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| An institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies. |
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| What is the primary job of government ? |
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| All those things government decides to do |
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| In most nations of the world all public policy decisions are made in one place; the national government. |
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| A nation that makes all public policy in one central place has a |
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| All public policy decisions are made into two places. |
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| What governments exist in Federalism? |
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| National and State Governments |
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| Examples of Federalism in the USA |
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- 1 national government
- Washington DC
- President
- Congress
- 50 state gov
- 50 state capitals
- Governors
- Legislatures
- State Courts
- Federal Courts
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| Nme 5 Miami-Dade Cunty cities |
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| Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, South Miami, Homestead, Hialeah, Key Biscayne, Pinecrest, Doral, Sweetwater, Sunny Isles Beach. |
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| Public Policy by USA decided by National Govern |
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| National security, social security, copyright, interest rates |
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| Public Policy decided by State Government |
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Public Ed
Licenses
Gambling
Most Crimes |
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| Public Policies decided by County and Cities |
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Fire/Police Department
Public Transportation
Zoning (Residential Commercial) |
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| What is the dominant unit of political science? |
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| Characteristics of a State |
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| Population, Territory, Government, Sovereignty |
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The authority of a state to act without consulting another state.
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The force Theory
The Evolutionary Theory
The Divine Rights Theory
The Social Contract Theory |
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| Social Contract Theory written by |
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John Locke (England)
Thomas Hobbes (England)
Jean Rousseau (France) |
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| Why did we go from state of nature --> gov? |
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Nature without gov is dangerous
Natural=danger. |
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| "Life could be nasty and short" |
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| The people are protected and served the state gets to be created |
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| If the state does things that the people did not give it the power to do, then |
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| the state has broken the contract. The people then revolt and start a new contract |
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- used powers against the american colonists that violated the people
- The new thinking is that sovereignty resides with the people, not the king.
- Therefore the american colonist declared their independence. |
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| When was the declaration of independence was written? |
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| How can a contract be broken? |
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| If the state takes powers the people or the constitution never intended the gov to have then the contract is broken. The people should revolt. |
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| The principal author of the social contract Theory |
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| Thomas Jefferson's influence |
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| Democracy (many can participate) |
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Direct Dem - The people
Authoritarian
Totalitarian |
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| Democracy originated where? |
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| What does the word democracy mean? |
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Demos: People
Cratos: Rule |
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| What does the democracy mean? (State?) |
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| For the people, of the people, by the people? |
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| US Constitution Article 4 Sec 4 |
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| Must be Republic Form of Gov |
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| A process by which a legislative proposal is referred to the voters for final approval |
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A system of government in which sovereignty resides with the government
- Oldest and most common form of government |
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| Authoritarian Dictatorship |
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| a form a gov that holds complete control of all political life in a state |
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| Totalitarian Dictatorship |
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| A form of gov holds complete control of all life |
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Lenin-> Auth
Hitler-> Tot
Mao Zedong-> China-> Tot
Fidel -> Tot
Sudan Hussein -> Auth |
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