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| The appointed officials who operate government agencies from day to day |
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| A term used to describe a political system in which the people are said to rule |
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| A government said to be democratic if its decisions will serve the “true interests” of the people whether or not the people affect the decision making or select the decision makers. Using this definition, various authoritarian regimes have claimed to be “democratic" |
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| type of government characterized by citizens attending a town meeting and voting on issues raised with majority prevailing |
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| a group theory that revolves around an economic stratum of society controlling the policy agenda |
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| those institutions that create public policy |
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| is a group theory characterized by many interest groups vying for control resulting in a government that is tied up in gridlock |
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| Political authority conferred by law, public opinion or Constitution |
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| the means by which individuals can express preferences regarding the development of public policy |
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| a liberal interpretation of the Constitution |
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| Marxist theory (political) |
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| A theory that those who control the economic system also control the political one. |
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| a group theory that involves different groups all vying for control of policy agenda. No single group emerges, forcing groups to compromise |
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| agenda that results from the interaction of linkage institutions |
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| a group of people joined together by common philosophies and common approaches with the aim of getting candidates elected in order to develop and implement public policy, it is characterized by an organization that is responsible to the electorate |
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| who gets what, when, how and why |
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| The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person’s intentions |
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| the final action(s) taken by government in promotional, regulatory, or distributive form |
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| form of government that relies on the consent of the people and is often called a republican government |
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| individuals who believe in a conservative interpretation of the Constitution |
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| Unitary System of Government |
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| type of government that centralizes all the powers of government into one central authority |
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