The people’s checking power

People can check the power of government by 1)voting 2) people who feel very strongly about a certain issue can join together and form an “interest group”

The people in a neighborhood may get together because of a common complaint. They may try to put pressure on city leaders to change a city law.

Lobbying – putting pressure on government leaders

Лоббизм – форма давления на законодательный орган, правительство или полит.курс

Interest groups and lobbying form an important part of the political process.

Unions – are interest groups made up of workers.

Lobby – verb обрабатывать, пытаться воздействовать

Unions lobby for laws that favour workers. Businesses also belong to interest groups.

The free press also has the power to monitor the actions of any branches