C2.10 Make an Impact
Organization concerned with a particular issue. Gather people and resources to support public policies that help members.
Interest Group
Which represents an opinionated, one sided point of view?
Bias
What type of government gives the people power to make decisions?
Direct Democracy
system of government in which independent states have authority and the central (national) government has little/ no power
Confederal System
Powers held by both the state and national governments are called
Concurrent Power
What is the name for representatives in interest groups who contact officials directly?
Lobbyist
What type of propaganda makes you want to jump in and follow everyone else?
Bandwagon
What type of government gives power to a small group of wealthy people?
Oligarchy
System of government where almost all power is located in one place- the national (central) government.
The powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution such as printing money.
Enumerated,Delegated,Expressed Power
a group of people who raise money to give to candidates running for office
Political Action Committee (PAC)
What influencing technique spreads ideas with the purpose of helping or hurting a particular candidate?
Propaganda
What type of government has one person in complete control?
Autocracy
System of government where power is shared between a national/ central government and states.
Federal System
Powers that are not granted to the federal government that belong to the states and the people.
Reserved Power
A local television news reporter writes a report on a story about a congressman taking bribes. What is role does this reporter play in this scenario?
Watchdog
Newspaper Advertisement: A message that appeals to ordinary people, like you and me.
Plain Folks
Which form of government does the United States have? And Why?
Representative democracy because we elect people to represent us.
System of government in which power the legislative (lawmaking) branch has power.
Parliamentary
The power to tax is what kind of power?
Concurrent
You want to get a law passed on requiring gas detectors in all houses. What type of group would you most likely organize to help reach the goal?
Interest Group
A famous person (athlete/celebrity) endorses a new product.
testimonial
A form of government in which the government owns all means of production and economy.
Communism
What do we call the leader of Parliamentary System?
Prime Minister
The clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws
Supremacy Clause