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11 Cards in this Set
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politics
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deciding who gets what, when, and how
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political science
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study of politics, or study of who gets what, when, and how
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government
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organization extending to the whole society that can legitimately use force to carry out its decisions
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legitimacy
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widespread acceptance of something as necessary, rightful, and legally binding
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Democratic principles
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individual dignity, equality before the law, widespread participation in public decisions, and public decisions by majority rule, with one person having one vote
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paradox of democracy
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potential for conflict between individual freedom and majority rule
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limited government
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principle that government power over the individual is limited
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direct democracy
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governing system in which every person participates actively in every public decision
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representative democracy
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governing system in which public decision making is delegated to representatives of the people chosen by popular vote in free, open, periodic elections
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elitism
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political system in which power is concentrated in the hands of a relatively small group of individuals or institutions
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pluralism
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theory that democracy can be achieved through competition among multiple organized groups and that individuals can participate in politics through group memberships and elections
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