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11 Cards in this Set
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Politics |
The art of governing a body of people or a country |
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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 role of the many |
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Direct Democracy |
A government in which all or most citizens participate directly |
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Representative Democracy |
A government in which leaders 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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Class View |
The view that the government is dominated by Capitalists |
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Power Elite View |
The view that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside the government |
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Bureaucratic View |
The view that the government is dominated by appointed officials |
