Key Concepts of Government

A form of government, a system of selecting policymakers, and a way of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences.

A form of government in which one person controls all aspects of governing, the general population has little or no political participation, and their rights are restricted.

System or process that depends on the voice of the people (and not representatives) to make public policy decisions.

<p>A theory of government and politics contending that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A theory of government and politics contending that groups are so strong that government is weakened.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system, also called 'representative democracy,' in which the people elect representatives to run the government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The channels or access points through which issues and people's policy preferences get on the government’s policy agenda.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Form of government in which one person has control, claiming power comes from 'divine rights' passed from one generation to the next.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Form of government in which power is shared among an exclusive group, and people have few rights and limited participation in government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups for preferred policies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The list of subjects or problems to which government officials and people closely associated with them are paying serious attention.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which political problems are communicated by the voters and acted upon by government policymakers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process through which an individual acquires his or her political orientations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A choice that government makes in response to a political issue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A form of government in which the monarch is more of a figurehead than a dictator.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A form of government that derives its power from the people, where representatives are accountable to the governed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A theory about how a democratic government makes its decisions, emphasizing equality in voting and effective participation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Influential writing by Thomas Hobbes describing his theory that government is necessary to give people peace and security.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Document presented to King John of England at Runnymede that outlined restrictions to his power and granted certain rights to the barons.</p> Signup and view all the answers