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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Federalist | those who supported the proposed constitutional structure ,a strong federal government, and full ratification. |
| Anti-Federalists | Those who opposed the consolidation of the states under a federal government. |
| Participatory Democracy | a model of democracy in which citizens have the power to decide directly a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern.cy decisions. |
| Pluralists Democracy | a model of democracy in which no one group dominates politics and organized groups compete with each other to influence policy. |
| Elite Democracy | a model of democracy in which a small number of people, usually those who are wealthy and well-educated, influence political decision making. |
| Initiative group | Is a procedure by which voters may propose a law or a state constitutional amendment. |
| Interest | a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern. |
| referendum | a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision. |
| representative democracy | Representative democracy is a form of democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives; as opposed to direct democracy, a form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly. |