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I - Intro to Government Flashcards

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Government

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Institutions that make public policy decisions for a society

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Different levels of government

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Federal/National
State
Local

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Questions about government

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How should we govern?

What should government do?

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The US has a

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Democratic republic

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Government should be able to

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Collect taxes
Provide for national defense
Preserve order
Provide public goods & services
Socialize the young
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What is the importance of politics?

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Determines who we select as our government leaders

and policies the leaders pursue

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Politics

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struggle over who gets what, when, and how

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What

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Policies passed

Taxes, programs,etc.

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Who

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Citizens, political parties, candidates, etc.

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How

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Voting, lobbying, protesting, etc.

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Political participation

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Ways people get involved in politics

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A problem in political participation is

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Voter apathy among young people

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Why does voter apathy exist in the younger population?

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Older voters mobilized around issues such as Social Security (1935), New Deal, Medicare/ Great Society that directly impact them

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Single-issue group

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Individuals who support a candidate due to position on particular issue

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Single-issue group example

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Anti-abortion groups

Gun control groups

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Policymaking system

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Process by which policy comes into being & evolves over time

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What makes up the policymaking system?

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People
Linkage institutions
Policy agenda
Policymaking institutions
Policy
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People

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Interests,
Problems,
Concerns

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Linkage institutions

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Parties
Elections
Media
Interest groups

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Policy agenda

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Political issues

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Policymaking institutions

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Legislatures
executive
Courts
Bureaucracy

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Policy

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Expenditures
Taxes
Laws
Regulations
Nondisclosure
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People

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Impact of policies

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People and policies are

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two-way

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Citizens interests can be expressed through

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political parties
Elections
Interests groups
Media

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Democracy in action

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Voting
Political parties
Interest groups
Protest

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Linkage institutions

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Way people get concerns, problems, and interests transmitted to government policymakers

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Examples of linkage institutions

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Political parties
elections
Interest groups
Mass media

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Linkage institutions shape the government’s

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policy agenda

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Policy agenda

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Issues that attract the attention of public officials

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Political issues

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Result of disagreement about a problem or the public policy to fix it

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Types of policymaking institution

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Legislative
Executive
Judicial

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What is the unofficial branch of the government?

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Bureaucracy

Various federal agencies

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Policies are made by

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multiple policymaking institution due to checks & balances

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Policies must have

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a goal to be effective

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Forms of public policy

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Statues/ laws
Presidential actions
Court decisions
Budgetary choices
Regulations
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Policy impacts

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Effects that a policy has on people and problems in society

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US is a

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representative democracy

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Representative democracy

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Elect representatives to vote on policy issues

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People select policymakers and organize a gov’t to

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Reflect policy preferences of the citizenry

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Key principles of democratic process

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Effective participation
Enlightened understanding
Equality in voting
Citizen control of agenda
Inclusion
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Effective participation

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Everyone has equal chance to influence policy agenda

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Enlightened understanding

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Free speech & freedom of press

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Equality in voting

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One person, one vote

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Citizen control of agenda

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No one group should control the policy agenda

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Inclusion

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access to citizenship for all residents of democratic nation

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Majority rule

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Concept that greater number reflect greater power

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Minority rights

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Basic rights & liberties of minorities must also be protected

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Founding fathers feared

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giving people many of democratic rights we have today

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Participatory democracy

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Emphasizes broad participation in politics

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Pluralist democracy

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Various groups strive to impact political decision making

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Characteristics in pluralist democracy

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Interest groups shape & influence public policy

Competition among many organized groups

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Hyper-pluralist theory

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Excessive influence of many competing groups leads to muddled policy or/and inaction

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What is the consequences of a hyper-pluralist gov’t?

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Gov’t can’t function

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Elite democracy

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Decisions are made by elected representatives that acts as trustees of public good

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Characteristics of elite democracy

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Powerful few dominate politics
Upper class elites control gov't
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Elements of American democracy

LEILRP

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Liberty
Egalitarianism
Individualism
Laissez-faire
Rule of law
Populism
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Liberty

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freedom/ limited gov’t
Huge emphasis on American values
But how much freedom

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Egalitarianism

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Equality of opportunity
No nobility
But Americans have never been equal

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Individualism

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Everyone can get ahead on their own

Western expansion & immigration

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Laissez-faire

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free enterprise

Support for free markets & limited federal gov’t

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Rule of law

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All people & institutions are subject to laws that are fairly applied & equally enforced

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Populism

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Supporting the rights

of average citizens against privileged elites

64
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Continued debate about —– & —- – —- in modern America

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Scope

Role of gov’t

65
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How does gov’t play a huge role in modern society?

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Gov’t spends 1/3 GDP
Employed millions of people
Addressed many societal issues

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Challenges to democracy

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Lack of civic participation
Complexity of issues
Impact of money
Diverse political interests
Sharp polarization
Mass media
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Issues in America

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terrorism
immigration
energy
education
environment
68
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Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (2010)

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Political spending by corporations, unions, and other associations is protected political speech

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What leads to policy gridlock?

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Diverse political interests

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Sharp polarization of American politics

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Liberal vs Conservatives

culture wars

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Mass media

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proliferation of ideologically oriented programming

fake news websites

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