| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Political agenda | Issues that people believe require governmental action. |
| Relative deprivation | the perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares ones self |
| Cost | A burden that people believe they must bear if a policy is enacted. |
| Benefit | A satisfaction that people believe they will enjoy if a policy is adopted. |
| Majoritarian politics | A policy in which almost everybody benefits and almost everybody pays. |
| Interest group politics | S policy in which one small group benefits and another small group pays. |
| Client politics | A policy in which one small group benefits and almost everybody pays. |
| Port-barrel legislation | Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return. |
| Log-rolling | A legislator supports a proposal favored by another in return for support of his or hers. |
| Entrepreneurial politics | A policy in which almost everybody benefits and a small group pays the cost. |
| Policy entrepreneurs | Activists in or out of government who pull together a political majority on behalf of unorganized interests. |
| Process regulation | Rules governing commercial activities designed to improve consumer, worker, or environmental conditions. Also called social regulation. |
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