| pluralist theory definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies. | 24 sets |
| 2 | a theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies | 6 sets |
| 3 | interest groups compete in the political arena with each promoting its own policy preferences through organized efforts-everyone gets a piece of the pie-a marketplace of ideas, compromise happens-positive view | 3 sets |
| 4 | groups with shared interests influence public policy by pressing their concerns through organized efforts. | 2 sets |
| 5 | everyone represented, balance because so many | 2 sets |
| 6 | emphasizes that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies | 1 set |
| 7 | a theory of government and politics emphasizing that politica is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies | 1 set |
| 8 | a theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preffered policies. | 1 set |
| 9 | a theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competitions amoung each groups each one pressing for its own preffered policies | 1 set |
| 10 | emphasizes that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each pressing for its own preferred policies | 1 set |
| 11 | groups with shred interests influence policy through bargain and compromise | 1 set |
| 12 | different groups working together through compromise | 1 set |
| 13 | believes that competing interest groups are healthy: give people a connection to govt. and they balance each other | 1 set |
| 14 | the us has a political system of widely scattered resources, govt. is mainly concerned with a competition among groups. policy results when the group with the dominant interest prevails. | 1 set |
| 15 | a theory emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies | 1 set |
| 16 | a theory of government and politics emphsizing that politics is mainly a competition amoung groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies. nra, now, uaw, | 1 set |
| 17 | a theory of government that asserts that multiple, open, competing groups possess power and rule society | 1 set |
| 18 | government in groups all pushing for own prefered policy | 1 set |
| 19 | groups with shared interests influence public policy through organized efforts | 1 set |
| 20 | a theory of gov't and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies | 1 set |
| 21 | the theory that political power is distributed among a wide array of diverse and competing interest groups. | 1 set |
| 22 | a theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies. compare elite and class theory, hyperpluralism, and traditional democratic theory. | 1 set |
| 23 | a theory that no one interest group consistently holds political power | 1 set |
| 24 | groups with shared interests influence public policy to get power | 1 set |
| 25 | says politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies | 1 set |
| 26 | according to this theory, governments and laws, social interest groups, social values, markets, and economic stakeholders are the boundaries of managerial power. | 1 set |
| 27 | a theory that views politics as a contest among various interest groups—at all levels of government—to gain benefits for their members. | 1 set |
| 28 | argues that there are many centers of influence in which groups compete with one another for contorl over public policy through bargaining and compromise | 1 set |
| 29 | argues that interest group activities provide additional representation and compete against each other to influence political outcomes. | 1 set |
| 30 | interest gorups compete in the political arena with each promoting its own policy preferences through organized efforts | 1 set |
| 31 | interest groups compete | 1 set |
| 32 | a theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policy | 1 set |
| 33 | a theory that holds that political resources are divided among different kinds of elites, giving relevant interests the chance to influence decisions | 1 set |
| 34 | argues that interest group activity brings representation to all. | 1 set |
| 35 | states that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies | 1 set |
| 36 | the political theory of pluralism holds that political power in society does not lie with the electorate but is distributed between a wide number of groups. these groups may be trade unions, interest groups, business organisations, and any of a multitude of formal and informal coalitions. | 1 set |
| 37 | a theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a compitition amoung groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies | 1 set |
| 38 | interest group activity brings representation to all | 1 set |
| 39 | theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition amoung groups, each one pressing for its own preffered policies | 1 set |
| 40 | a theory of government that emphasizes that politics is mainly a competition between groups, each fighting for their preferred policy | 1 set |