Chapter 1: The Study of American Government

Question 1

power

Answer 1

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

Question 2

authority

Answer 2

the right to use power

Question 3

legitimacy

Answer 3

Political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution

Question 4

democracy

Answer 4

the rule of many

Question 5

direct or participatory democracy

Answer 5

A government in which all of most citizens participate directly

Question 6

representative democracy

Answer 6

A government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote

Question 7

elite

Answer 7

Persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power

Question 8

Marxist View

Answer 8

View that government is dominated by capitalists

Question 9

Power elite view

Answer 9

View that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of the government

Question 10

Bureaucratic view

Answer 10

View that the government is dominated by appointed officials

Question 11

Pluralist View

Answer 11

the belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy