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Policy Making System (People- Impact of the people (political…
Policy Making System
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People- Interests, problems concerns
single issue 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.
policy gridlock is A condition that occurs when no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy. The result is that nothing may get done.
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Policy- expenditures, taxes, laws, regulation. moderations
A choice that government makes in response to a political issue. A policy is a course of action taken with regard to some problem.
The government is made up of institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society.
The process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time. People's interests, problems, and concerns create political issues for government policymakers.
These issues shape policy, which in turn impacts people, generating more interests, problems, and concerns.
Democracy is a system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences.
Majority rule is a fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory. In a democracy, choosing among alternatives requires that the majority's desire be respected.
minority rule is 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.
Representation is A basic principle of traditional democratic theory that describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers.
Linkage Institutions- Parties, elections, media, interest groups
The political channels through which people's concerns become political issues on the policy agenda.
In the United States, linkage institutions include elections, political parties, interest groups, and the media.
Policymaking Institutions- Legislature, executive, courts, bureaucracy
The branches of government charged with taking action on political issues. The U.S. Constitution established three policymaking institutions- the Congress, the presidency, and the courts.
Today, the power of the bureaucracy is so great that most political scientists consider it a fourth policy making institution.
