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11 Cards in this Set
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Political agenda
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Issues that people believe require governmental action
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Cost
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A burden that people believe they must bear if a policy is enacted
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Benefit
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A satisfaction that people believe they will enjoy if a policy is adopted
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Majoritarian politics
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A policy in which almost everybody benefits and almost everybody pays
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Interest group politics
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A policy in which one small group benefits and another small group pays
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Client politics
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A policy in which one small group benefits and almost everybody pays
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Pork-barrel legislation
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Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return
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Logrolling
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A legislator supports a proposal favored by another in return for support of his or hers
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Entrepreneurial politics
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A policy in which almost everybody benefits and a small group pays the cost
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Policy entrepreneurs
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Activists in or out of government who pull together a political majority on behalf of unorganized interests
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Process regulation
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Rules governing commercial activities designed to improve consumer, worker, or environmental conditions. Also called social regulation
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