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| The study of who gets what, when, and who, or how policy decisions are made. |
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| The formal vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted. |
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| An American ideal of a happy successful life, which often includes wealth, a house, a better life for one's children, and for some, the ability to grow up to be president. |
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| One who believes that a government is best that governs least and that the big government should not infringe on individuality personal and economic rights. |
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| One who believes that traditional moral teachings should be supported and furthered by the government. |
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| One who favors government involvement in the economy and in the provision of social services and who takes an activist role in protecting the rights of women, the elderly, minorities, and the environmental. |
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| One who believes in limited government and no governmental interference in personal liberties. |
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| A person who takes a relatively centrist or middle of the road view on political issues. |
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| A system of government that gives power to the ppl whether directly or through elected representatives. |
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| A system of government in which members of the policy meet to discuss all policy decisions and then agree to abide by majority rule. |
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| A system of government that gives citizens the opportunity to vote for representatives who work on their behalf. |
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| A form of government in which power is vested in heredity kings and queens who govern the interests of all. |
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| A form of government in which power resides in a leader who rules according to self interest and without regard for individual rights and liberties. |
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| A form of government in which the right to participate is conditioned on the possession of wealth, social statues, military position, or achievement. |
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| A government rooted in the consent of the governed; a representative or indirect democracy. |
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| Document written by the Pilgrims while at sea enumerating the scope of their government and its expectations of citizens. |
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| The central premise of direct democracy in which only policies that collectively garner the support of a majority of voters will be made into law. |
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| A doctrine that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of nature and, as such, can be understood by reason. |
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| A key characteristic of US democracy Initially meaning freedom from government interference, today it includes demands for freedom to engage in a variety of practices without government interference or discrimination. |
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| Commonly shared attitudes beliefs, and core values about how government should operate. |
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| The principle that all citizens are the same in the eyes of the law. |
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| The coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals. |
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| The principle that governments must draw their powers from the consent of the governed. |
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| The nation that the ultimate authority in society rests with the people. |
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| Agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed. |
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| The belief that people are free and equal by natural right, and that this in turn requires that all people give their consent to be governed; Espoused by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke and influential in the writing of the declaration of independence. |
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| Policy that government makes, laws and legislation. |
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| Political campaigning or political support based on one essential policy area or idea. ex: abortion, same sex marriage... |
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| consists of issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other people actively involved in politics at a given time. Determined by public at large. |
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| Policy Making Institutions |
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| The branches of government charged with taking action on political issues. |
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| a structure within a society that connects the people to the government or centralized authority. |
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