Flashcards
AP US Gov't Flashcards
Flashcards do conjunto (22)
- 1GovernmentThe institution that make authoritative decisions for any given society are collectively known as government.
- 2Public GoodsServices that are shared by the public such as roads and parks are known as Public Goods.
- 3PoliticsDetermines whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies these leaders pursue.
- 4Political ParticipationThe ways which people get involved in politics make up their Political Participation.
- 5Single-Issue GroupsGroups that are so concerned with one issue that members cast their votes on basis of that issue only, ignoring the politician stand on everything else.
- 6Policy Making SystemReveals the way our government responds to the priorities of its people.
- 7Linkage InstitutionTransmit Americans preferences to the policymakers in government.
- 8Policy AgendaThe issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other people actively involved in politics at any given time.
- 9Political IssueAn issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it.
- 10Policy Making InstitutionsThe branches of government charged with taking action on political issues. The U.S. constitution established three policy making institutions Congress, presidency, and the courts.
- 11Public PolicyA choice that government makes in response to a political issue. A policy is a course of action taken with regard to some problem.
- 12Policy ImpactsThe effects a policy has on people and problems. Impacts are analyzed to see how well a policy has met its goal and at what cost.
- 13DemocracyA system of selecting policy makers and of organizing government so that policy represent and respond to the public's preferences.
- 14Majority RuleA fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory. In a democracy, choosing among alternative requires that the majority's desire be respected.
- 15Minority RightsA principle of traditional democratic theory that guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities and allows that they might join majorities through persuasion and reasoned argument.
- 16RepresentationA basic principle of traditional democratic theory that describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers.
- 17Pluralist TheoryA theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies
- 18Elite and Class TheoryA theory of government and politics contending that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule, regardless of the formal niceties of governmental organizations.
- 19HyperpluralismA theory of government and politics contending that groups are so strong that government is weakened.
- 20Policy GridlockA conditions that occurs when no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy. Th result is that nothing may get done.
- 21Political CultureAn overall set of values widely shared within society.
- 22Gross Domestic ProductThe sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a nation.