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21 Cards in this Set
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government |
The institution through which public policies are made for a society |
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collective goods |
Goods and services that by their nature cannot be denied to anyone
Ex: clean air; clean water |
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politics |
The process determining the leaders we select and the politics they pursue; Produces authoritative decisions about public issues |
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political participation |
All the activities by which citizens attempts to influence the selection of political leaders and the policies they pursue
Ex: voting; contacting public officials; protest; civil disobedience |
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single-issue groups |
Groups that have a narrow interest on which their members take an uncompromising stance |
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policymaking system |
Process by which policy comes into being and he bolts
- people's interests, problems, and concerns create political issues for government policymakers; issues shape policy that impacts people, which in turn impacts people generating more interests problems, and concerns |
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linkage institutions |
The political channels through which people's concerns become political issues on the policy agenda
Ex: elections; political parties; interest groups; media |
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policy agenda |
The issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other people involved in politics at a point in time |
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policymaking institutions |
Branches of government charged with taking action on political issues
Ex: Congress; presidency; courts
-side note: many political scientists consider bureaucracy a fourth policymaking institution because of its power today |
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public policy |
A choice that the government makes in response to a political issue; a course of action taken with regard to some problem |
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policy impacts |
The effects that a policy has on people and problems; it is analyzed to see how well a policy has met its goal and at what cost |
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democracy |
A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences |
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majority rule |
If fundamental principle of democratic theory; the majority's desire is represented |
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minority rights |
A principle of traditional democratic theory that guarantees rights to those who don't belong in majorities |
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representation |
A basic principle of traditional democratic theory that describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers |
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policy gridlock |
When political interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to override another and establish policy; nothing gets done |
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political culture |
And overall set of values widely shared throughout society |
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gross-domestic product (GDP) |
The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a year of a nation |
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pluralism/ pluralist theory |
- diversity in system - ability to join separate interest groups - freedom to assemble/protest - many steps to pass legislation (places to get things done) |
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hyperpluralism |
- extreme pluralism - policy gridlock - nothing gets done - too many groups driving different agendas |
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Elitism/elite and class theory |
-more money = more political clout |
