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12 Cards in this Set
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Authority |
The right to use power |
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Bureaucratic view |
View that the government is dominated by appointed officials |
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Democracy |
The rule of many |
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Direct (participatory) democracy |
A government in which all or most citizens participate directly |
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Elite |
Persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power |
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Legitimacy |
Political authority conferred by law or by a state of national constitution |
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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 the government |
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Pluralist view |
The belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy |
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Power |
The ability of one person to cause another person to act in accordance with the first person’s intentions |
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Power elite |
A political theory espoused by C. Wright Mills which holds that an elite of corporate leaders, top military officers, and key political leaders make most political decisions |
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Representative democracy |
A government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote |
