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AP GOV- vocab words

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vocab
definition
show the institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society  
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public goods   show
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politics   show
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political participation   show
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single-issue groups   show
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show the process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time. people's interests, problems, and concerns create political issues for government policymakers. these issues shape policy which in turn impacts people generating more interests, problems,  
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show political channels through which people's concerns become political issues on the policy agenda. in the u.s. linkage institutions include elections, political parties, interest groups and the media.  
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show the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other people actually involved in politics at any given point in time.  
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show an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it  
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show the branches of government charged with taking action on political issues. the u.s. constitution established three policymaking institutions-the congress, the presidency, and the courts.  
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public policy   show
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show a system of selecting policymakersand of organizing governement so that policy represents and responds to the publics preferences  
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show a fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory. in a democracy, choosing among alternatives requires that the majority's desire to be respected.  
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minority rights   show
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show basic principle of traditional democratic theory that describes the relationship between few readers and the many followers  
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show a theory of govnt. and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies  
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elite and class theory   show
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hyperpluralism   show
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policy gridlock   show
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gross domestic product   show
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individualism   show
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