GP Concepts
Across
- 3. Behaviours or activities that make people believe that a company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is.
- 5. the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority.
- 9. a social system based on the teaching of Karl Marx in which property is vested in the community and each member works for the common benefit. Related to socialism.
- 13. Achieving this means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
- 15. the practice or principle of basing opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response
- 17. a type of government where one or more priests rule in the name of a deity.
- 18. two words. the circulation of existing views without encountering opposing views, potentially resulting in confirmation bias.
- 19. this type of science is also called basic or fundamental science. It has the goal of expanding knowledge in a particular field, without consideration for the practical or commercial uses
Down
- 1. a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society no longer range along a continuum but become concentrated at opposing extremes.
- 2. the principle of separation of the state from religious institutions.
- 4. part of the scientific method. the belief that all theories and hypotheses must be observed and tested to be considered accurate.
- 6. this type of science aims to use scientific knowledge for practical applications, such as curing diseases and developing sources of clean energy.
- 7. a form of government where one person or political party has the power to do whatever they want.
- 8. a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.
- 10. a form of government in which a group, generally a family representing a dynasty (aristocracy), embodies the country's national identity; its head exercises the role of sovereignty.
- 11. two words. a state where human activity adds no net carbon to the atmosphere
- 12. a government by the people, direct or representative.
- 14. a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems
- 16. information, especially of a biassed or misleading nature, that is used to promote a political cause or point of view.