government

1. government

2. Institution and processes thought which public policies are made for a society

3. Public goods

4. Goods, such as clean air and clean water, that everyone must share

5. politics

6. The process by which we select our gov leaders and what policies these leaders pursue. Politics produces authoritative decisions about public issues

7. Political participation

8. All the activities ised by citizens to influence the selection of the political leaders or policies they pursue.

9. Single issue group

10. Groups that have a narrow interest, tend to dislike compromise,andoftendraw a membershipfrom people new to politics.

11. Policy making system

13. Process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time.

14. Linkage institution

15. The political channels though which proplr concerns become political issues on the policy agenda

16. Policy agenda

17. The issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other people actually involved inn politics at any given point in time

18. Public policy

19. A choice that government makes in response to a political issue a policy is a course of action taken with regard.

20. Majority rule

21. A fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory.

22. Minority rights

23. A principle of traditional democratic theory that guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities and allow that they might join majorities through persuasion and reason

24. representation

25. A basic principle of traditional democratic theory that descirbes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers

26. Pluralist theory

27. A theory of government politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies

28. Elite and class theory

29. A theory of gov politics conteding that societies are ddivided along class lines and that an upperclass elite will rule regardless of the formal niceties of governmental orginazation.

30. hyperpluralism

31. A theory of gov and politics contending that groups are so strong that government is weakened

32. Constitution

33. A nations basic law. It creates political institutions assigns or divides powers in a government and often provides certain guarantees to citizens

34. Declaration of independence

35. Documents approved by representatives of the american colonies in 1776 that stated their grievances against the british monarch and declared their independence.

36. Natural rights

37. Rights inherent to human beings, not dependent governments, which include life, liberty, and property. Concepts come from philosopher John Locke.

38. Limited government

39. Idea that certain restrictions should be placed on gov to protect natural rights of citizens

40. Articles of Confederation

41. The first constitution of the us. Articles established a national legislature, the continental congress, but most authority rested with the states.

42. Shay’s Rebellion

43. A series of attacks on the courthouses by a small band of farmers led by revolutionary war captain Daniel Shay to block foreclosure proceedings

44. factions

45. Interest groups arising from the unequal distribution of property or wealth attacked in federalist paper NO. 10.

46. New jersey plan

47. Proposal at the constitutional convention that called for equal representation of each state in congress regardless of the states population

48. Virginia plan

49. Proposal at constitutional convention that calles for representation of each state in congress in proportion to the states share of us constitution.

50. Connecticut compromise