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power
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The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions.
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authority
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the right to use power
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legitimacy
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political authority conferred by law, public opinion or constitution
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Democracy
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A term used to describe a political system in which the people are said to rule, directly or indirectly.
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direct or participation democracy
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A political system in which all or most citizens participate directly bt either holding office or making policy.
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Elite
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An identifiable group of persons who posses a disproportionate share of some valued resource
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Marxists
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People who believe that those who controlled the political one.
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bureaucrats
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The appointed officials who operate government agencies from day to day
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Pluralist
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A theory that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy.
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representative democracy
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a political system in which leaders and representatives acquire political power by means of a competitive struggle for the people's vote.
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