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-“who gets what, when, and how”
-“authoritative allocation of values”
Politics
the institution that has the authority to make decisions that are binding on everyone
Government
the authority to legally weild this coercive power to allocate values
Sovereignty
the power to authoritatively allocate values can be vested in a single person
Autocracy
power can be vested in a small group of people
Oligarchy
broadly share power among all citizens
Democracy
a distribution of political power; power belongs to all citizens
Popular Sovereignty
the government follows the course of action preferred by most people
Majority Rule
50% plus 1 of all eligible citizens
Absolute Majority
50% plus 1 of those who vote
Simple Majority
if choices are divided among 3 or more courses of action so that none have more than 50%, the choice with the greatest support
Plurality
any group numerically inferior to the majority, and it retains the full rights of democratic citizenship
Minority Rights
individual preferences are given equal weight
Political Equality
means all citizens have the same opportunities to influence the process of deciding who gets what
Popular Sovereignty
participation in influencing governmental decisions
Equality Under the Law
the idea that people should be free of class or social barriers and discrimination
Social Equality
means that each individual should receive the same amount of material goods regardless of his or her contribution to society
Economic Equality
meaning the right of all people to develop their abilities to the fullest extent
Equality of the Opportunity
citizens are the principal political decision makers
Direct Democracy
elections where citizens vote on policy decisions
Initiative and Referendums
a system of government where ordinary citizens do not make governmental decisions themselves but choose public officials-representatives of the people-to make decisions for them
Representative Democracy
the rule of law and a constitution constrain elected representatives and the will of the majority from using their power to take away the rights of minorities
Liberal Democracy
a consistent set of values, attitudes, and beliefs about the appropriate role of government in society; helps people figure out what they do and do not support
Ideology
a psychological attachment to a political party
Partisanship
the tendency of people to believe their views are "normal" or "common sense" and therefore shared by most people
False Consensus
power is fragmented and distributed widely among diverse groups and interests
Pluralistic
organized, influential minorities-checked neither by one another nor by the general populace-dominate the political process
Elitist
the academic discipline dedicated to the study of Politics, and it is the job of political scientists to explain the how and hwy of the authoritative allocation of values-who gets what and why
Political Science