Chapter 1

relationship betwen few leaders and many followers. Desires of people represented by leaders.

emphasizes that politics is mainly a competition among groups

guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities and allows them to join majorities

majority';s desire is to be respected

a system of selecting policymakers and of organizing gov. so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences

choice gov. makes in response to a political issue

branches of gov. charged with taking action on political issues

• 1.Congress
• 2. President
• 3. Courts
• 4. Bureaucracy

an issue taht arises when people disagree about a problem and its solution

issues taht attract the attention of public officials

Political channels; concerns to issues

Process in which a policy comes into being

narrow interest, dislike compromise, concerned with one issue (activists)

voting, protest, civil disobedience

Process for selection of gov. leaders and what policies they pursue

goods, like clean air and water, that everyone must share

institutions that make authoritative dfecisions for any given society