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Government The institutions that make public policies for society
Collective goods Goods and Services, such as air that cannot be denied to anyone.
Politics The process of determining leaders and the policy they pursue
Political Participation All things people due to try to influence people to vote for certain leaders
Single Issue Groups Groups that have a narrow interest on which their members tend to take an uncompromising stance
Policy Making System the process by which policy comes into being and evolves
Linkage Institutions Political channels through which peoples concerns
Policy Agenda The issues that attract the attention of public officials
Political Issue An issue that arises when people disagree about a problem
Policy Making institution 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 the policy has on people
Democracy A system of selecting policy makers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences
Majority rule A fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory
Minority Rights Principle of democratic theory that guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majority
representation Principle of democratic theory that describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers
Pluarlism Theory Of American Democracy emphasizing that the policy making process is very open to participation of all groups with shared interests
Elitism Theory Of American Democracy contending that an upper class elite holds power and makes policies
Hyper Pluralism Theory Of American Democracy contending that groups are so strong that government , which gives in to the many different groups, is there by weakened.
Policy Gridlock A condition that occurs when interests conflict and no coalition
Political Culture An overall set of values widely shared within a society
Egalitarianism the equality of opportunity for members of all groups
Individualism the belief that people can and should get ahead own their own
Laissez- Fiare economics policies which promote free markets and limited government
Populism government of the people run by the people
Gross Domestic Product The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a nation once per year
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