Wilson, James Q. "The Study of American Government." American Government. 12th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. 2-17. Print.
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| 1100051787 | Power | the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions | 1 | |
| 1100051788 | Authority | the right to use power | 2 | |
| 1100051789 | Legitimacy | political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution | 3 | |
| 1100051790 | Democracy | the rule of the many | 4 | |
| 1100051791 | Direct or Participatory Democracy | a government in which all or most citizens participate directly | 5 | |
| 1100051792 | Representative Democracy | a government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote | 6 | |
| 1100051793 | Elite | persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power | 7 | |
| 1100051794 | Class View | view that the government is dominated by capitalists | 8 | |
| 1100051795 | Power Elite View | view that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government | 9 | |
| 1100051796 | Bureaucratic View | view that the government is dominated by appointed officials | 10 | |
| 1100051797 | Pluralist View | the belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy | 11 |
