The Study of American Government
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Power | the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions |
| Authority | the right to use power |
| Legitimacy | political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution |
| Democracy | the rule of the many |
| Direct/Participatory Democracy | a government in which all or most citizens participate directly |
| Representative Democracy | a government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote |
| Elite | persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power |
| Marxist View | view that the government is dominated by capitalists |
| Power Elite View | view that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government |
| Bureaucratic View | view that the government is dominated by appointed officials |
| Pluralist View | the belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy |
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