The power to review and cancel laws or acts of government is determined to be unconstitutional.
What is Judicial review?
the model used to describe a conceptual alliance between Congress, the bureaucracy, and interest groups to promote a common goal
What is the iron triangle?
represent the very specific interests of their members by lobbying for issues their members are concerned with.
what are interest groups
a political party whose members lean more toward liberal ideology
what is a democrat?
requests to a higher court to consider the decision of a lower court
what is Certiorari petitions?
a group of people with shared goals who work together to influence public policy
What are interest groups?
concerned with a broad range of issues that affect the public at large.
WHat are public interest groups?
a political party whose members lean more toward conservative ideology
what is the republican party?
What is Marbury v Madison?
a method of hiring in which bureaucrats are hired based on competence and political neutrality
What is the merit system?
advocate in Congress for local and state governments.
what are government interest groups
Federal Reserve actions to monitor and adjust the amount of money in the economy to keep it stable
What is Monetary policy?
discusses the power of judicial review. It argues that the federal courts have the job of determining whether acts of Congress are constitutional and what must be done if the government is faced with the things that are done on the contrary of the Constitution.
what is federalist no. 78?
legislation that makes government documents and information about department and agency actions available to the public
what are the Sunshine laws?
advocate for issues like social welfare, immigration policy, affirmative action, gender issues, legal discrimination, and lack of equal opportunity.
what are civil rights, interest groups?
- established to improve opportunities for African Americans.
- businesses that received federal funds were prohibited from using criteria that discriminated against African Americans when hiring.
what is affirmative action?
- court decisions that go beyond literal interpretations of the Constitution or a statute to consider broader societal implications
- court decisions that adhere to literal interpretations of the meaning of the Constitution
what are Judicial activism and judicial restraint?
What is the iron triangle?
form to advocate for or against a single-issue position.
what are Single-issue interest groups?
was a series of programs created to help Americans after the Great Depression.
what was the New Deal?