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| national, state and local governments working together to solve common problems instead of making a bunch of policies seperating them |
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Vetoing a specific line of a bill:
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-only governers can line-item veto dependiong on state constitution |
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-takes 2/3rd to regect a veto
- Primary tool used to influence congress |
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| Incumbent advantage; when incumbents send free mail to get you to vote for them |
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| When do people mainly vote? |
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| How does the media get involved with the elections? |
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| Soundbites and horse races- breif and short |
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| Canditates from the minor party run to get to the general election inorder to become president |
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When president dorsnt sigh a bill in 10 day ,and Congress adjourns within thoughs 10 day, it becomes a bill.
Congress attaches riders to the bills to get them passed.
Only Goveners can. |
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| Which clause gave states the right to determine voting procedures? |
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| Reserve Power clause of 10th amendment |
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| gave slaves the right to vote |
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| allowed eliable votes to elect senators directly |
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| made illegal for the states to discriminatie against woman or men in establishing voter qualifications |
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| outlawed poll tax as a requirement for voting |
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| let 18 years olds to vote in state and federal elections |
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| Voting Rights Act of 1957, 1960, 1965 |
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| increased opportunities for minorities to register and allowed the attorney general to prevent state interference in the voting process |
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| established the obe man, one vote principle |
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| factor that determaines voting behavior; process we have come to party identifactation |
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| Revenue bills bills originate in what body? |
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| Voter Patterns are determined by.... |
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-age
-ethnicity
-gender
-socioeconomic make up
-place of residence and shifting population movement |
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| Socilogical factiors of voting are? |
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income, occupation , education, sex and age, religion and ethnic backround,
region of the country where you live,
family make up |
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| Psychological factiors of voting are? |
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-party affliation and identification
-perception of candidates policies and or image
-the feeling that your vote will make a statement |
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| Lower income backers and laborers tend to vote.... |
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| Upper income who are business and professional white-collor workers tend to vote.... |
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| Younger voters tend to vote... |
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| Voter turn out for youth... |
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| northern Protestants vote |
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| what is the best predictor of how someone will vote? |
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spilting who you vote for.
EX:voting for republican in congressional and democratic in presidental |
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| Factors why voter turn out is low? |
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| allowed to be registered to vote when getting drivers lisense |
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| When do most people vote? |
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| Primarys; pres is more important |
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| Elections where left to.. |
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| Critical Election/ Relining election |
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| vetos the excetive branch |
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| established the principle that the states could not tax the federal government |
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| money given to states for a specific purpose and application |
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| money given to states with a specific purpose but can decide where and how to spend the money |
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| Selective incorporation (incorporation doctorine) |
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| requireing states to do something but giving them money to do so. |
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| Divison of power between federal gov and state gov. |
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| Power for Dual Federalism; dual federalism earliest type of federalism when federal gov had delgated and states has reserved. |
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transferred the responsibility of welfare to states.
-elmiates the entitlement
-gave staes block grants to devolope their own programs and move people from welfare to work within 5 years |
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| Money given for a specific purpose but givent he decretion to decide how and where to use it. |
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| centralizes all the power |
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| decentralizes all the power |
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| given as a requirement to vote. Stopped blacks from voting |
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| Trust in Government over time is... |
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| Uncontrollable spending in federal budgets cause.. |
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| Trends of presidental election in 1980's... |
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| president trust went down because of scandals |
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| President making orders that has the AFFECT of law with out congressional approval |
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| President can send troops only after congress delcares war. Pres. has to notify congress with plans within 60 days. |
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| Very Activist and loose court |
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| Makes Taxing bills; Only in House of representatives |
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| What happens when no canidate earns the majority of the electoral collage? |
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| House of Representatives decide only. |
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| Closest to Pres. They are his personal staff. |
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| Who do voters directly elect? |
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Directly elect H of R
-senators
-local people(governers) |
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| breif given to the supreme court to try to get their case heard |
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| show there interests to convince senators to make bills benefiting their group. Best time is to when senators have no idea about topic. |
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| making decisions based on decisions of previous cases |
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| Only in House of Rep. In charge of making specific rules of each bill to be divided between house |
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| Need 4 judges to agree apon a ruling |
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| Reasons of low voter turn out are... |
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| registration, lack of penalties |
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| Public Financing of elections |
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| Pacs-Can only give up to 2000 dollars |
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| In charge of Department of Justice |
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| Minoritl party gets a candate to run against majority party in general elections. |
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| Party regulars meeting in small groups. Dicussing candidates decideing when to vote for them |
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| Furtherst away from pres. Only in interest of there own department |
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| Presidents highests rateings from the public. Most liked |
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| money given to states that can completely decide how, where, and what to spend the money on |
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how much funding is appropriated by the federal government to the states.
- categorial grants, block grants, revenue sharing |
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| requireing states to do something without giving them money to do so |
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| Staling time until congress goes out of session so bill ownt get to flor |
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| Conciquence of factions are... |
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| Consequence of elite class theroy |
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| elite in society would play a dominant role in the political process |
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| Provision of constitution that expanded the federal power over states... |
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| due process clause of 14th amendment |
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| should be brought in front of the court |
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| ability of the pres to protect personal material |
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