NCSU PS201 Exam 1 (Ch 1-5), Top Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. VERIFIED.

NCSU PS201 Exam 1 (Ch 1-5), Top Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. VERIFIED. government - -the system for implementing decisions made through the political process factions - -groups of like-minded people who try to influence the government. american government is set up to avoid domination by any one of these groups Separation of Powers - -the division of government across the judicial, executive, and legislative branches checks and balances - -a system in which each branch of government has some power over the others federalism - -the division of power across the local, state, and national levels of government public goods - -Services or actions (such as protecting the environment) that, once provided to one person, become available to everyone. Government is typically needed to provide public goods because they will be under-provided by the free market. collective action problems - -Situations in which the members of a group would benefit by working together to produce some outcome, but each individual is better off refusing to cooperate and reaping benefits from those who do the work. free rider problem - -the incentive to benefit from others work without making a contribution, which leads individuals in a collective action situation to refuse to work together politics - -the process that determines what government does free market - -an economic system based on competition among businesses without government interference redistributive tax policies - -Politics, generally favored by Democratic politicians, that use taxation to attempt to create social equality (for example, higher taxation of the rich to provide programs for the poor). culture wars - -political conflict in the US between "red-state" Americans, who tend to have strong religious beliefs, and