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Public choice theory

AP GOV Chapter 6 Notes (JR DREVELUS)

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US Gov and Politics
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Political terminology
Advocacy group
Lobbying
Public choice theory
Military-industrial complex
Pluralism
Political party
Political faction
United States Congress
Social group
Lobbying in the United States
Politics of the United States

Interest Groups Past & Present- The Mischief?s of faction Factions: groups with common interests Factions are modern political parties Factions were discussed in federalist 10 (federalist ten= Madison=factions Federalist # 10 ?the latent causes of faction are in the nature of man? meaning unavoidable All individuals persue self interest, seek power, sometimes over others Madison?s definition of factions: citizens uniting by a common interest Cont. The constitution limits factions (separation of powers, ((divided government)) ) Constitution encourages completion instead of elimination Pluralism- theory that government holds that open, multiple, and competing groups can check the asserted power by any one group Pluralism hasn?t always worked in practice

Chapter 1 Dye Policy Analysis

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Public administration
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economics
Public choice theory
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Policy-public policy is whatever government chooses to do or not to do/ a projected program of goals, values and practices. -today people expect government to do a great many things for them -understanding the causes and consequences of policy decisions improves our knowledge of society -policy studies helps us learn about the linkage between social and economic conditions in society -policy studies incorporate the ideas and methods of economics, sociology, anthropology, psycology, history, law and public administration -public policy can be studied for political purposes to ensure that the nation adopts the "right" policies to achieve the "right" goals -policy analysis is finding out what governments do, why they do it and what
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