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18 Cards in this Set
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democracy
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A system of government in which, in theory, the people rule, either directly or indirectly. |
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majority rule
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The principle--basic to procedural democratic theory--that the decision of a group must reflect the preference of more than half of those participating, a simple majority |
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pluralist model of democracy
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An interpretation of democracy in which government by the people is taken to mean govt by people operating through competing interest groups |
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political equality
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Equality in political decision making; one vote per person, with all votes counted equally |
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responsiveness |
A decision making principle, necessitated by representative govt, that implies the elected representatives should do what the majority of people want |
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Substantive democratic theory
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The view that democracy is embodied in the substance of government policies rather than in the policymaking procedure |
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Democratization
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A process of transition as a country attempts to move from an authoritarian form of govt to a democratic one |
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universal participation |
The concept that everyone in a democracy should participate in govt decision making |
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interest group |
An organized group of individuals that seeks to influence public policy; also called a lobby |
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minority rights
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The benefits of govt that cannot be denied to any citizen by majority decisions |
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autocracy
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A system of govt in which power to govern is concentrated in the hands of one individual. |
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Procedural democratic theory |
A view of democracy as being embodied in a decision-making process that involves universal participation, political equality, majority rule, and responsiveness |
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Majoritarian model of democracy |
The classical theory of democracy in which gov by the people is interpreted as gov by the majority of the poeple |
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Participatory democracy |
A system of gov where rank and file citizens rule themselves rather than electing representatives to govern on their behalf |
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E-government |
Online communication channels that enable citizens to easily obtain information from gov and facilitate the expression of opinions to gov officials. |
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Oligarchy
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A system of gov in which power is concentrated in the hands of a few people |
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Representative democracy |
A system of gov where citizens elect public officials to govern on their behalf |
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Elite Theory
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The view that a small group of people actually makes most of the important gov decisions |
