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Government Test 1
Chapter 2 Bold Print Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Democracy | A system of government in which, in theory, the people rule, either directly or indirectly. |
| Universal Participation | The concept that everyone in a democracy should participate in governmental decision making. |
| Majority Rule | The principle basic to procedural democratic theory that the decision of a group must reflect the preference of more than half of those participating; a simple majority. |
| E - Government | Online communication channels that enable citizens to easily obtain information from government and facilitate the expression of opinions to government officials. |
| Responsiveness | A decision making principle necessitated by representative government, that implies the elected representatives should do what the majority of people want. |
| Procedural Democratic Theory | A view of democracy's being embodied in a decision making process that involves universal participation, political equality, majority rule, and responsiveness. |
| Politcal Equality | Equality in political decision making: one vote per person, with all votes counted equally. |
| Participatory Democracy | A system of government where rank and file citizens rule themselves rather than electing representatives to govern on their behalf. |
| Representative Democracy | A system of government where citizens let public officials to govern on their behalf. |
| Substantive Democratic Theory | The view that democracy is embodied in the substance of government policies rather than in the policymaking procedure. |
| Minority Rights | The benefits of government that cannot be denied to any citizen by majority decisions. |
| Interest Group | An organized group of individuals that seeks to influence public policy; also called a lobby. |
| Elite Theory | The view that a small group of people actually makes most of the important government decisions. |
| Pluralist Model of Democracy | An interpretation of democracy in which government by the people is taken to mean government by people operating through competing interest groups. |
| Democratization | A process of transition as a country attempt to move from an authoritarian form of government to a democratic one. |
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