Ch.1 Vocabulary Words

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Vocab words for Ch.1
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Government The institutions through which public policies are made for a society
Collective Goods Goods and services, such as clean air and clean water, that by their nature cannot be denied to anyone
Politics The process determining the leaders we select and the policies they pursue
Political participation All the activities by which citizens attempt to influence the selection of political leaders and the policies they pursue
Single issue groups Groups that have narrow interest on which their members ted to take an uncompromising stance
Policymaking System The process by which policy comes into being and evolves
Linkage institutions The political channels through which people's concerning become political issues on the policy agenda
Policy agenda The issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other people involved in politics at a point in time
Political issue An issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it
Policymaking institutions The branches of government charged with taking action on political issues
Public policy a choice that government makes in response to a political issue
Policy impacts The effects a policy has on people and problems
Democracy A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences
Majority Rule The majority's desires to be respected
Minority rights A principle of democratic theory that guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities
Representation Describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers
Pluralism The policymaking process is open to the participation of all groups with shared interests
Elitism Theory that an upper class elite holds the power and makes policy
Hyper-pluralism Theory that groups are so strong that government gives into the groups and is thereby weakened
Policy Gridlock A condition that occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to from a majority and establish policy
Political culture An overall set of values widely shared within a society
Gross Domestic Product The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a year in a nation
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