Chapter 1- Intro To Gov

Question 0

Define politics and who made the famous definition

Answer 0

Harold D. Lasswell’s Define politics as “who gets what when how”

Question 1

Government should…

Answer 1

Maintain a national defense provides public services
preserve order
socialize the young
and collect Taxes

Question 2

Policymaking system

Answer 2

People - interest, problems and concerns,
linkage institution - parties, elections, interest group, media,
policy agenda - Political issue,
policymaking institution - Legislative, executive, judicial, Bureauracy,
policy- expenditures, taxes, laws, regulations, non-decisions,
people- Impact of policies

Question 3

Roberts Dahl Democratic theory

Answer 3

Equality in voting
Effective participation
Enlightened understanding
Citizens control of the agenda Inclusions

Question 4

Pluralism

Answer 4

Groups with shared interest influence public policy by pressing their concerns to organize efforts.
Ex: NRA

Question 5

Elitism

Answer 5

A theory of American democracy that an upper-class elite group
Hold the power and make policy regardless of the formal government organization

Question 6

Hyperpuralism

Answer 6

Pluralism I’m gone bad.

Too many people equals nothings going to happen

Question 7

The challenges of democracy

Answer 7

Unity vs diversity
law vs ethics
Commonwealth vs private wealth freedom vs equality

Question 8

Wagenberg five key elements for democracy

Answer 8

Liberty
Egalitarianism  
individualism 
laissez-faire economy 
Small peve pocket- skilled workers are as important to someone as Bill Gates