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Government Exam 1.0
Question | Answer |
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Government | The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society |
Politics | The process by which we select our governmental representatives and what policies they produce |
Laswell's Definition | Who gets what, when and how |
Democracy | A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents the public’s preferences |
Traditional view of democracy | Mob rule Ineffective government |
Direct v indirect democracy | Direct democracy: a system of government in which citizens meet to discuss and agree upon, with majority support, policy Indirect (or representative) democracy: a system of government in which citizens vote for representatives to make policy decision |
Political culture | commonly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about government and its operation |
Rational choice theory, defined | Groups and individuals act in their own self-interest |
Rational choice theory, applied | requires compromise to arrive at an authoritative decision from a government comprised of individuals with diverse preferences |