Chapter 1 Vocab
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Government | The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society |
| Public Goods | Goods, such as clean air and clean water, that everyone must share |
| Politics | This determines who we choose as our governmental leaders and what policies we want them to pursue. |
| Political Participation | The ways in which people get involved in politics |
| Single- Issue Groups | Groups so concerned about one issue, they vote solely based on that issue alone, ignoring the candidates other issues. |
| Policymaking System | The way our government responds to the priorities of its people |
| Linkage Institutions | Transmit the American's preferences to the policy makers in the government |
| Policy Agenda | The issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other people actively involved in politics |
| Political Issue | Result of people disagreeing about a problem or the public policy. |
| Policymaking Institution | Established by the US constitution, they scan the issues on the policy agenda |
| Public Policy | Every decision that the government makes |
| Policy Impacts | Effects that a policy has on people and on society's problems |
| Democracy | Means of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy reflects citizen's preferences |
| Majority Rule | The will of over half the voters should be followed |
| Minority rights | Basic principles such as freedom of speech and assembly which the majority cannot infringe on |
| Representation | The relationship between the few leaders and the many citizens |
| Pluralist Theory | States that groups with shared interests influence public policy by pressing their concerns through organized efforts |
| Elite and Class Theory | Contends that our society is divided along class lines and than an upper-class elite pulls the strings of the government |
| Hyper pluralism | Groups are so strong that government is weakened, as the influence of many groups cripples government's ability to make policy |
| Policy Gridlock | They have a veto over policy |
| Political Culture | The overall set of values widely shared within American society |
| Domestic Product | The total value of all goods and services produced annually by the United States |
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