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Test 1 Flashcards

1
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Key Tenet of Classical Liberalism is?

A

Popular sovereignty

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2
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Thomas Hobbes

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Explored idea of the “Social Contract,” deeply distrustful of the general population

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3
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Lasswell definition of politics

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“Who gets what, when and how”

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4
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Rawls

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Believed policy should help the disenfranchised

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5
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Environmental scientists

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help form environmental policy

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6
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Public Policy

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Whatever governments choose to do or not to do

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7
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Stages of the Stages Model

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Issue Emergence
Agenda Setting
Alternative Selection
Enactment
Implementation
Evaluation
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8
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Weakness of Stages Model

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Implies a beginning and an end—the cycle is
actually endless
Implies an orderly step of stages—stages can be
skipped, taken out of order
Stages can overlap—implementation and
evaluation, for example

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9
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Strength of Stages Model

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it’s still a good way to organize our

thinking

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10
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Elements of the Systems of Model

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The environment influences the system 

The inputs: public demands for policies 

The outputs: policies 

The political system: the black box

Feedback influences the system 

Boundaries between elements are blurry

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Inputs of Systems Model

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Election results 
Public opinion 
Communications to elected officials 
Media coverage 
Personal experiences
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Outputs of Systems Model

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Laws
Regulations
Decisions

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Statute Law (legislation)

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Laws made by the legislature and signed by the executive. It is codified into state codes and statutes

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14
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Case Law

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Laws made as a result of judicial decisions.

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Regulations

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The rules made by government agencies and regulatory bodies

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16
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Separation of powers

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The constitutional division of powers between the legislative executive, and judicial branches of the government

17
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Federalism

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A system of government in which power is shared between a central or federal government and other governments (states).

18
Q

What part of the Constitution has been used to grant Congress inherent power or expand their jurisdiction?

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Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (necessary and proper clause)

19
Q

Why is our system stable?

A

Difficult to change constitutional system

Rules and norms of the legislature and other bodies

Public support for stability

The system is highly fragmented

20
Q

Big Government

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When the government takes a more activist role in society through social programs and interventionist regulations.

21
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Institutionalism

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The study of politics and policy based on the interaction of formal institutions in government.

22
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Why would congress write vague legislation?

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To insulate itself from some of political ramifications of specific proposals and to give regulators more flexibility in creating specifics and enforcing them.

23
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Bureaucratic discretion

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The ability of agencies in government to make decisions without the explicit direction or consent of any other branch of government.

24
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Congressional oversight

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the process by which Congress supervises the executive branch’s implementation of laws and programs

25
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What are the functions of political parties?

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They aggregate preferences into broad coalitions

They organize the legislative branch

They provide opportunities for participation

They help integrate national and state politics

26
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Iron Triangle

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Congressional committees, Bureaucracy, interest groups

27
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Agenda Universe

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The list of all the possible ideas that could ever be advance in any society.

28
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Systemic agenda

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Any issue, problems or idea that could possibly be considered by participants in the policy process provided that the idea does not fall outside well-established social, political, ideological and legal norms

29
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Institutional agenda

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the list of issues that is being currently considered by a governmental institution, such as an agency, legislature, or court

30
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Decision agenda

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The agenda that contains items that are about to be acted upon by a governmental body, such as bills, court cases, or regulations

31
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Focusing event

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A sudden event that can generate attention to public problems or issues, particularly issues and problems that are actually or potentially harmful

32
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Indicator

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Evidence of a problem, often based on statistics. (unemployment rate)

33
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Elite Theory

A

Agenda driven by elites

34
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Pluralism

A

Agenda driven by needs of everyday people

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