Gov Ap

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Politics

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The process by which we select our governmental leaders and what policies these leaders pursue. Politics produces authoritative decisions about public issues.

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Government

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The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society.

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Democracy

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A system of selecting policy makers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public preferences.

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political issue

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An issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and a public policy choice.

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policy agenda

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The issue that attracts the serious attention of public officials and other people actually involved in politics at any given point in time.

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public policy

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A choice that government makes in response to a political issue.

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public goods

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Goods such as clean air and clean water that everyone must share.

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political culture

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An overall state of values shared within society.

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policy making system

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The process by which political problems are communicated by the voters. Begins with peoples needs... want them solved.

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majority rule

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Party's wheel horse in the senate, the majority leader is respons. for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and rounding votes in behalf of the party legislative position

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minority rights

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Democratic theory that guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities and allows that they might join majorities out persuasion.

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single issue groups

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Group that has a narrow interest. Dislike compromise. Draw membership from people new to politics. Distinguish from traditional interest groups.

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political participation

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Activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or policies. Includes protest and civil disobedience

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policy making institutions

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The branches of government charged with taking action on political issues.

Congress, Presidency, Courts

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Linkage institutions

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The channels through which issues and peoples prefrences get on the govern. policy agenda.

Political Parties, interest groups, and the mass media.

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policy grid lock

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A condition that occurs when no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy.

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representation - democratic theory

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The relationship between the few leaders and the many followers

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hyper pluralism

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theory of gov. and politics that groups are strong that government is weakened

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elite and class theory

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Elites control policies bc they control key institutions.

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pluralist theory

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theory of gov. and politics that politics is mainly a competition among groups, pressing for its own preferred policies.