According to Bertrand Russell, producing the __________ of power involves the promise of rewards or the treat of penalties

intended effect

There are many types of definitions but, for the most part, political scientists use __________ definitions.

nominal

Another name for a "direct" democracy is __________ democracy.

participatory

The degree to which an individual is placed to the right or left of the status quo line on the political spectrum is determined by both the intensity and the preferred __________ of the desired policy change.

speed

Authority is a form of __________

power

The United States has a __________ regime.

Democratic

The term "Government" is formally defined as the __________ and the institutions that decide who gets what.

people

A __________ is defined as "a way of governing"

regime

Greek philosopher __________ wrote "The Politics," an analysis of governing systems.

Aristotle

In __________, Plato discussed the attributes of an ideal or utopian government.

The Republic

__________ democracy is another term for direct democracy.

Participatory

Representative or __________ democracy occurs when the citizenship elects a small body to represent the needs of the entire nation.

indirect

A __________ is an attempt made to explain rather than just name political phenomena.

theory

Members of the __________ include liberals, socialists, communists, and radicals.

Political left

David Easton defined the term politics as "the __________ allocation of values"

authoritative

Applying Lasswell's definition of politics, the recipients of governmental policies are members of the __________

elite

Power

The production of intended effects

Government

People and institutions who authoritatively allocate values

Status Quo

Present public policy. What is right now

"Business as usual"