Wilson Chapter 1

Authority

the right to use power

bureaucratic view

view that the government is dominated by appointed officials

class view

View that the government is dominated by capitalists

democracy

the rule of the many

direct or participatory democracy

a government in which all or most citizens participate directly

elite

people who have a disproportionate amount of some valued resource, like money or power

legitimacy

political authority conferred by law or by state or national government

pluralist view

the belief that competition among all affected interests shape public policy

power

the ability of one person to get another person to ac Tina accordance with the first person’s intentions

power elite view

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

representative democracy

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