Unit 1
Government is kept under control by law, checks and balances, separation of powers.
What is Limited Government
The process by which you develop political beliefs.
What is Political socialization?
Nongovernmental groups that exert influence on political decision making.
What are interest groups?
Voting patterns based on generations.
What are Generational effects?
The Senate's power to suggest appointees and formally approve all presidential appointments.
What is advice and consent?
The variety of physical, social, and psychological changes that people go through as they age.
What are Lifestyle effects?
Federal government requires states to comply with a federal directive, sometimes with the reward of funds and sometimes without.
What are mandates?
A major political event that influenced the political ideology of the Older Generation.
What is the Great Depression?
The formal way that Congress can propose amendments to the Constitution
What is a 2/3 vote from Congress (House and Senate)?
An "invisible hand" guided by the interactions of producers and consumers, would regulate the economy over time.
What is Free Enterprise