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24 Cards in this Set
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power
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the ability of individuals or the members of a group to achieve aims or further the interests they hold
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authority
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power that is widely perceived by the subordinates as legitimate power- a governments legitimate use of power
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government
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the enacting of policies and decisions on the part of officials within a political apparatus
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politics
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the means by which power is employed to influence the nature and content of governmental activities- in everything
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state
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exists where there is a political apparatus (govt institutions) ruling a given territory- all modern states are nation-states
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nation-state
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a govt apparatus that is recoginized to have sovereign rights within the borders of a territorial area. it backs its claims to sovereignty by military power. its citizens feel committed to its national identity.
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sovereignty
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a govt possesses authority over an area with clear-cut borders, within which it is the supreme power
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citizenship
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most people living within the borders of the political system are citizens
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nationalism
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a set of symbols and beliefs providing the sense of being part of a single political community
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civil rights
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the rights of the individual in law
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political rights
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refer to the right to take part in politics
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social rights
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right of every individual to enjoy a minimum standard of living. social rights are the basis of the walfare state.
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democracy
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a political system in which the people rule
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participatory (direct) democracy
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democracy in which decisions are made communally by those affected by them
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liberal democracy
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representative multiparty democracy (such as the US)
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consititutional democracy
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a system of govt with a royal family whose powers are severely restricted by a constitution, which puts authority in the hands of democratically elected representatives
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DEMOCRACY IN THE US
political parties |
organization oriented toward achieving legitimate control of govt through an electoral process. the US has a winner-take-all system, and two parties dominate
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interest groups
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any organization that attempts to influence elected officials to consider their aims when deciding on legislation
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lobbying
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plays a distinctive part in American politics
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THEORIES OF DEMOCRACY
democratic elitism |
the view that direct democracy is impossible because running a govt requires decision-making by individual experts, not the mass of citizens. as a result, the rule of elites is inevitable. (Weber and Schumpeter)
-"Rule of the politician, not the people" (Schumpeter) |
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pluralist theories
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continual baragaining and competition among different groups (interest groups)
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the power elite
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political power is concentrated in the hands of the power elite (C. Wright Mills)
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Social Movements
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an organized collective attempt to further common interest through collaborative action outside the sphere of established institutions
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revolution
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overthrow of political order by using violence
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