Relevant Information on Amendments and Forms of Gov't
9th Amendment - The naming of certain rights in the Constitution does not take away from the people the rights that are not named.
10th Amendment - The powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Fascism - a radical and authoritarian, nationalist political ideology. Fascist seek to organize a nation on corporatist perspectives. Far right-wing. Singular collective identity. The will and ability to commit violence and wage war in order to keep the nation strong. Rejects individualism. Single party state. Forbids and oppresses openness. Rejects and resists ethnic groups. Opposes liberalism. Believes in a merit based aristocracy. Based on experienced military persons. A system of government characterized by dictatorship, belligerent nationalism, racism, and militarism. Intolerant views and practices. Belief in the supremacy of one national or ethnic group. Has contempt for democracy.
Socialism - believes that capitalism unfairly concentrates power and wealth among a small segment of society that controls capital and derives wealth through a system of exploitation thus creating an unequal society. Advocates either public or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources.
Communism - A society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. No centralized government. Collective ownership of property. Organization of labor for the common advantage of all. Worker's dictatorship. The State plans and controls the economy. Single authoritarian party.
Totalitarianism - A form of gov't in which the ruler is an absolute dictator not restricted by a constitution or laws, or opposition. The State wields absolute power. People have virtually no power. Highly centralized. One political party. Total control over all aspects of a person's life. Gov't in the hands of a minority group through military might and extreme political repression.
Dictatorship - Absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique. A ruler unconstrained by law. Rule is considered illegitimate.
Liberal - One who is generous. One who favors greater freedom in political and religious matters. Suggests one free from prejudice or narrow thinking. Tolerant, generous, enlightened, broadminded, lavish, charitable.
Conservative - stingy, mean, bigoted, miserly, regressive, narrow-minded, reactionary, prejudiced, biased.
10th Amendment - The powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Fascism - a radical and authoritarian, nationalist political ideology. Fascist seek to organize a nation on corporatist perspectives. Far right-wing. Singular collective identity. The will and ability to commit violence and wage war in order to keep the nation strong. Rejects individualism. Single party state. Forbids and oppresses openness. Rejects and resists ethnic groups. Opposes liberalism. Believes in a merit based aristocracy. Based on experienced military persons. A system of government characterized by dictatorship, belligerent nationalism, racism, and militarism. Intolerant views and practices. Belief in the supremacy of one national or ethnic group. Has contempt for democracy.
Socialism - believes that capitalism unfairly concentrates power and wealth among a small segment of society that controls capital and derives wealth through a system of exploitation thus creating an unequal society. Advocates either public or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources.
Communism - A society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. No centralized government. Collective ownership of property. Organization of labor for the common advantage of all. Worker's dictatorship. The State plans and controls the economy. Single authoritarian party.
Totalitarianism - A form of gov't in which the ruler is an absolute dictator not restricted by a constitution or laws, or opposition. The State wields absolute power. People have virtually no power. Highly centralized. One political party. Total control over all aspects of a person's life. Gov't in the hands of a minority group through military might and extreme political repression.
Dictatorship - Absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique. A ruler unconstrained by law. Rule is considered illegitimate.
Liberal - One who is generous. One who favors greater freedom in political and religious matters. Suggests one free from prejudice or narrow thinking. Tolerant, generous, enlightened, broadminded, lavish, charitable.
Conservative - stingy, mean, bigoted, miserly, regressive, narrow-minded, reactionary, prejudiced, biased.
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