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Ch 1 The Study of American Government

Chapter 1, AP government.

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Power is the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions.
The right to use power is called what?
What a foreigner needs to enter the United States
Political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution.
The rule of many is also known as what?
a government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote
A person who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource
What causes major Political Change
A government in which all citizens participate directly.
A view that the government is dominated by capitalist
The view that the government is dominated by a few top leaders most of whom are outsider the government
View that the government is dominated by appointed officials.
The belief that the competition among all affected interest shapes public policy

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