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20 Cards in this Set
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power |
the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions |
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authority |
the right to use power |
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legitimacy |
political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution |
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democracy |
the rule of the many |
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direct or participatory democracy |
a government in which all or most citizens participate directly |
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representative democracy |
a government in which leader make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote |
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elite |
persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power |
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marxist view |
view that the government is dominated by capitalists |
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power elite view |
view that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government |
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bureaucratic view |
view that the government is dominated by appointed officials |
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pluralist view |
the belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy |
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political culture |
a coherent way of thinking about how politics ad government ought to be carried out |
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civic duty |
a belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs |
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civic competence |
a belief that one can affect government policies |
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class consciousness |
a belief that you are a member of a economic group whose interest are opposed to people in other such groups |
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orthodox |
a belief that morality and religion ought to be of decisive importance |
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progressive |
a belief that personal freedom and solving social problems are more important than religion |
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political efficacy |
a belief that you can take part in politics or that the government will respond to the citizenry |
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internal efficacy |
the ability to understand and take part in politics |
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external efficacy |
the willingness of the state to respond to the citizenry |
