| A | B |
|---|
| authority | The right to use power |
| power | The ability of one person to make someone else does what he/she wants |
| direct democracy | A form of democracy in which most, or all, of the citizenry participate by either holding office or making policy |
| representative democracy | A form of democracy in which political power is conferred on those selected by voters in competitive elections |
| democratic centralism | Discovering and then acting on the genuine needs of the people, within a party cadre |
| political elite | An identifiable group of people with a disproportionate share of political power |
| majoritarian politics | Politics in which leaders are constrained to follow closely the wishes of the people |
| Marxist theory | Belief that government is a reflections of economic forces, primarily ownership of the means of production |
| Max Weber's theory | Belief that all institutions have fallen under the control of large bureaucracies whose expertise is essential to the management of contemporary affairs |
| legitimacy | The widely shared perception that something or someone should be obeyed |
| bureaucrats | Appointed officials who operate government agencies and large corporations |
