| FEDERAL RESERVE | Federal Reserve System | Back to Glossary |
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