The belief that you can influence how your government acts is called:
A) political efficacy
B) saliency
C) popular sovereignty
D) autocracy
E) oligarchy

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Political efficacy refers to the belief of individuals that they can influence the actions of the government. Option B, saliency, refers to the importance of political issues to the public, option C, popular sovereignty, refers to the principle that the people have ultimate power in the government, while options D and E, autocracy and oligarchy, respectively, refer to forms of government where power is held by a few individuals.

The Belief That You Can Influence How Your Government Acts