Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
power
|
The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions.
|
|
|
authority
|
the right to use power
|
|
|
legitimacy
|
political authority conferred by law, public opinion or constitution
|
|
|
Democracy
|
A term used to describe a political system in which the people are said to rule, directly or indirectly.
|
|
|
direct or participation democracy
|
A political system in which all or most citizens participate directly bt either holding office or making policy.
|
|
|
Elite
|
An identifiable group of persons who posses a disproportionate share of some valued resource
|
|
|
Marxists
|
People who believe that those who controlled the political one.
|
|
|
bureaucrats
|
The appointed officials who operate government agencies from day to day
|
|
|
Pluralist
|
A theory that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy.
|
|
|
representative democracy
|
a political system in which leaders and representatives acquire political power by means of a competitive struggle for the people's vote.
|
