Chapter 1 Vocabulary Terms D

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Power

Question 2

is the right to use power.

Answer 2

Authority

Question 3

is political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution.

Answer 3

Legitimacy

Question 4

is the rule of the many.

Answer 4

Democracy

Question 5

is a government in which all or most citizens participate directly.

Answer 5

Direct or Participatory Democracy

Question 6

is a government in which leaders make decisions by win in a competitive struggle for the popular vote.

Answer 6

Representative Democracy

Question 7

are persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power.

Answer 7

Elite

Question 8

is the view that the government is dominated by capitalists.

Answer 8

Marxist View

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Power Elite View

Question 10

is the view that the government is dominated by appointed officials.

Answer 10

Bureaucratic View

Question 11

is the belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy.

Answer 11

Pluralist View