Chapter 15 Flashcards
Micropolitics
the exercise of power in everyday life
Macropolitics
the exercise of large scale power over a large group
Politics
the process of establishing leadership through power, authority and coercion
Power
the ability to get your way in spite of the resistance of others
Authority
have three forms: traditional, rational-legal and charismatic. Authority is legitimized power. It permits legitimized violence
Coercion
power that people do not accept as just
Traditional authority
based on custom and declines with industrialization
Rational-legal authority
based on written rules and essential in bureaucracies
Charismatic authority
based on personal abilities and qualities
Monarchies
king or queen who pass rules to heairs
Democracies
a system of govt in which authority derives fro the people
Dictatorships
an individual who dictates his or her will onto the people
Oligarchies
a dictatorship run by a small group of people
Lobbyists
people who are paid to influence legislation on behalf of their clients
PAC
organization which solicits contributions from like-minded donors for the purpose of influencing legislation