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| 10357432930 | Government | The institutions through which public policies are made for a society. | 0 | |
| 10357432931 | Politics | The process determining the leaders we select and the policies they pursue. | 1 | |
| 10357432952 | The Policymaking System | Process by which policy comes into being and evolves. |  | 2 |
| 10357432932 | 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 | |
| 10357432933 | Policy Agenda | Several issues that capture the serious attention of political officials and other figures in politics at a given time. | 4 | |
| 10357432934 | Collective Goods | Goods and services, such as clean water, that by nature cannot be denied to anyone. | 5 | |
| 10357432935 | 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 | |
| 10357432936 | Political Culture | An overall set of values widely shared within a society | 7 | |
| 10357432937 | Single-Issue Groups | Groups that have a narrow interest on which their members tend to take an uncompromising stance. | 8 | |
| 10357432938 | Democracy | A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the *public's* preferences. | 9 | |
| 10357432939 | Traditional Democratic Theory | 1. Equality in voting. 2. Effective participation 3. Enlightened. understanding. 4. Citizen control of the agenda. 5. Inclusion | 10 | |
| 10357432940 | 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 | |
| 10357432941 | 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 | |
| 10357432942 | Hyperpluralism | Democratic theory that states that the government is comprised of several groups, all of which are too strong, which leads to muddled policy and gridlock --- the government suffers because of so many different groups. | 13 | |
| 10357432943 | Challenges to Democracy | Increased complexity of issues, limited participation in government, escalating campaign costs, and diverse political interests. | 14 | |
| 10357432944 | 5 Elements of American Political Culture | 1. Liberty 2. Egalitarianism 3. Individualism 4. Laissez-faire 5. Populism | 15 | |
| 10357432945 | Political Participation | All the activities by which citizens attempt to influence the selection of political leaders and the policies they pursue. | 16 | |
| 10357432946 | Political Issue | an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it. | 17 | |
| 10357432947 | Policymaking institutions | The branches of Government charged with taking action on political issues. (congress, the presidency, and the courts according to the U.S. Constitution) | 18 | |
| 10357432948 | Public Policy | A choice that government makes in response to a political issue. A course of action taken with regard to a problem. | 19 | |
| 10357432949 | Policy Impacts | The effects a policy has on people and problems. | 20 | |
| 10357432950 | Policy Gridlock | A condition that occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong to form a policy, so nothing gets done. | 21 | |
| 10357432951 | GDP Gross Domestic Product | The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a year in a nation. | 22 | |
| 10399100364 | Majority Rule | A fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory, in a democracy, choosing among alternative requires that the majority's desire be respected. | 23 | |
| 10399106031 | Minority Rights | A principle of traditional democratic theory that guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities. | 24 | |
| 10399110132 | Laissez-Faire | Promotes free markets and limited government. (French: "allow to do"), policy of minimum governmental interference in the economic affairs of individuals and society. | 25 |
