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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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What do State Legislators do?

A
  • enact laws (introduce legislation)
  • consider constitutional amendments and gubernatorial appointments
  • approve budgets
  • serve constituents
  • oversee state agencies
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2
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Average legislator introduces _____ bills a year

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10-12 bills a year

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3
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Why do legislators introduce so many bills a year?

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  • introduce as favors
  • get a headline in the media
  • create issue awareness
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4
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What is a “constituent”

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A resident of a legislators district

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5
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“Sunset laws”

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Require for their legislators to reenact programs every few years or else see them go out of existence

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6
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Status of a state legislature

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  • “Upwardly mobile” - not the rich of the rich

- middle class

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7
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State legislators occupation

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Flexible job or retired

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State legislators education

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Well educated

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9
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Stare legislators age

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Typically older (56)

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10
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State legislators personal wealth

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More affluent than the public

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11
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State legislators amateurs

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Most have other jobs but more state legislators are becoming full time

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12
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African Americans in state legislators

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9%

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13
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Hispanic-American in state legislators

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3%

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14
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Women in state legislators

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24%

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15
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“Incumbency advantage”

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Those who choose to run for re-election are seldomly defeated (over 90% are successful)

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16
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Challengers rarely win over people running for re-election because…

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1) Visibility
2) Resources of office
3) Money
4) Professionalism and Careerism

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17
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“Logjams”

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  • most disorderly phase

- voting blindly on bills often resembling a train

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18
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A governor’s “Formal Power”

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Powers ANY governor has
Ex)
Appointments
Budget
Veto powers
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19
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Governor’s “informal powers”

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A governor’s personal strengths

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20
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Governor’s are expected to be….

5 things

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1) state’s chief administrator
2) chief legislator
3) leader of their party
4) ceremonial head of their government
5) chief negotiator

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21
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Governor’s age

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Young, look good for the media, age has been going down

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Governor’s race/ethnicity

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-Mostly white

23
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How many black governor’s

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3

24
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How many Hispanic governor’s

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7

25
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How many Asian Governor’s

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5

26
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Governor’s gender

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Mostly male

5 Female governor’s

27
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Governor’s political experience

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Usually have a lot

28
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Governor’s background

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Historically sons of families of great wealth

Most lawyers

29
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Lieutenant Governor

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Suzanne Crouch

The presiding officer of the state senate

30
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Attorney General

A

Curtis Hill

  • Usually elected
  • chief legal counsel
  • represent the state in any suits
31
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Treasurer

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Kelly Mitchell

  • elected to office
  • manage the money
32
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Comptroller

A

Don’t have one in Indiana

-Pre-audit

33
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Auditor

A

Tera Klutz

-Post-audit

34
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Secretary of State

A

Connie Lawson

  • usually elected
  • chief elections officer
35
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Competition

A

Usually strong

36
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Gubernatorial vote is when ….

A

Voters selecte their vote for government based on

  • personal leadership qualities
  • party affiliations
  • issues
  • negative voting (where you don’t like either)
37
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How much does small state campaign cost

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5-10 million aka A LOT

38
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Why do campaigns cost so much?

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Advertising, polling, precisely targeted direct mail AND population growth

39
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What powers do governor’s have?

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1) tenure power (term limits)
2) managerial power (executive orders)
3) appointment/removal powers
4) fiscal powers (budget)

40
Q

Bureaucracies are what branch?

A

Executive

41
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Bureaucracy is what?

A

Government regulations

42
Q

Bureaucracies must give practical meaning to the symbolic measures passed by politicians

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True

43
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Bureaucracies expand because…

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Government decision making is incremental (things grow over time aka “branch method”

44
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Early bureaucracy:

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The patronage system

45
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The patronage system:

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Old
Aka “spoils system”
Jobs were handed out by friends, family, political supporters

46
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Why switch from the old system to the new?

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Pendleton Act of 1883 - created the federal civil servic commission for selection based on merit

47
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Bureaucracy now:

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The merit system

48
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The merit system:

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Jobs are given based on:
Competence
Neutrality (not bias)
Protection from partisanship

49
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Representativeness

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Workforce reflection the social characteristics of the citizens they serve
-reflects the values and interests of the people

50
Q

All of the following actions are advantages of federalism except:

A

A decrease in electoral competition

51
Q

_________ usually do not endorse in the primary elections

A

Political parties

52
Q

Which of the following is not an element found in state constitutions?

A

Detailed limitations of the rights of citizens

53
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All of the following are effective ways to measure party competitiveness except

A

How long the party has existed in the state

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