| A | B |
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| government | institutions that make decisions for a society |
| public goods | goods or services that cannot be denied to anyone |
| politics | the process by which we select our leaders and the policies those leaders pursue |
| political participation | the way that citizens get involved in politics |
| single-issue groups | groups that are usually concerned with only one issue so they vote based on that one issue |
| policymaking system | the process by which a policy comes into being and changes |
| linkage institution | the political channels that convey people's concerns into political issues on the policy agenda |
| policy agenda | the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and the other people involved in politics |
| political issue | an issue that comes up when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it |
| policymaking institutions | the branches of the government whose task it is to take action on political issues |
| public policy | every decision that the government takes that affects the people |
| policy impacts | the effect that policies have on people and society's problem |
| democracy | citizens' preference |
| majority rule | in a democracy, choosing among the alternatives requires that the majority's desire be respected |
| minority rule | a principle of democracy that guarantees the rights of those who are not part of the majority |
| representation | a principle of democracy that describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers |
| pluralism | many groups are involved n policymaking policy with no one group dominating so that public interest prevails |
| elitism | an upper-class holds the power and makes decisions regardless of the government |
| hyperpluralism | groups are so strong that the government gives in and is ultimately weakened |
| policy gridlock | nothing gets done because no side of a conflict is strong enough to form a majority based policy |
| political culture | overall set of values widely shared within a society |
| gross domestic product | the total value of all goods and services produced annually in a nation |
