Govt In America

Question 0

public goods

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

Question 1

Government

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

Question 2

politics

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The process by which we select our govt leaders and what policies these leaders pursue.

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Political participation

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All the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue.

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Single-issue groups

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Groups that have a narrow interest,tend to dislike compromise and often draw membership from people new to politics.

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Policy making system

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The process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time.

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Linkage institutions

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Political channels through which people’s concerns become political issues on the policy agenda.

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Policy agenda

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The issues that attract the serious attention of public officials.

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Political issue

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an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it.

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Policymaking institutions

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

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Public policy

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

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Democracy

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

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Majority rule

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A fundamental principal of traditional democratic theory

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Minority rights

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guarantees rights to those who don’t belong to majorities and allows that they might join majorities through persuasion and reasoned argument.

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Representation

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Describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers.

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Pluralist theory

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Emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition amount groups.

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Elite and class theory

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Contending that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper class elite will rule

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Hyperpluralism

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Groups are so strong that govt is weakened.

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Policy gridlock

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Condition that occurs when no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and established policy

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Gross domestic product

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The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a nation

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Individualism

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Te belief that individuals should be left on their own by the govt