8 Functions of State

Question 1

the processes through which individuals acquire their cognitive, affective, and evaluative orientations towards the political world.

Answer 1

Political Socialization

Question 2

the mechanism by which political information flows through society.

Answer 2

Political Communication

Question 3

the processes through which people are drawn into role as political actors

Answer 3

Political Recruitment –

Question 4

the low-level communication, by individuals and groups, of what they need or want from the state.

Answer 4

Interest Articulation

Question 5

the transformation of all these political needs and wants into a smaller number of coherent alternatives.

Answer 5

Interest Aggregation

Question 6

the process by which the state establishes laws, policy decisions, and value allocations.

Answer 6

Policy Making

Question 7

is the actual application of such laws and policy decisions.

Answer 7

Policy Implementation

Question 8

the interpretation and resolution of disagreements regarding what the policies
mean and how they should be implemented.

Answer 8

Policy Adjudication