Impoundment means that the president puts aside or refuses to spend the money congress has appropriated for a certain purpose. for example, in 1803, president jefferson refused to spend money set aside for new gunboats until a less-costly design could be built.

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

1• political and economic system greatly influenced by the ideas karl marx • factors of production owned by the government • production and distribution of goods controlled by central planners what form of government is described above? a. monarchy b. direct democracy c. communism d. oligarchy

3. describe a situation in which a government has a great deal of power but does not have political authority. then explain whether you think the rule of law would likely be respected under such a government.