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12 Cards in this Set
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Power
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The ability of one pwerson to get anther person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions.
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Authority
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The right to use power.
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Legitimacy
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Political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution.
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Democracy
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The rule of the many.
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Direct or Participatory Democracy
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A government in which all or most citizens participate directly.
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Representative Democracy
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A government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote.
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Elite
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Persons who possess a disporportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power.
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Marxist View
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View that the government is dominated by capitalists.
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Power Elite View
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View that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside the government.
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Bureaucratic View
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View that the government is dominated by appointed officials.
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Pluralist View
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The belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy.
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Who "controls" government?
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The Marixist, the elitiest, the bureaucratic, and the pluralist.
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