POS EXAM 3

Policy that controls the overall levels of spending and taxation. The extent to which gov runs a deficit or surplus.

Economic idea or policy that says the gov should not interfer in the macroeconomy. Hands of or "let it be"

• AKA= Demand side or Demand stimulus
• Economic policy that beleives that in times of economic crisis the government should either borrow or tax to put money in hands of consumers who will spend and stimulate economy

• AKA= Supply stimulus
• Economic policy that belives that governement spending inhibits private spending
• Gov should create a favorable investment climate by cutting taxes and deregulating

• Deals with the total amount of money and credit in economy
• Printing money and setting interest rates for example

Fiscal policy of low interest rates in attempt to drive consumer spending

Fiscal policy of high interst rates in order to slw down economy and prevent inflation

• 8 members 7 govenors and 1 chairperson
• Govenors appointed to 14 year terms to insulate them from political pressure (most leave brfore the term is up)
• Chairperson Appointed to 4 year term but offset from president to avoid massive changes in policy

• Print Money
• Discount rate-what fed charges when banks borrow from them
• Reserve Requirement- percentage of deposits banks must have available
• Open Market operations-Fed purchases Gov debt

• Passed by the second contiental congress in 1777
• Ratified by enough states in 1781
• Creates a loose confederation of independent states with little central power

• Adopted to fix problems in articles of confederation
• The Conneticut compromise bridged difference between Virgina plan (favored populous states and a strong national legislature)
• New Jersey Plan (unicameral legislature with one delegate per state regardless of pop)

• The compromise that was arrived at because none of the framers really liked the idea of a direct national election
• Idea was that the state legislatures would control process

the idea that the functions of gov Executive, Legislative and Judical are broken up into seperate and independent parts of the government

• The ways in which the different branches of government can check each other for example
• President can veto legislature
• Judicary can excersize Judical review
• House can impeach and senate can try president

system in which govermental powers are divded between a central gov and smaller units such as states

loose association of states or territories in which very little or no power is lodged in central gov

system in which central gov has complete power over parts or states

• First Ten Amendments to Constitution
• Concern protection of basic liberties

• Luis Gutierrez
• Advocate for Labor rights and Immigrant rights
• Recent issue Income inequality

• the power of the supreme court to declare actions of the other branches and levels of gov unconstitutional
• First asserted by court in Marbury V Madison

• world made up of individuals driven by self interest to compete in markets in order to maximize wealth
• John Locke
• Adam Smith

• A focus on the family and traditional social order
• Patraiachy
• Edmund Burke

favor government regualtion of business and funding of social services

Favors less involvement og gov in business and society leaving more to pvt sector

• AKA as lifestyle Liberal
• Those who favor civil liberties, abortion rights and alternative lifestyles

• AKA lifestyle conservatives
• Support traditional social values
• Support law and order measures
• Oppose abortion and gays

Period in which one party repesents a set of ideas tha appeal to majority of country

Period in which neither parties ideas resonate with a majority

• 1932-1968
• Economoic growth and justice
• Keynesinism
• Anti-fascist and after war ant-communist
• Democrats, urban working class, trade unions, catholics, jews, blacks, solid south

• Economic growth and freedom; race; gender; sexuality, immigration, christianity; military strength
• Deregulation and defunding of goverment, supply side stimulus
• Republicans, white men, protestants,solid south, plains states and rural west, college educated, upper third of income, white fundamentalist christians

Districts represnted by one individual who only needs a majority of the vote to win

the people vote for parties those parties receive a share of legislators equal to share of vote.

• Requires responsible parties
• Voters pay attention and base desicions on canidates platforms and policies

parties cater to the median voter searching for exact middle of issues

Voter looks back over last four years and rewards or punishes politican for how well or not things have gone for that person

• "acting as though you are already free"
• Not about protest
• AKA= "prefigurative politics"

• Disruption
• Persuausion
• Negotiation
• Direct action

Boycotts and civil disobedience

• Persuade people in power and general public
• Expand the scope of conflict

• Put in in 1890's
• Makes it harder for working class
• Today 40% of electorate unregistered
• 2/3 below median income

Why would any one participate in movement when benefits will g to everyone whether they participate or not

• Proximity of movements goals to american values, asking for expansion of rights
• Movements capacity to win public attention and support
• movements ability to affect the political fortunes of elected leaders