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11 Cards in this Set
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Power
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the ability of one person to get another person to in 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 or by state or national constitution
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Democracy
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the rule of many
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Direct of participatory democracy
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a government in which all or most citizens participate
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Representative democracy
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a government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote
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Eite
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persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power
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Marxist view
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view that the government is dominated by capitalists
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Power Elite theory
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view that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government
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Bureaucratic view
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view that the government is dominated by appointed officials
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Pluralist view
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the belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy
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