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Representation
relationship betwen few leaders and many followers. Desires of people represented by leaders.
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Pluralist Theory
emphasizes that politics is mainly a competition among groups
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Minority Rule
guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities and allows them to join majorities
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Majority Rule
majority';s desire is to be respected
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Democracy
a system of selecting policymakers and of organizing gov. so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences
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Public Policy
choice gov. makes in response to a political issue
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Policymaking Institutions
branches of gov. charged with taking action on political issues
- 1.Congress
- 2. President
- 3. Courts
- 4. Bureaucracy
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Political Issue
an issue taht arises when people disagree about a problem and its solution
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Policy Agenda
issues taht attract the attention of public officials
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Linkage Institutions
Political channels; concerns to issues
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Policymaking System
Process in which a policy comes into being
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Single-Issue Groups
narrow interest, dislike compromise, concerned with one issue (activists)
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Political Participation
voting, protest, civil disobedience
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Politics
Process for selection of gov. leaders and what policies they pursue
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Public Goods
goods, like clean air and water, that everyone must share
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Government
institutions that make authoritative dfecisions for any given society
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