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Weekender #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| political culture | an overall set of values widely shared within a society; a distinctive and patterned way of thinking about how political and economic life ought to be carried out |
| linkage institutions | the political channels through which people’s concerns become political issues on the policy agenda. In the United States, these include elections, political parties, interest groups, and the media |
| factions | groups such as parties or interest groups, which according to James Madison arose from the unequal distribution of property or wealth and had the potential to cause instability in government |
| monetary policy | government manipulation of the supply of money in private hands—one of two important tools by which the government can attempt to steer the economy |
| descriptive representation | the idea that a group elects an individual to represent them who in their own characteristics mirror some of the more frequent experiences and outward manifestations of the group |
| Federalist 51 | Madison explains how constitutional provisions of separation of powers and checks and balances control abuses by majorities (both inside and outside of government) |
| 10th Amendment | designed to empower states by reserving to them powers not delegated to the federal government. States use this to reduce Congress's use of the ‘elastic clause’ to increase power over time |
| Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) | concerned the relationship between campaign finance and free speech. considered whether “money is speech”. held that the free speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent expenditures for political campaigns |
| New York Times Co. vs. United States (1971) | was the Nixon administration’s prior restraint of “classified material” a violation of the 1 Amendment’s freedom of press?bolstered the freedom of press guaranteed by the 1 Amendment by establishing a “heavy presumption against prior restraint" |
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