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What Is Government?<\/h2>\r\ncommon goods<\/strong> goods that all people may use but that are of limited supply\r\n\r\ndemocracy<\/strong> a form of government where political power rests in the hands of the people\r\n\r\ndirect democracy<\/strong> a form of government where people participate directly in making government decisions instead of choosing representatives to do this for them\r\n\r\ngovernment<\/strong> the means by which a society organizes itself and allocates authority in order to accomplish collective goals\r\n\r\nmajority rule<\/strong> a fundamental principle of democracy; the majority should have the power to make decisions binding upon the whole\r\n\r\nminority rights<\/strong> protections for those who are not part of the majority\r\n\r\nmonarchy<\/strong> a form of government where one ruler, usually a hereditary one, holds political power\r\n\r\noligarchy<\/strong> a form of government where a handful of elite society members hold political power\r\n\r\npolitical power<\/strong> influence over a government\u2019s institutions, leadership, or policies\r\n\r\npolitics<\/strong> the process by which we decide how resources will be allocated and which policies government will pursue\r\n\r\nprivate goods<\/strong> goods provided by private businesses that can be used only by those who pay for them\r\n\r\npublic goods<\/strong> goods provided by government that anyone can use and that are available to all without charge\r\n\r\nrepresentative democracy<\/strong> a form of government where voters elect representatives to make decisions and pass laws on behalf of all the people instead of allowing people to vote directly on laws\r\n\r\ntoll good<\/strong> a good that is available to many people but is used only by those who can pay the price to do so\r\n\r\ntotalitarianism<\/strong> a form of government where government is all-powerful and citizens have no rights\r\n

Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs<\/h2>\r\nelite theory<\/strong> claims political power rests in the hands of a small, elite group of people\r\n\r\npluralist theory<\/strong> claims political power rests in the hands of groups of people\r\n

Engagement in a Democracy<\/h2>\r\nideology<\/strong> the beliefs and ideals that help to shape political opinion and eventually policy\r\n\r\nintense preferences<\/strong> beliefs and preferences based on strong feelings regarding an issue that someone adheres to over time\r\n\r\nlatent preferences<\/strong> beliefs and preferences people are not deeply committed to and that change over time\r\n\r\npartisanship<\/strong> strong support, or even blind allegiance, for a particular political party\r\n\r\nsocial capital<\/strong> connections with others and the willingness to interact and aid them","rendered":"

What Is Government?<\/h2>\n

common goods<\/strong> goods that all people may use but that are of limited supply<\/p>\n

democracy<\/strong> a form of government where political power rests in the hands of the people<\/p>\n

direct democracy<\/strong> a form of government where people participate directly in making government decisions instead of choosing representatives to do this for them<\/p>\n

government<\/strong> the means by which a society organizes itself and allocates authority in order to accomplish collective goals<\/p>\n

majority rule<\/strong> a fundamental principle of democracy; the majority should have the power to make decisions binding upon the whole<\/p>\n

minority rights<\/strong> protections for those who are not part of the majority<\/p>\n

monarchy<\/strong> a form of government where one ruler, usually a hereditary one, holds political power<\/p>\n

oligarchy<\/strong> a form of government where a handful of elite society members hold political power<\/p>\n

political power<\/strong> influence over a government\u2019s institutions, leadership, or policies<\/p>\n

politics<\/strong> the process by which we decide how resources will be allocated and which policies government will pursue<\/p>\n

private goods<\/strong> goods provided by private businesses that can be used only by those who pay for them<\/p>\n

public goods<\/strong> goods provided by government that anyone can use and that are available to all without charge<\/p>\n

representative democracy<\/strong> a form of government where voters elect representatives to make decisions and pass laws on behalf of all the people instead of allowing people to vote directly on laws<\/p>\n

toll good<\/strong> a good that is available to many people but is used only by those who can pay the price to do so<\/p>\n

totalitarianism<\/strong> a form of government where government is all-powerful and citizens have no rights<\/p>\n

Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs<\/h2>\n

elite theory<\/strong> claims political power rests in the hands of a small, elite group of people<\/p>\n

pluralist theory<\/strong> claims political power rests in the hands of groups of people<\/p>\n

Engagement in a Democracy<\/h2>\n

ideology<\/strong> the beliefs and ideals that help to shape political opinion and eventually policy<\/p>\n

intense preferences<\/strong> beliefs and preferences based on strong feelings regarding an issue that someone adheres to over time<\/p>\n

latent preferences<\/strong> beliefs and preferences people are not deeply committed to and that change over time<\/p>\n

partisanship<\/strong> strong support, or even blind allegiance, for a particular political party<\/p>\n

social capital<\/strong> connections with others and the willingness to interact and aid them<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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