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| theory of democracy: an upper-class elite holds the power and makes policy, regardless of the formal governmental organization |
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| theory of democracy: groups are so strong that government is weakened |
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| occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy, so nothing gets done |
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| an overall set of values widely shared within a society |
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| sum total of all final products produced in the U.S. boarders |
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| institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society |
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| goods that everyone must share |
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| the process used to select our government officials and policies |
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| all the activities which citizens attempt to influence the selection of political leaders and the policies they pursue: voting, protest, and civil disobedience |
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| groups that have a narrow interest on which members tend to take an uncompromising stance |
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| the process by which policy comes into being and evolves |
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| political channels through which people's concerns become political issues on the policy agenda: elections, political parties, interest groups, and media |
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| issues that attract serious attention of public officials and other people involved in politics at a point in time |
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| an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it |
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| Policymaking Institutions |
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| branches of government charged with taking action on political issues: Congress, presidency, courts, and bureaucracy |
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| choice that government makes in response to a political issue and the course of action |
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| the effects a policy has on people and problems used to see how well a policy has met its goal and at what cost |
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| a system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so policy represents and responds to the public's preferences |
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| choosing among alternatives requires that majority's desire be respected |
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| guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities |
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| the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers |
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| theory of democracy: policymaking process is open to the participation of all groups with shared interests, with no single group dominating; public interest prevails |
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- Maintain a National Defense
- Provide Public Services
- Preserve Order
- Socialize the Young
- Collect Taxes
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- Equality of Voting
- Effective Participation
- Enlightened Understanding
- Citizen Control of the Agenda
- Inclusion
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| Theories of U.S. Democracy |
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- Pluralist Theory
- Elite and Class Theory
- Hyperpluralism
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- Increased Complezity of Issues
- Limited Participation in Government
- Escalating Campaign Costs
- Diverse Political Interests
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| Values Shared within a Country |
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- Liberty
- Egalitarianism
- Individualism
- Laissez-Faire
- Populism
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