Chapter 1 (The Study of American Government) Vocabulary
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13635969 | power | The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions. | |
13635970 | authority | The right to use power. | |
13635971 | legitimacy | Political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution. | |
13635972 | democracy | The rule of the many. | |
13635973 | direct or participatory democracy | A government in which all or most citizens participate directly. | |
13635974 | representative democracy | A government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote. | |
13635975 | elite | Persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power. | |
13635976 | Marxist view | View that the government is dominated by capitalists. | |
13635977 | power elite view | View that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government. | |
13635978 | bureaucratic view | View that the government is dominated by appointed officials. | |
13635979 | pluralist view | The belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy. |