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| 4794703141 | Government | The institutions through which public policies are made for a society. | 0 | |
| 4794703142 | Politics | The process determining the leaders we select and the policies they pursue. | 1 | |
| 4794703143 | The Policymaking System |  | 2 | |
| 4794703144 | Linkage Institutions | Political channels through which people's concerns become political issues on the policy agenda. (political parties, elections, interest groups, the media, etc.) | 3 | |
| 4794703145 | Policy Agenda | Several issues that capture the serious attention of political officials and other figures in politics at a given time. | 4 | |
| 4794703146 | Collective Goods | Goods and services, such as clean water, that by nature cannot be denied to anyone. | 5 | |
| 4794703147 | The 5 Basic Duties Each Government Should Perform | 1. Maintain a national defense. 2. Provide public goods and services. 3. Preserve order. 4. Socialize the young. 5. Collect taxes. | 6 | |
| 4794703148 | Political Culture | An overall set of values widely shared within a society | 7 | |
| 4794703149 | Single-Issue Groups | Groups that have a narrow interest on which their members tend to take an uncompromising stance. | 8 | |
| 4794703150 | Democracy | A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the *public's* preferences. | 9 | |
| 4794703151 | Traditional Democratic Theory | 1. Equality in voting. 2. Effective participation 3. Enlightened. understanding. 4. Citizen control of the agenda. 5. Inclusion | 10 | |
| 4794703152 | Pluralism | Democratic theory that states that the government is comprised of several different groups that compete to reach compromise, no one group dominating another. | 11 | |
| 4794703153 | Elitism | Democratic theory that states that society is divided by class lines, with the upper class elite in power (Policies benefit those with money/power) | 12 | |
| 4794703154 | Hyperpluralism | Democratic theory that states that he government is comprised of several groups, all of which are too strong, which leads to muddled policy and gridlock --- the government suffers because of groups | 13 | |
| 4794703155 | Challenges to Democracy | Increased complexity of issues, limited participation in government, escalating campaign costs, and diverse political interests. | 14 | |
| 4794703156 | 5 Elements of American Political Culture | 1. Liberty. 2. Egalitarianism. 3. Individualism. 4. Laissez-faire. 5. Populism. | 15 | |
| 4794713096 | Political Participation | All the activities by which citizens attempt to influence the selection of political leaders and the policies they pursue. | 16 | |
| 4794763331 | Political Issue | an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it. | 17 | |
| 4794769868 | Policymaking institutions | The branches of Government charges with taking action on political issues. | 18 | |
| 4794774459 | Public Policy | A choice that government makes in response to a political issue. A course of action taken with regard to a problem. | 19 | |
| 4794779351 | Policy Impacts | The effects a policy has on people and problems. | 20 | |
| 4794782678 | Policy Gridlock | A condition that occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong to form a policy, so nothing gets done. | 21 | |
| 4794948369 | GDP Gross Domestic Product | The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a year in a nation. | 22 |
