POL 106 Study Guide - Final Guide: Limited Government, Literacy Test, Montesquieu
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The process by which we choose government officials and make decisions about public policy. Formal place where politics is recognized as taking place & decisions are implemented for society. The body (or bodies) charged with making official policies for citizens. Legitimacy the issue of proper limits of judicial authority in political system based in part on the principle of majority rule. Power the ability of persons or institutions to control policy. Direct-have people do stuff they normally wouldn"t do. Indirect-ability to shape your wants & needs in the first place. Ideology a consistent pattern of opinion on particular issues that stems from a core belief or set of beliefs. Relatively organized sets of coherent ideas about politics & political life ideas, values, and beliefs about how governments should operate. Partisanship an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives. A form of government in which the people rule either directly or through elected leaders.
