Chapter 1 And 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What are the institutions that make decisions for a society
A
Government
2
Q
What does the U.S. Gov include?
A
Congress,Presidency, Federal courts, and administrative agencies
3
Q
The government should:
A
Maintain a national defense. Provide public services or public goods. Preserve order Collect taxes Socialize the youth
4
Q
The 3 policy making institutions are?
A
Congress, President, courts
5
Q
What is a course of action taken with regard to some problem
A
Public Policy
6
Q
What is a system of selecting policy makers and of organizing government so that the policy represents and responds to the public preferences
A
Democracy
7
Q
What are politics that are mainly a competition among groups, each group pressing for its own proffered policy interest?
A
Pluralism
8
Q
The theory that society is divided with a class line, the upper class should have the right to rule.
A
Elitism
