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Are issues that attract the serious attention of public officials.
Policy Agenda
Is the institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society.
Government
A choice that government makes in response to a political issue
Public Policy
Who is the District 7 Representative in the US HOR for MN?
MF
In Olympic competitions, what is the height of a diving board?
10 Meters
A theory of government and politics contending that groups are so strong that government is weakened.
Hyperpluralism
A theory of government and politics contending that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule, regardless of the formal niceties of governmental organization
Elite and Class Theory
The process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time
Policymaking system
What MN, US Senator was elected in 2006?
AK
Dover is the capital of which US state?
Delaware
Is the process by which we select our governmental leaders and what policies they produce—politics produces authoritative decisions about public issues.
Politics
Are the political channels through which people’s concerns become political issues on the policy agenda.
Linkage Institutions
Are the branches of government charged with taking action on political issues.
Policy Making Institutions
Who is the governor of MN?
TW
How many balls are on a pool table at the start of a game?
16
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
Mike Johnson
An overall set of values widely shared within a society.
Political Culture
An overall set of values widely shared within a society.
Political Culture
What MN, US Senator was elected in 2018
TS
How many syllables are there in Japanese haiku?
17
Is a system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public’s preferences.
Democracy
A theory of government and policies emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies
Pluralist Theory
Who is the current Senate Majority Leader?
John Thune
Who is one of the Republican Nominees for Governor in MN, that has lost previously to Tim Walz?
SJ
What movie featured the fictional band "The Soggy Bottom Boys"?
O Brother, Where Art Thou?