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The Study of American Government
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Political Studies
12th Grade
05/23/2012

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Authority
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The right to use power
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Bureaucratic Theory
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View that the government is dominated by apointed officials
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Bureaucrats
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An official in a government department
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Democracy
Definition
The rule of the majority; A government that abides by the people
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Democratic Centralism
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The belief that policy should be decided centally by officials
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Direct Democracy
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A government in which all or most citizens participate directly
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Elite
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Persons who posses a disproportionate share of some value source, like power or money
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Elitist Theory
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The belief that members of a certain class or group deserve special treatment
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Legitimacy
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Political authority confered by law or a state or national constitution
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Marxist Theory
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Idea that the government is controlled by capitalists
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Pluralist Theory
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Belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy
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Political Power
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a type of power held by a group in society which allows administration of some or all public resources
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Power
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The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first persons intentions
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Power Elite
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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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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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