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| Goods, such as clean air and water, that everyone must share |
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| Process by which we select our political leaders and what policies these leaders pursue |
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| Groups that have narrow interests, tend to dislike compromise, and draw membership from people new to politics |
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| Process by which political problems are communicated by voters and acted upon by government policymakers |
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| Channels through which issues and people's policy preferences get on the government's policy agenda |
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| Issues that attract serious attention of public officials; responds to social failures |
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| An issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to deal with it |
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| Policymaking Institutions |
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| Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches; many people consider bureaucracy a fourth institution |
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| A choice government makes in response to a political issue |
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| The effects policy has on people and problems |
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| System of selecting policymakers and organizing government based on the public's preferences |
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| Emphasizes that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its preferred policies |
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| Contends that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-elite will rule |
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| Contends that groups are so strong that government is weakened |
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| Occurs when no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy; result is that nothing gets done |
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| According to James Q. Willson, what is political culture? |
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| Overall set of values widely shared within a society |
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| Total value of all the goods and services produced in a nation |
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| What are the 3 main linkage institutions? |
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1. Political Parties
2. Interest Groups
3. Mass media |
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| What are the 5 characteristics of all governments? |
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1. National defense
2. Public services
3. Preservation of order
4. Socialization of youth
5. Taxes |
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| What are the 5 criteria to traditional democratic theory? Who suggested these criteria? |
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1. Equality in voting
2. Effective participation
3. Enlightened understanding
4. Citizen control of political agenda
5. Inclusion
-Robert Dahl |
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| What are the 4 main challenges to democracy? |
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1. More technical experts
2. Limited participation
3. Escalating campaign costs
4. Diverse political interests |
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| What are 6 characteristics of American political culture? |
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1. Liberty
2. Egalitarianism
3. Individualism
4. Tendency towards laissez-faire economy
5. Populism
6. Civic Duty |
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| What are 3 ways that polarization occurs? |
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1. Loss of tradition
2. Unfavorable comparison with citizens from other countries
3. Division of society into stubborn groups |
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| Belief that everyone has the same chance to be successful |
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Name the elite theories of the following people:
A. Max Weber
B. Karl Marx
C. Robert Dahl
D. C. Wright Mills |
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A. Bureaucratic elite
B. Borgeosie
C. Pluralism
D. Power Elite |
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| When do "culture wars" occur? |
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| When people resist political change |
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| Suggests that government is an independent force thanks to its military |
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| Contends that property owners rule society |
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| Organized set of beliefs about the purpose and scope of government |
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| What are the fundamental beliefs of conservatives? |
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| Think that government should be passive protect the people; value tradition over change; want government limited in economy but active in conduct |
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| What are the fundamental beliefs of liberals? |
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| Think government should be active and advocate for the people; want government active in economy, but limited in conduct |
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| What are the main differences between populism and libertarianism? |
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Populism: government active in economy and conduct
Libertarianism: government limited in economy and conduct |
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