Chapter 1 (The Study of American Government) Vocabulary

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.