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Checks and balances |
Principle that each branch of government has the authority to block the other branches, making it more difficult for any branch to have too much power |
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Democracy |
A form of government involving power held by the people, who may rule directly or through elected representatives |
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Republic |
A government in which citizens rule indirectly and make government decisions through their elected representatives |
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Institutions |
The organizations, norms, and rules that structure government and public action |
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Pluralist theory |
Suggests that people can influence government through many interest groups |
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Elite theory |
Counters that power actually rests in the hands of a small number of wealthy and powerful individuals such as corporate executives |
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Bureaucratic theory |
Argues that real control lies with the millions of men and women who carry out the day to day operations of modern government |
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Social movement theory |
Emphasizes the power citizens can wield when they organize and rise up in protest |
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Ideas , institutions, interests and individuals |
What 4 American political decisions are we shaped from |
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Private life, civil society where people interact voluntarily and government |
Every nation is made up of three primary sectors: |
