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what is stare decsis

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letting a court precedent stand

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explain the iron triangle

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committees in the House and Senate, federal departments and agencies (interest groups), and think tanks and interest groups all work together to develop and conserve their own power, and expand their political influence

Congress - bureaucracy -intrestgroups

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Candidate centered campaigns

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weakened parties because people were more focused on the candidate rather than the party

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social contract vs. popular sovereignty

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kenysian vs. suppy-side econmics

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K: increase gov spending
S: cut taxes to situmlate the economy

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horse race media coverage

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political journalism of elections that resembles coverage of horse races because of the focus on polling data, public perception instead of candidate policy, and almost exclusive reporting on candidate differences rather than similarities.

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roles of representation

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  • Trustee: votes based on prior knowledge/judgement, not always what their people want
  • Delegate: vote for what their people want, even if it goes against their better judgement
  • Politico: can act as both trustee and delegate, and they vote based off of varying factors
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how does a bill become a law

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  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Voted
  4. Sign
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how to poll accurately

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you must have a large random sample (abt 1500) with a sampling error. The poll should be reflective of the population

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how to amend the Constitution

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Proposed: 2/3 from both houses or 2/3 national convention
Ratified: 3/4 state legislators OR 3/4 state convention

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10 bill of rights

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types of voting behavior

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  • retrospective: voting based on how the candidate (incumbent) did in the past
  • rational choice: voting based the individual wants
  • party-line: voting solely based on party
  • prospective: based on how they think the candidate will do in the future
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due process

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types of grants

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  • Block grants: money given to the states to be spent broadly :)
  • unfunded mandate: mandate that states must follow without funding help >:(
  • Categorical grants: money made to be spent on a specific thing :/
  • Revenue sharing: basically free money; no strings attached :))
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oversight explained

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ability of congress to monitor, review, and supervise government agencies.

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advise and consent explained

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The role of the Senate to confirm presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts and international treaties

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Committees in congress

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  • Conference: comprises when the House and Senate passes different versions of a bill
  • standing: permeant committee
  • select: temporary committee, disbanded once job is done
  • joint : includes both people from House of Rep and Senate
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Pendleton Civil Service Act

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19
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Fed 10

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a large republic will help control factions because when more representatives are elected, there will be a greater number of opinions. Therefore, it is far less likely that there will be one majority oppressing the rest of the people.

Competition - large diverse republic

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Brutus 1

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an Antifederalist series of essays designed to encourage New Yorkers to reject the proposed Constitution

21
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Declaration of Independence

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  • breakup letter
  • “We hold these truths to be self-evident….”
22
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Articles of Confederation

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  • Confederation of states, with an extremely limited central government.
  • limitations placed upon the central government rendered it ineffective at governing the continually growing American states
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US Constitution

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The Constitution emerged from the debate about the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation as a blueprint for limited government.
* “we the people”

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Fed 51

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checks and balances

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Fed 70

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single, energetic executive

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Fed 78

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The design of the judicial branch protects the Supreme Court’s independence as a branch of government, and the emergence and use of judicial review remains a powerful judicial practice.

insulated, weakl

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Letter from a Birmingham Jail

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The Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause as well as other constitutional provisions have often been used to support the advancement of equality

It is up to the oppressed to take charge and demand equality (peace)

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third party districts

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  • people think their vote is wasted
  • single-member districts