Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ap gov Voc chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Democracy | a way of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy made by government represents and responds to the public's preferences. |
| Elite And Class Theory | idea that society is divided along economic lines and that a small group rules on the basis of its wealth and by pulling strings of government |
| Policy making institutions | Three branches of government charged by the constitution with taking action on public issues faced by society |
| Gross Domestic product | Total of value of all goods and services produced annually in a nation |
| Hyperpluralism | Idea that too many strong influential groups attempting to influence the government cripple the governments ability to make coherent policy by dividing government and its authority |
| Linkage Institutions | Political channels such as parties elections interest groups and the media through which citizens‘ concerns are transmitted to the government and become issues on the public agenda |
| Majority rule | Democratic principle of choosing among policy alternatives by respecting the desire of more than one half of the voters |
| Minority rights | Freedoms upon which the majority cannot infringe (speech, assemble) to ensure input by all citizens |
| Pluralist theory | Idea that politics is a competition among many groups who make an organized effort to influence public policy made by the government |
| Policy Agenda | List of subjects, Problems, or issues to which public officials are paying serious attention at any given time |
| Policy Gridlock | Condition that occurs when groups use their influence to form a majority in order to block policies they oppose or when no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy |
| government | institutions (such as Congress, the presidency, and the courts) And processes through which public policy is made for society |
| Policy making institutions | Process by which the government response to peoples interest and concerns by taking action to make public policy that impacts society |
| Political issues | Topic that arises when people disagree about a problem or the public policy choices made to combat a problem |
| Political Participation | Activities, such as voting or protest, used by citizens to influence selection of leaders and policies |
| politics | Process that determines whom we select as our government leaders and what policies they pursue |
| Public Goods | Things that everyone must share such as clean air and clean water |
| Public policy | Action taken by the government in response to an issue on its agenda (to address a problem) |
| Representation | The relationship between the few leaders and the followers |
| Single-issued group | Groups with a narrow focus who tend to be so concerned with one matter that their members cast their votes on the basis of that issue only and tend to dislike compromise |
Created by:
Studying0
Popular AP Comparative Gov. sets