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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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What is Ryan rushing running for

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Beavercreek council member

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2
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Why is Ryan rushing running for local office

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Local office is close to home, affected people the most, is where change starts and you can make a real difference

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What is a farm team

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When you start in local office and are recruited to the state level and work your way up the chain

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What are the two most important traits in a leader according to Ryan rushing

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Honesty and accessibility

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According to Ryan rushing what issue is the biggest local issues

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Unfounded mandates where higher governments force local governments to do something but don’t provide the funds

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What is the current policy on the authorization to use military force

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Old- only congress could declare war
Now- limited authority granted to the president to send troops into certain places because we need troops sooner

  • question now: does the president have to seek permission to drop a nuke as a first strike
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Why does rob Portman support the tax bill even if it increased the deficit

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In the long term it will generate more revenue and decrease the deficit. Will be more investing and job creating to get the economy moving

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What does rob Portman think about senators being out of touch

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It not true because he won the primary and general election and they know their grass roots

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What did Elizabeth warren say about the consumer finance protection burea

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Sad to see Richard Cordrey go because he did a good job protecting the American people and it will be a test to trump to standing up to wallstreet by putting somebody with a good track record and not just a buddy in the position

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10
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What did Elizabeth warren say went wrong at the DNC

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The nomination was rigged by the party against Bernie sanders

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Who did Elizabeth warren define as the democratic leader

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Grass roots

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What did Elizabeth warren say made them Democratic Party the better party

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Trump turned his back on those who voted for him, talk is cheap, republicans are disconnected and have people in power who are disconnected

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How did Elizabeth warren say the Democratic Party is divided and what holds it together

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Divided by the progressive left and moderate

Held together by people who aren’t involved in politics and are getting involved at the grass roots

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Why did John McCain say the U.S. Was more divided during the Vietnam war

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Talking about body bags and now we are just talking about policy

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What would John McCain say to trump

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Stop tweeting and attacking democrats

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What are John mccains thoughts on the press and keeping it free

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Without free press a pillar of democracy is destroyed

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Who was the most successful third party candidate

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Ross Perot 1992

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What are majority minority districts

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A district where the majority of people are a part of a minority groups

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What position is Roy Moore running for

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Alabama senator seat

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What does trump call the house of representative version of the tax bill

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Cut, cut, cut bill

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21
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How many brackets does the nous tax bill have

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4 brackets

22
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What idea to republicans support when I comes to taxes

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Trickled down economics

Tax cuts to the rich and companies so it trickles down to the poor

23
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What do democrats believe about economics

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Trickle up economics

Give money and cuts to the poor and they I’ll put more into the economy

24
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What does the tax bill make cuts and who does it hurt

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Cut student loan deductions and medical deductions

Hurts young people and old people

25
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Why do politicians not care about young people

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They don’t vote so they don’t matter

26
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What does the tax bill eliminate

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The minimum tax and the death and estate tax

27
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What tax deduction is many Americans most valuable deduction, what is the cap and effect

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Mortgage interest deduction
Cap at $500,000
Deters the housing market from building affordable houses

28
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Who is the republican chair?

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Rona Romney McDaniel

29
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Who is the democratic chair

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Tom Perez

30
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What is the purpose of political parties

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Elect candidate
Educate/propagandize the masses
Run the government

31
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What difficulties do third party’s have

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No money
Candidates are already so polarized why need a third side of the issue
Media and press pay no attention to the, can’t get their message out

32
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What is a conference committee

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Committee who works out compromises between senate and house bills and creates one singular bill that will go back through the house and senate

33
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What strategy is used by the republican national part for helping candidates

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Service part path

Provide services like pill steps and managers to candidates around the nation

34
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What strategy is used by the democratic national part for helping candidates

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Procedural reform Plath
Reformed the way democrats puck candidates
-but developed their own service path approach

35
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What is the DLC

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Democratic leadership council
1985 council founded to stop the Democratic Party from turning progressive, moderated party stances to be more competitive in national elections
-Bill Clinton and Al Gore both led it

36
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Who do democrats try to get to vote

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Inner city, poor, minorities

37
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Who de republicans try to get to vote

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Rural, wealthy, white people

38
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What do local parties do

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Hire pollsters to help candidates
Buy support services to help candidates
Registration drives
Canvassing
Election Day get out to vote efforts
39
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What do state organizations do

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Elect the right person for governor
- governors are more likely to be elected president

Control apportionment boards

Get other state officials and legislation elected

Raise some money but get most funding from national government

40
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Who is targeted in get out to vote efforts

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Higher educated people
Party base
Not young people
Socially connected people
String partisanship
41
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What percentage of the public did Darnell say identifies as independents

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39%

42
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How does Darnell say independents helps polarization.

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By being dependent on every issue it forces candidates to moderate their stances and work towards compromise and will put more moderate candidates in office

43
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According to Chris and josh how do voters choose candidates

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Choose from the lesser of two evils

-who do I agree with the most and dislike the least

44
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What perspectives do independents have to offer according to josh and Chris

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I depends have a different option on every issue so the pool for political opinions widens and the landscape spreads

45
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According to Eric and Evan what are the core priorities of the republican part

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Small national governments
Strong military best protects the U.S.
Simplified tax code

46
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According to Eric and Evan who was a model republican president

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Ronald Reagan

47
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According to eric and Evan why are republicans the way to follow in the future

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The party that puts American people first so they can live fulfilling lives

48
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What did Amber and tanner say about abortion

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Late term abortions should be up to parents not fought in court
Late term abortion extended to viable fetus quality
Abortion rate is the highest of all industrialized nation
Parents shouldn’t make abortion decisions for minors
Regulating abortion can cause domestic violence
Abortion rates drop as sex Ed increases

49
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What did Christine and Courtney say about climate change

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U.S. Left Paris agreement to limit global climate change
- but dem states stayed committed
Should have tax breaks for companies that use renewable resources
Prominent features: California droughts, hurricane Harvey in Texas, Ohio hot winter weather
Puerto Rico hurricane and flash floods
Montana glacier melting

50
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What do national parties do

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Elect candidates
Educate and propagandize the masses
Run the government

51
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What does the Republican Party stand for

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Distrust the govt and believe in the private sector
Local control of education
Deterrence defense- military as sacred budget

52
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What do democrats stand for

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Trust the govt- necessary to deliver social services
Constitutional govt should enforce civil rights not the private sector
-uniform civil rights
Government should stay out of private lives

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