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| The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society |
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| Goods, such as clean air and clean water, that everyone must share |
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| The process by which we select our gov't leaders and what policies these leaders pursue. Politics produces authoritative decisions about public issues. |
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All the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue. Voting is the most common but not the only means of political participation in a democracy. Other means include protest and civil disobedience.
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| Groups that have a narrow interest, tend to dislike compromise, and often draw membership from ppl new to politics. These features distinguish them from traditional interest groups. |
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| The channels or access points through which isssues and ppl's policy preferences get on the gov't's policy agenda. |
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| The process by which political problems are said by voters and acted upon by gov't policy-makers. The policymaking system begins with ppl's needs and expectations for gov't action. When ppl confront the gov't officials with problems they want solved, they are trying to influence the gov't's policy agenda. |
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