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chap 19
Government and politics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Authority | power that is perceived by others as legitimate |
| Autonomous state model | a theoretical model of the state that interprets the state as developing interests of its own, independent of other interests |
| Bureaucracy | a type of formal organization characterized by an authority hierarchy, a clear division of labor, explicit rules and impersonality |
| Charismatic authority | authority derived from the personal appeal of a leader |
| Democracy | system of government based on the principal of representing all people through the right to vote |
| Dictatorship | form of government where power resides in the rule of one person who acquires power through force and maintains it usually through having control of the military |
| Gender gap | term referring to the differences in womans and mens political attitudes and behaviors |
| Government | those state institutions that represent the population and make the rules that govern society |
| Interest Group | a constituency in society organized to promote its own agenda |
| Interlocking directorate | organizational linkages created when the same people sit on the boards of directors of a number of different organizations |
| Iron law of oligarchy | process wherein a small elite become increasingly powerful as bureaucratic leaders become enchanted with their elite status and make decisions that protect their power |
| Military-industrial complex | term used to describe the linkage between business and military interest |
| Monarchy | form of government characterized by having a head of state who rules for life and where authority tends to be inherited |
| Pluralist model | a theoretical model of power in society a coming from the representation of diverse interests of different groups in society |
| Political action committees | groups of people who organize to support candidates they feel will represent their views |
| Power | a person or groups ability to exercise influence and control over others |
| Power elite model | a theoretical model of power positing a strong link between government and business |
| Propaganda | information disseminated by a group or organization (such as the state) intended to justify the power of dominant groups |
| Rational-legal authority | authority stemming from rules and regulations, typically written down as laws, procedures or codes of conduct |
| state | the organized system of power and authority in society |
| Traditional Authority | authority stemming from long-established patterns that give certain people or groups legitimate power in society |
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