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24 Cards in this Set
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the right to use power
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authority
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appointed officials who poerate government from day to day
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bureaucrats
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political system in which people are said to rule directly or indirectly
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democracy
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a democratic gvt. where its decisions will serve the "true interest" of the people
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Democratic centralism
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aka communism/dictatorship
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democratic centralism
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political system where citizens participate directly by holding office or making policy
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direct/participatory democracy
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group of people who possess a disproportionate share of some value: money or political power
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elite
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political authority conferred by law, public opinion, or constitution
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legitimacy
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people who believe that those who control the economic sysetm also control the political one.
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marxists
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competition among all affected interests shapes public policy.
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pluralist
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gvt. where there are many elite, never one dominate
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pluralist
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government directly run by the people
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representative democracy
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means you were sent by god
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divine right
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where the church checks your legitimacy
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divine right
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keeps people happy; listens to majority of what people want; ignores minorities; not all peopke are smart/educated
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majority
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causes conflicts; also, leaders are elected by voting
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direct/participatory democracy
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decisions are made quicker with this type of gvt.
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democratic centralism
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what are the two basic questions?
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who governs? and to what end?
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gvt. by god
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theocracy
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aka republic
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representative
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gvt where they elect who we want to run the class. aka republic, can vote people out, very competative elections, the gct. wil mediate not mirror pub. opinion, people tend to lack knowledge
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representative
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certain people have more influence the others
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leadism
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believed we had to get rid of the wealthy (elite)
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Karl Marx
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believed in bureaucrats
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max weber
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