AP Gov -- Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Groups that have a narrow interest, tend to dislike compromise, and often draw membership from people new to politics. These features distinguish them from traditional interest groups.

• Single Issue Groups

• Special Interest Groups

• Parties

• Minority Groups

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

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Individualism

• Elitism

A theory of government and politics contending that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule, regardless of the formal niceties of governmental organization.

• Elitist Theory

• Hyperplurist Theory

• Pluralism Theory

• Participatory Theory

The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society.

• Government

• Policy Agenda

• Policy-making System

• Linkage institutions

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

• Gross Domestic Product

• Gross Domestic Growth

• Net Domestic Product

• Gross National Product

A theory of government and politics contending that groups are so strong that government is weakened. Too many competing groups results in government unable to act efficiently.

• Pluralism

• Hyperpluralism

• Policy Gridlock

• Elitism

The belief that individuals should be left on their own by the government.

• laissez faire

• individualism

• anarchy

• democracy

The political channels through which people's concerns become political issues on the policy agenda. In the United States, these include elections, political parties, interest groups, and the media.

• Linkage Institutions

• Public Policy

• Public Sphere

• Policy-Making Institutions

A fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory. In a democracy, choosing among alternatives requires that the majority's desire be respected.

• Majority Rule

• Minority Rights

• Pluralist

• Equal Rule

A principle of traditional democratic theory that guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities and allows that they might join majorities through persuasion and reasoned argument.

• Minority Rights

• Majority Rule

• Equal Opportunity

• Individualism