SOC 210 - Chapter 10: Politics, Education, and Religion
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social institutions
systems, structures, and bureaucracies that shape and are shared by the actions of individuals in certain areas of life
politics
methods of influencing government and policy
government
formalized agency with power and control, usually in the form of a bureaucracy
power
the ability to control actions of others
authority
the right to wield power
authoritarianism
government by and for a small number of elites with no representation of the populace
monarchy
ruled by an unelected leader with traditional authority passed down through family
democracy
political system based on participation of populace
disenfranchisement
to be stripped of voting rights
gerrymandering
changing voting boundaries for political benefit
power elite
a small group of elites who has the most influence on American society
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