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30 Cards in this Set
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What is the problem with the youth of America?
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They are apathetic when it comes to politics.
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Why was the 1996 election so important?
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Voter turnout for youth dropped under 50%.
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What is the definition of government?
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The institutions that make authoritative decisions for a society.
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What are the 5 things government should do?
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Maintain a national defense, provide public services, preserve order, socialize the young, collect taxes.
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What is a public good?
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A good that everyone must share (i.e. clean air).
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What percent of income is given to taxes?
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33% or 1 in $3.
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What does politics create?
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Authoritative decisions about public issues.
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What is political participation?
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The ways that people get involved in politics.
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What are single-issue groups?
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Groups that are so concentrated on one issue that that's all they vote about.
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What does the policymaking system reveal?
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The way the government responds to the people's priorities.
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What is the policy making system?
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People-linkage institutions-policy-policy making institutions-policy-people.
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What do linkage institutions do?
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Transmit the preferences of Americans to the policy makers in government.
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What does the policy agenda include?
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The issues that attract the serious attention of public officials.
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What is a political issue?
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A result of people disagreeing about a problem.
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What is public policy?
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Every decision that a government makes.
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What is democracy?
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A means of selecting policy makers and organizing government so that it reflects the views of the people.
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What is democracy as we know it today?
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Freedom, justice, liberty, peace.
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Did the founding fathers support a democracy?
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No.
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What are the five components for an ideal democracy?
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Equality in voting, effective participation, enlightened understanding, citizen control of the agenda, inclusion.
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What is majority rule?
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When the will of over half the voters is followed.
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What are minority rights?
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Basic rights that are given to everyone.
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What is representation?
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The relationship between leaders and followers.
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What does the pluralist theory state?
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Groups with shared interests influence public policy by expressing their concerns to government.
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What does elite and class theory state?
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An upper class elite runs the government and has control of the agenda.
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What is hyperpluralism?
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Pluralism with groups that are too strong and create policy gridlock.
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What are challenges to democracy?
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Increased technical expertise, limited government participation, escalating campaign costs, diverse political interests.
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How much of our GDP(gross domestic product) do we spend on government services?
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29% or 1/3 of our GDP.
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What is the biggest expenditure?
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Social security (20% or 1/5 of the GDP)
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How does the scope of the US government compare to that of other democratic nations?
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The US has a smaller scope of government.
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What is one reason that the scope of the government is so small?
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Individualism.
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