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Virginia Plan Legislative
-the members of the lower house elected by qualified votes, upper house nominated by State legislatures and elected by lower house.
-The number of representatives in each house determined by population of each state.
-Each representative had one vote.
-able to originate laws and legislate.
Legitimacy
political authority conferred by law, public opinion or constitution.
Authority
the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command or determine.
Power
the ability of on person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions.
New Jersey Plan Judicial
-supreme court only.
-judges appointed by the executive branch to serve for life.
New Jersey Plan Executive
-two or more executives.
-executive officers elected by national legislatures for one term.
Virginia Plan Judicial
-supreme court and lower courts.
-judges were appointed by legislature to serve for life.
Virginia Plan Executive
-one executive officer.
-executive officer was appointed by legislature to one term.
Four major variants of elitist political theory
-ruled by an identifiable group of political power.
-theories of the political elites.
-Marx Weber believe that specialized bureaucrats will dominate.
-no single elite has monoply on power
Three Different Concepts of Democracy
-where the true interest of people affect the decision making (democratic centralization)
example: China and Cuba
-Aristonian or "rule of many" Either direct or participatory.
example: Greek city-states and New England town meetings
-acquisition of powers by leaders via competitive affections. Representative or elitist
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