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Title: AP US Government

Description: Vocab out of "American Government: 10th Edition" by Wilson and Dilulio.

Total Flash Cards: 11

Created: 01/20/2009 19:56:21

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Term
Power
 Definition
The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions.
Term
Authority
 Definition
The right to use power.
Term
Legitimacy
 Definition
Political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution.
Term
Democracy
 Definition
The rule of the many.
Term
Direct or Participatory Democracy
 Definition
A government in which all or most citizens particpate directly.
Term
Represenative Democracy
 Definition
A government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote.
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Elite
 Definition
Persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power.
Term
Marxist View
 Definition
View that the government is dominated by capitalists.
Term
Power Elite View
 Definition
View that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government.
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Bureaucratic View
 Definition
The belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy.
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Pluralist View
 Definition
The belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy.