AP Government Chapter 1

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Across
  1. 6. a condition that occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy, so nothing gets done
  2. 7. a theory of American democracy contending that an upper-class elite holds the power and makes policy, regardless of the formal governmental organization
  3. 11. the issues that atract the serious attention of public officials and other people involved in politics at a point in time
  4. 12. groups that have a narrow interest on which their members tend to take an uncompromising stance
  5. 13. the process of determining the leaders we select and the policies they pursue
  6. 14. a theory of American democracy emphasizing that the policymaking process is very open to the participation of all groups with shared interessts with no single group usually dominating; as a result, public interest generally prevails
  7. 15. a basic principle of traditional democratic theory that describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers
  8. 16. the institutions through which public policies are made for a society
  9. 17. a principle of traditional democratic theory that guaratees rights to those who do not belong to majorities
  10. 18. the process by which policy comes into being and evolves; peoples interests, problems, and concerns create issues for policymakers to resolve
  11. 19. an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it
  12. 20. a system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences
  13. 21. goods and services, such as clean air and clean water, that by their nature cannot be denied to anyone
Down
  1. 1. a choice that government makes in response to a political issue; a policy is a course of action atake with regard to some problem
  2. 2. an overall set of values widely shared within a society
  3. 3. the political channels through which peoples concernes become political issues on the policy agenda
  4. 4. the branches of government charged with taking action on political issues; congress, presidency, courts
  5. 5. a theory of American democracy contending that groups are so strong that government, which gives in to the many different groups, is thereby weakened
  6. 8. a fundamentalist principle of traditional democratic theory; in a democracy, choosing among alternatives requires that the majority's desire be respected
  7. 9. all the activities by which citizens attempt to influence the selection of political leaders and the policies they pursue, voting, contacting public officials, protest, civil disobedience
  8. 10. GDP, the sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a year in a nation
  9. 11. the effects a policy has on people and problems; analyzed to see how well a policy has met its goal and at what cost