Chapter 1

Question 1

elite

Answer 1

And identifiable group of person who passes a disproportionate share of some valuable resource

Question 2

Pluralist

Answer 2

A theory that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy

Question 3

Direct democracy

Answer 3

All or most citizens participate directly by holding office or making policy

Question 4

Marxist

Answer 4

People who believe that those who control the economic system also control the political one

Question 5

Legitimacy

Answer 5

Political authority conferred by law, public opinion, or constitution

Question 6

Representative democracy

Answer 6

Leaders and representatives get political power by means of a competitive struggle for the people’s vote

Question 7

Bureaucrats

Answer 7

The appointed officials who operate government agencies from day to day

Question 8

Power

Answer 8

The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first persons intentions