AP Gov't Ch. 1

Question 0

Public Goods

Answer 0

Goods that everyone must share.

Question 1

Government

Answer 1

The institution and processes through which laws are made for society.

Question 2

Politics

Answer 2

Process by which gov’t leaders are chosen and what policies these leaders will pursue.

Question 3

Political Participation

Answer 3

The activities by which citizens attempt to influence the selection of political leaders and the policies they pursue. Ex. Voting

Question 5

Single Issue Groups

Answer 5

Groups that have a narrow interest, on which their members tend to take an uncompromising stance.

Question 6

Policymaking System

Answer 6

Process by which policy comes into being and evolves from people interests, problems, and concerns.

Question 7

Linkage Institutions

Answer 7

The political channels through which people’s concerns become political issues on the policy agenda.

Question 8

Policy Agenda

Answer 8

The issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other people in politics.

Question 9

Political Issue

Answer 9

An issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it.

Question 10

Policymaking Institutions

Answer 10

Branches of government in charge of taking action on political issues.

Question 11

Public Policy

Answer 11

A choice that government makes in response to a political issue. (Laws)

Question 12

Policy Impacts

Answer 12

The effects a policy has on people and problems.

Question 13

Democracy

Answer 13

A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public preferences.

Question 14

Majority Rule

Answer 14

A fundamental principle of democracy in which the majority decision must be respected in choosing alternatives.

Question 15

Minority Rule

Answer 15

A principle of democracy that guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities.

Question 16

Representation

Answer 16

A basic principle of democracy by which someone represents the people who voted for them based on shared views of policies.

Question 17

Pluralism

Answer 17

A theory of Amer. democracy emphasizing that the policymaking process is very open to the participation of all groups with shared interests, with no single group usually dominating.

Question 18

Elitism

Answer 18

A theory of Amer. democracy contending that an upper-class elite holds the power and makes policy, regardless of the formal governmental organization.

Question 19

Hyperpluralism

Answer 19

A theory of Amer. democracy contending that groups are so strong that the government is weakened.

Question 20

Policy Gridlock

Answer 20

A condition that occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy, thus nothing gets done.

Question 21

Political Culture

Answer 21

A overall set of values widely shared within a society

Question 22

Gross Domestic Product

Answer 22

The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a year in a nation.