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Chapter 17
The Public Policy Process
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Political Studies
12th Grade
12/27/2011

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Term
benefit
Definition
A satisfaction that people believe they will enjoy if a policy is adopted.
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client politics
Definition
A policy in which one small group benefits and almost everybody pays.
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cost
Definition
A burden that people believe they must bear if a policy is enacted.
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entrepreneurial politics
Definition
A policy in which almost everybody benefits and a small group pays the cost.
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interest-group politics
Definition
A policy in which one small group benefits and another small group pays.
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logrolling
Definition
A legislator supports a proposal favored by another in return for support of his or her proposal.
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majoritarian politics
Definition
A policy in which almost everybody benefits and almost everybody pays.
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policy entrepreneurs
Definition
Activists in or out of government who pull together a political majority on behalf of unorganized interests.
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political agenda
Definition
Issues that people believe require governmental action.
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pork barrel legislation
Definition
Legislation that give tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.
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process regulation
Definition
Rules governing commercial actions designed to improve consumer, worker, or environmental conditions. Also called social regulation.
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