Chapter 1 Flashcards
Power
Ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first persons intention
Authority
The right to use power
Direct/Participatory Democracy
All or most citizens participates directly
Representative Democracy
Leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote
Elite View
Persons who posses a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money
Class View
Government dominated by capitalists
Power Elite View
Government is dominated by a few top leaders, most are outside of the government
Bureaucratic View
Government dominated by appointed officials
Political agenda
Issues that people believe require government action
Majoritarian Politics
Almost everybody benefits and pays
Interest Group Politics
One small group benefits and another small group pays
Client Politics
One small group benefits and almost everybody pays
Entrepreneurial Politics
Almost everybody benefits and a small group pays
Issue
Defined as a conflict, real or apparent, between the interests, ideas, or beliefs of different citizens
Legitimacy
Political authority conferred by law or by a state or natural constitution
Pluralist View
Competition among all affected interest shapes public policy
Politics
Is the activity by which an issue is agitated or settled
Creedal Passion View
Morally impassioned elites drive important political changes
Cost
A burden that people believes they must bear if a policy is adopted
Benefit
Satisfaction that people believe they will enjoy if a policy is adopted
Pork Barrel Legislation
When legislation gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts of states in the hope of winning their votes in return
Log rolling
Legislator that supports a proposal favored by another in return for his or hers
Political Entrepreneurs
Activists in or out of government who pull together a political majority on behalf of unorganized interests
Democracy
The rule of many
