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Underpinnings

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Chapter 1: The Study of American Government I. What is political power? A. Two great questions about politics 1. Who governs: the people who govern affect us 2. To which ends: in which ways government affects our lives 3. And then how the government makes decisions on a variety of issues B. Power 1. Definition: the ability of one person to cause another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions 2. Text's concern: power as it is used to affect who will hold government office and how government will behave 3. Authority: the right to use power; not all who exercise political power have it 4. Legitimacy: what makes a law or constitution a source of right 5. Struggles over what makes authority legitimate
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