TAMU POLS 206 Exam #1 Study Guide
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Government - Answer✔The institutions through which public policies are made for a society
Politics - Answer✔The process determining the leaders we select and the policies they pursue
Policymaking system - Answer✔How policy comes to being evolved
Consists of peoples interests, problems and concerns
Policy agenda - Answer✔The issues that attract the serious attention of public officials
Public Policy - Answer✔A choice that government makes in response to a political issue
Dahl's principles of traditional democratic theory - Answer✔1. Equality in voting
2. Effective Participation
3. Enlightened understanding
4. Citizen control of the agenda
5. Inclusion
Equality in voting - Answer✔One vote per person
Effective participation - Answer✔Districts must be represented equally
Try and have equal race in districts
Enlightened understanding - Answer✔Must have freedom of speech and press
Citizen control of the agenda - Answer✔Ability to get involved and have control over issues
Inclusion - Answer✔The path to citizenship should be open to all
Philosophy of John Locke - Answer✔Natural rights - life, liberty and property
Three theories of contemporary American Democracy - Answer✔1. Pluralism
2. Elitism
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