Chapter 1 Key Terms

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Key Terms for Chapter 1 of the AP government book
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What is the name for stuff that cannot be denied to anyone such as clean air? Collective Goods
What is the process that determine leaders and their policies? Politics
What is the name for activities related to selection of political leaders? Political Participation
As a whole what is the name for the institutions that makes public policy decisions for a society? Government
What is the process that allows policy to be created and refined? Policy-making system
What institution allows citizens concerns to become political issues? Linkage Institutions
What is the name for issues that attract political attention? Policy Agenda
What is the name for a problem that people disagree on how it should be solved? Political Issue
What is the name for groups that seek specific change and are uncompromising? Singe-Issue Groups
What is the name for the parts of the government that take action on political issues? Policy-making institutions Bonus points for naming -Congress -Presidency -Courts -Bureaucracy
What is the name of the choice a government makes about a political issue? Public Policy
What is the name of the effect of a policy? Policy Impact
What is the name of the government type that allows the public to select its policy makers? Democracy
What is the principle of democratic theory that relates to respect for the majority? Majority Rule
What is the principle of democratic theory that relates to the electing of a few by the many? Representation
What theory assumes that public interest will prevail through cooperation with many interest groups? Pluralism
What is the principle of democratic theory that relates to protection from the majority? Minority Rights
What theory assumes that the government is weakened through broad cooperation with groups? Hyper Pluralism
What is the name for when policy is unable to be formed? Policy Gridlock
What is the name for values shared in a society? Political Culture
What theory assumes that some folk make the choices no matter who is elected? Elitism
What is the name for the total worth of goods & services produced in a year? Gross Domestic Product
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