Exam 2 Extras Flashcards
Superdelegates
(only for democrats, only involved in DNC. Only vote in ties, party officials)
Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission (2010)
(Supreme Court case for money to flow into politics/Super PACS. Political campaigns from companies are free speech)
California Democratic Party vs. Jones (2000)
(Blanket primaries are unconstitutional violate 1st amendment and freedom of association)
Competition in state legislatures
How many in state trifecta and what is it
(40% time, state seats are run unopposed; party trifectas - 39)
trifecta - all three same party
Primary roles of being governor
(chief legislature - lot of sway over public opinion, head of state agency/bureaucracy [appoints others], chief spokesperson for state, party chief in state - highest elected state official)
How are grand juries conducted?
(prosecutor, jury, witnesses, no defendant, no judge)
“Should parties have more say in picking presidential candidates?”
(Democratic party created minimum requirements to get on televised debates
“Socialist candidates find success in large cities”
(Go as local as possible like city council if you are in extreme)
How many states allow
filibusters in their state
legislature?
(13 states)
“What congress can learn from state legislatures”
(½ states have severe restrictions when legislators can receive financial donations)
How many state legislatures are part-time?
(4)
“Governor is the only office that still prompts split-ticket voting”
(Most other positions are mono-party. This is because the governor’s nature of the job is different. Very practical, less ideological. Second reason is timing/off-election/midterm. Governor’s have better recognition outside party)
“Some legislators move to strip power from governors”
(About Wisconsin. State legislator who preemptively took power away from governor in lame-duck session.
How many states require only a simple majority to override a veto?
(6)
“Recent governors have been shut out of presidential politics”
(Used to have to be a governor in the past. Nowadays governors struggle to win since most governors now don’t have experience to deal with foreign policy. More people now are more sympathetic to outsiders in politics, governors are mega-insiders)
