The Policy Making Process agenda building --identifying a problem and getting it on the agenda policy formulation -the debate that occurs between government officials, and between the public in the media, and in campaigns

The Common Law Tradition common law-judge made law that originated in England and was derived from prevailing customs precedent-a court ruling bearing on subsequent legal decisions in similar cases - emanates from stare decisis, or standing on decided cases

The Nature of Bureaucracy a large organization that is structured hierarchically to carry out specific functions private bureaucracies exist within organizations like corporations has a single set of leaders public bureaucracies exist within organizations like

The Many roles of the President chief of state-the role of the president as the ceremonial head of government chief executive-- the role of the president as the head of the executive branch of the government commander in chief of the armed forces-- the role of the president as the supreme commander of military forces of the U.S

What is politics? The struggle or process that people engage in to decide which members of society get certain benefits or privileges and which members of society are excluded from benefits or privileges

第一节“一纲四目”与“长期利用”设想

思想政治工作和文化建设的战略地位及目标 社会主义文化建设的基本内容 加强社会主义文化建设的指导方针

第一节 思想政治工作和文化建设的战略地位及目标

毛泽东:“我们的目标,是想造成一个又有 集中又有民主,又有纪律又有自由,又有统一意志、又 有个人心情舒畅、生动活泼,那样一种政治局面,以利 于社会主义革命和社会主义建设,较易于克服困难,较 快地建设我国的现代工业和现代农业,党和国家较为巩 固,较为能够经受风险

第一节社会主义民主政治建设 一、没有民主就没有社会主义