AP GOV Unit 1 Chapter CONCEPT FRAME DEFINITON

principles

Ideals, beliefs, values, and foundations that determine how we behave and how we manage that behavior.

processes

Steps and/or instructions applied to reach a goal, express an idea, or build an institution.

policies

Laws, rights, and rules administered and managed to uphold the principles and processes, regulate behaviors and maintain the functions of institutions.

behaviors

How humans respond to stimuli, both internal and external, determines how they will act. These actions are also influenced by principles.

institutions

The houses of goods and services provided by authorities, or from those who have power.

government

institutions that make public policy decisions for the people

collective goods

everyone benefits, no one can be excluded from the goods.

political participation

ways people get involved in politics, influence the selection of politicians and their policies they would pursue.

single issue groups

groups who support a candidate due to position on a specific issue, and don't regard the other issues,

policymaking system

the process  by  which policy comes into being and evolved over time

linkage institutions

is the way people get their interests or concerns transmitted to government policy makers to get on policy agenda

policy agenda

The issues that the officials/other

people involved in politics tend to look

closer and try to solve.

policymaking institutions

branches of government established in constitution to take action or make policies for political issues

public policy

choices or rule the government makes in response to political issues.

policy impacts

result of a policy on citizens lives

democracy

a system of selecting officals and organizing government so that policy and the way government is ruling reflects citizens' preferences.

majority rules

policies should reflect the will of over half the voters.

minority rights

guarantees rights to those who do not belong to the majority.

representation

that the desires of the people should be replicated in government through the choices of elected officials.

pluralism

diverse,competing interest groups can and should coexist and participate equally in the policymaking

elitism

policy making institutions influenced by an upper-class elite and pulls the strings of government.

hyperpluralism

when there are too many strong groups, the government becomes weak and cannot make effective policies

policy gridlock

groups block each other from achieving goals

political culture

the shared values of Americans

gross domestic product (GDP)

 the total cost of goods and services annually by the United States.

Politics

First definition: Who gets what when and how.”

Second Definition: a process 2nd and produces authority decision power given to them by citizens to establish public policy in the interest of the people.