Ch. 1

Question 1

young people are indifferent towards politics because

Answer 1

they feel like nthey cna’t make a difference in a corrupt system

Question 2

government

Answer 2

institutions that make decision

Question 3

questions for government

Answer 3

how should we govern? what should government do?

Question 4

purpose of government

Answer 4

maintain national defense, public goods, preserve order, socialize the young, collect taxes

Question 5

politics

Answer 5

determines whom we select as our gov leaders + what policies they pursue

Question 6

harold d. laswell defines politics as

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“who gets whta, when, and how”

Question 7

political participation

Answer 7

ways in which people get involved

Question 8

single issues groups

Answer 8

cast their votes based on one issue

Question 9

policymaking system

Answer 9

the way government responds to the priorities of the peple

Question 10

linkage institutions

Answer 10

transmit preferences to policy makers through elections, parties, media, interest groups

Question 11

policy agenda

Answer 11

issues that attract the serious attention of officials

Question 12

public policy

Answer 12

every decision that the government makes

Question 13

policy impact

Answer 13

effects a policy has on people

Question 14

democracy

Answer 14

means of selecting

Question 15

majority rule

Answer 15

will of over 50% followered

Question 16

minory rights

Answer 16

freedom of speech, assembly

Question 17

representation

Answer 17

relationship between leaders and citizens

Question 18

pluralist theory

Answer 18

groups w/ shared interests influence policy (NRA, NOW)

Question 19

elite and class theory

Answer 19

divided along class lines and the upper class pulls the string

Question 20

Kevin Phillips

Answer 20

1980s = wealth

Question 21

hyper pluralism

Answer 21

groups are so strong it weakens gov and public interests rarely becomes policy

Question 22

challenges to democracy

Answer 22

increased technical expertise, limited participation, escalating campaign costs, diverse political interests

Question 23

policy gridlock

Answer 23

when conflicting interests use influence to thwart the other’s efforts

Question 24

political culture

Answer 24

overall set of values widely shared within society

Question 25

five elements of american democracy

Answer 25

liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, capitalism, populism

Question 26

gross domestic product

Answer 26

total value of all goods and services produced annually

Question 27

five theories of democracy

Answer 27

pluralism, hyperpluralism, elite, class, bureaucratic

Question 28

traditional democratic theory

Answer 28

equality in voting, effective participation, enlightened understanding, citizen control of the agenda, inclusion