| A | B |
|---|
| Blue Dog Democrat | Someone who is a member of the democratic party but is relatively conservative; Opposed to government spending that increases government debt; come from rural and suburban areas (south) that used to be dominated by republicans |
| Pluralism | The power of Organized groups |
| Federalism | the division of power between the national government and the state government |
| Rino | Republicans who are not sufficiently conservative; Might be pre-choice, pro-immigration, pro-gay |
| Individualism | The idea that people should take initiative, be self-sufficient, and accumulate the material advantages necessary for their well being |
| Capitalism | An economic system based on the idea that government should interfere with economic transactions as little as possible. Free enterprise and self reliance are the collective and individual principles that underpin capitalism |
| Communism | An economic system in which government owns most or all major industries and also takes responsibility for overall management of the economy |
| Constitutionalism | The idea that their are definable limits on the rightful power of a government over its citizens |
