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    This document discusses the differences between power and authority, the meaning of a legitimate government, and different types of democracy. It defines power as the ability to influence others and authority as the right to give orders and make decisions. A legitimate government allows the people to govern themselves through the will of the people. Democracy can take direct or indirect forms. Direct democracy involves citizens voting directly on policies while representative democracy involves citizens electing representatives to make decisions. Both systems have advantages like participation and disadvantages like scale.

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    This document discusses the differences between power and authority, the meaning of a legitimate government, and different types of democracy. It defines power as the ability to influence others and authority as the right to give orders and make decisions. A legitimate government allows the people to govern themselves through the will of the people. Democracy can take direct or indirect forms. Direct democracy involves citizens voting directly on policies while representative democracy involves citizens electing representatives to make decisions. Both systems have advantages like participation and disadvantages like scale.

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    This document discusses the differences between power and authority, the meaning of a legitimate government, and different types of democracy. It defines power as the ability to influence others and authority as the right to give orders and make decisions. A legitimate government allows the people to govern themselves through the will of the people. Democracy can take direct or indirect forms. Direct democracy involves citizens voting directly on policies while representative democracy involves citizens electing representatives to make decisions. Both systems have advantages like participation and disadvantages like scale.

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    Pre-chewed Politics

    Chapter 1
    Video 1 Democracy & Participation

    Having power in politics means that you are in a position to potentially influence other
    What is the difference whereas having authority means you have the right to give orders and make decisions. The
    between power and ability to have power and obtain authority go hand in hand as authority is nothing so long as
    authority? you don’t have power and power is nothing if you do not possess the authority to act upon it.

    What do we mean when


    we say that a government
    is ‘legitimate’?

    A system that allows the people and the will of the people to govern a state and themselves.
    What is democracy? Democracy can come about in many different forms whether that be direct or indirect
    democracy.

    What is direct
    democracy?

    What is representative
    (indirect) democracy?

    What are the advantages


    of direct democracy?

    What are the


    disadvantages of direct
    democracy?

    What are the advantages


    of representative
    democracy?

    What are the


    disadvantages of
    representative
    democracy?

    What is democracy?

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