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1	honors gov final vocab (commercial speech- hyperpluralist theory)by laurenlg_chs	26 terms	January 5, 2009

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1	a theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies.	21 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	groups with shared interests influence public policy by pressing their concerns through organized efforts.	2 sets
4	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	2 sets
5	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
6	emphasizes that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each pressing for its own preferred policies	1 set
7	a theory emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies	1 set
8	believes that competing interest groups are healthy: give people a connection to govt. and they balance each other	1 set
9	holds that political power in society does not lie with the electorate, nor with a small concentrated elite, but is distributed between a wide number of groups.	1 set
10	says politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one 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	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
14	emphasizes that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies	1 set
15	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
16	a theory that no one interest group consistently holds political power	1 set
17	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
18	government in groups all pushing for own prefered policy	1 set
19	according to this theory, governments and laws, social interest groups, social values, markets, and economic stakeholders are the boundaries of managerial power.	1 set
20	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
21	a theory that holds that political resources are divided among different kinds of elites, giving relevant interest the chance to influence the outcome of decisions. policies are made by conflict and bargaining among organizations that represent affected groups.	1 set
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	theory of democracy in which competition among common interest groups promote ideas to influence politics	1 set
26	argues that interest group activity brings representation to all.	1 set
27	interest gorups compete in the political arena with each promoting its own policy preferences through organized efforts	1 set
28	interest groups compete	1 set
29	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
30	states that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies	1 set
31	theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition amoung groups, each one pressing for its own preffered policies	1 set
32	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
33	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
34	interest group activity brings representation to all	1 set
35	a theory that holds that political resources are divided among different kinds of elites, giving relevant interests the chance to influence decisions	1 set
36	a theory of government that emphasizes that politics is mainly a competition between groups, each fighting for their preferred policy	1 set
37	: politics is mainly a competition among groups, each arguing for its own policies	1 set
38	groups with shared interests can change public policy by joining forces (theory)	1 set
39	a theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies. it is compared to elite and class theory, hyperpluralism, and traditional democratic theory.	1 set
40	power is widely spread so no one group controls all decisions=democracy	1 set

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