POL 102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: First Continental Congress, Cooperative Federalism, Moral Authority
9 Aug 2018
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A government in which citizens rule indirectly and make governmental decisions through their elected representatives. People can influence government through the many interest groups that spring up to champion their voices. Power actually rests in the hands of small number of wealthy and powerful individuals. Real control lies with the men and women who carry out the day to day operations of modern government; they establish policy. Emphasizes the power citizens can wield when they organize and rise up in protest. The principle that each branch of government has the authority to block the other branches; system makes passing legislation much more difficult. An approach to political behavior that views individuals as rational, decisive actors who know their political interests and seek to act on them. A government program or service provided through the joint efforts of private sector actors. Though very large and diverse, millennials tend to share certain characteristics including political outlook.
