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the discrepancy between what citizens ideally would like their agents to do and how the agents actually behave |
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the capacity to set the choices available to others |
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someone who makes and implements decisions on behalf of someone else |
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the right to make and implement a decision |
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a form of negotiation in which two or more parties who disagree propose exchanges and concessions to find a course of acceptable collective action |
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the formal group of presidential advisers who head the major departments and agencies of the federal government. Cabinet members are chosen by the president and approved by the Senate. |
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an alliance of unlike-minded individuals or groups to achieve some common purpose such as lobbying, legislating, or campaigning for the election of public officials |
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an action taken by a group of like-minded individuals to achieve a common goal |
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goods that are collectively produced and freely available for anyone's consumption |
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the authority of one actor to dictate the actions of another |
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