WorksheetsAP Gov Chapter 1 vocab
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
The institutions through which public policies are made for a society.
Policy Gridlock
Government
Politics
Policymaking system
The process by which policy comes into being and evolves.
political cultute
Policy Agenda
government
Policymaking system
An overall set of values widely shared within a society
politics
elitism
political culture
puralism
Groups that have a narrow interest on which their members tend to take an uncompromising stance.
Single-issue group
democracy
hyper pluralism
political issue
Political channels through which people's concerns become political issues on the policy agenda. (political parties, elections, interest groups, the media, etc.)
Linkage Institutions
Institute
Policies
politics
Several issues that capture the serious attention of political officials and other figures in politics at a given time
single-group issues
politics
Policy agenda
institutes
The process determining the leaders we elect and the policies they pursue.
Politics
Political issues
policy agenda
political culture
Goods and services that by nature cannot be denied to anyone.
Collective goods
Policies
Politics
democracy
A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences
elitism
puralism
Democracy
politics
The democratic theory that states that the government is comprised of several different groups that compete to reach compromise, no one group dominating another.
Pluralism
Elitism
hyperpuralism
Majority rule
A democratic theory that states that society is divided by class lines, with the upper-class elite in power
(Policies benefit those with money/power)
puralism
elitism
hyperpuralism
politics
What does Hyperpuralism mean
The process determining the leaders we select and the policies they pursue.
The process determining the leaders we select and the policies they pursue.
The democratic theory that groups are so strong that the government is weakened
All the activities by which citizens attempt to influence the selection of political leaders and the policies they pursue.
What is political participation
All the activities by which citizens attempt to influence the selection of political leaders and the policies they pursue.
an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it.
The branches of Government charge with taking action on political issues.
A choice that government makes in response to a political issue. A course of action taken with regard to a problem.
what is a political issue
an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it.
The branches of Government charged with taking action on political issues.
A choice that government makes in response to a political issue. A course of action taken with regard to a problem.
The branches of Government charged with taking action on political issues.
what is a policymaking institutions
the effects a policy has on people and problems.
an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it.
The branches of Government charged with taking action on political issues.
he effects a policy has on people and problems.
what is a public policy
The branches of Government charges with taking action on political issues.
A choice that government makes in response to a political issue. A course of action taken with regard to a problem.
The effects a policy has on people and problem
A condition that occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong to form a policy, so nothing gets done
Policy Impacts
The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a year in a nation.
The effects a policy has on people and problems.
A choice that government makes in response to a political issue. A course of action taken with regard to a problem.
A basic principle of traditional democratic theory that describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers.
Policy Gridlock
A choice that government makes in response to a political issue. A course of action taken with regard to a problem.
The effects a policy has on people and problems.
The effects a policy has on people and problems.
A condition that occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong to form a policy, so nothing gets done
GDP Gross Domestic Product
The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a year in a nation.
A condition that occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong to form a policy, so nothing gets done.
A fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory. In a democracy, choosing among alternatives requires that the majority's desire be respected.
The branches of Government charges with taking action on political issues.
minority rights
minority rights
A principle of traditional democratic theory that guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities.
A principle of traditional democratic theory that describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers.
A fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory. In a democracy, choosing among alternatives requires that the majority's desire be respected.
Majority Rule
A principle of traditional democratic theory that guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities.
A fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory. In a democracy, choosing among alternatives requires that the majority's desire be respected.
A basic principle of traditional democratic theory that describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers.
The effects a policy has on people and problems.
representation
Political channels through which people's concerns become political issues on the policy agenda. (political parties, elections, interest groups, the media, etc.)
Several issues that capture the serious attention of political officials and other figures in politics at a given time.
Goods and services, such as clean water, that by nature cannot be denied to anyone.
A basic principle of traditional democratic theory that describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers.
