POLSC-121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Elitism, Alliance For Direct Democracy In Europe, Theory-Theory
19 May 2019
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Policy and ideology: outline the steps in the policy making process and identify the actors at each stage, classify the major ideologies in define major ideologies in america and locate them the larger. Theorize who really makes policy in modern america political spectrum: reflect on one"s personal beliefs and the factors that have contributed to developing those beliefs. Vocabulary: public policy, pluralism, elitism, political socialization, political ideology, liberal, conservative. Several overlapping and repeating steps; academic distinction: problem recognition categorizing an issue as public problem, public problem is one that the government should address/remedy, factors affecting problem recognition include Political beliefs about the proper role of government. Activity: identify who is involved in each policy making step. President; president"s campaign, e. g. in news we see president xx see this as a problem. Congress; they always say something this is a problem we need to address, that"s why they draft bills. Executive branch and legislative brand are definitely involved.
