Think American Government Intro Flashcards

691030978	Americans with Disabilities Act	federal law designed to end discrimination against people with disabilities and eliminate barriers to their full participation in American society
691030979	government	institution with authority to set policy for society
691030980	politics	the process to determine who occupies the roles of leadership in gov't and how the power of gov't shall be exercised
691030981	public policy	what gov't officials choose to do or not to do about public problems. EX: ADA
691030982	policymaking process	logical sequence of activities affecting the development of public policies
691030983	agenda setting	the process through which problems become matters of public concern and gov't action. Ex: recognizing discrimination against certain ppl
691030984	policy formulation	development of strategies for dealing with problems on the official agenda. Ex: Congress and advocate groups negotiating
691030985	policy adoption	official decision of a gov't body to accept a particular policy and put it into effect. Ex: ADA through the legislative process
691030986	policy legitimation	the actions taken to ensure that most citizens regard a policy as a legal/appropriate gov't response to a problem. Ex: most people accept it
691030987	policy implementation	the stage in which policies are carried out. Ex: everyone participates in carrying out the bill
691030988	policy evaluation	the assessment of policy. Ex: studies, is it working?
691030989	policy change	the modification of policy goals in light of new info. Ex: tweaking an unsuccessful policy