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1 INTRO TO AP GOV’T Government
National level: executive, legislative, judicial All gov’ts National defense Public goods Collect taxes Linkage Institutions Public Policy Policy and law are not the same thing

2 TYPE OF POLICY Congressional Statute Law passed by Congress
Social Security Act Presidential Action Executive Action Sending troops abroad Court decision Opinion by Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education Bureaucratic action Law enforced by bureaucracy Sending immigrants back home

3 POLITICS: WHO, WHAT, HOW Greek word “polis” Harold Laswell
Conflict & resolution Compromise Relationship between individuals and groups

4 DEMOCRACY Federalist: Republic Different types of democracy Direct Representative

5 THEORIES OF REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
Who governs & who holds power Pluralist view Robert Dahl Elitism Thomas R Dye(Who’s Running Amer.) C. Wright Mills(The Power Elite) Hyper-Pluralism Bureaucratic theory: Max Weber

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