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Final Review Flashcards

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Purpose of polls

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Measures the direction and intensity of public opinion

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Pros of polls

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1000 polls can yield a 95% reliability rating

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Cons of polls

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Cannot predict future behavior

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Gerrymandering

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Periodic redistricting of lines that can be manipulated to keep people in power.
Can be used to condense, crack, or spread voters across different areas.

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How do voters make decisions?

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Party loyalty, issues, candidates

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Virtual campaigning

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Using social media to campaign with videos, advertisements, and recommended videos

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The Electoral College

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Instituted in the first presidency

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Federal Election Campaign Act

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Established the FEC, the Federal Election Committee, who is in charge of overseeing all federal elections. Established public funding for presidential races, and created limits on contributions on individuals and corporations.

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Democratic Ideology

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SUPPORT govt involvement in economy to regulate the market
OPPOSE govt involvement in status quo
SUPPORT govt solutions for economic enviromental issues

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Conservative Ideology

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OPPOSE govt in economic activity
SUPPORT govt to maintain status quo
SUPPORT private sector solutions

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Political Party

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Concerned with influencing the govt.

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Political Action Committee

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Concerned with influencing elections.

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Interest groups

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Concerned with influencing policy.

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Goals of foreign policy

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Security, Economic Prosperity, and Humanitarian Policies

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Security

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Hostile states and non-state actors

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Terrorism

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use of violence against innocents by non-state actors to achieve political objectives
Used by the weak to overtake the strong

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Monroe Doctrine

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Attempts to colonize the North or South will be seen as aggression

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World Wars and foreign policy

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Technology shrinks the size of the oceans
Increases global interdependence
Made isolationism obsolete

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Deterrence

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Development and maintenance of military strength as a means to discourage attack. Cold War.

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Bush Doctrine

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Result of 9-11

US needs to take pre-emptive action on national security threats

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Economic prosperity

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Agreements between the US and other countries promote free trade are called “normal trade relations”

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Humanitarian intervention

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Often overlooked or seen as a secondary reason for involvemtn

Can take forms in environmental, human rights, peace keeping, or emergency / crisis response
Generally multilateral

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Instruments of foreign policy

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Diplomancy
Monetary Structure
economic aid and sanctions
collective security
military force
Arbitration
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Monetary policy

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Policy that directly deals with money, supply, availability, borrowing,e tc

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Fiscal policy

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everything that monetary is not.

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Brown v. Board of Ed

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Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson

Decided that it was unconstitutional to have schools segregated.

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Federalist 1

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Strong government is super important to protect everyone’s rights, and where the minority opinion will always be heard

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Federalist 84

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Bill of rights is not necessary and dangerous. Constitution has everything that people need

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Bill of Rights

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Defined a private sphere of personal liberty

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Civil Liberty

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Protections from improper government action

Interpretation helps the people

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Interpretation

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Freedom of Religion

Establishment
Nonpreferentialist
Wall of Separation

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Civil Rights

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Legal or moral claims that make citizens are entitled to make on the govt
Later arrived in the 14th amendment

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Outlawed discrimination against racial, ethnic, national, religious, minorities, women

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Establishment Clause

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The government cannot establish a national religion

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Nonpreferentialist

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Government cannot discriminate against any religion

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Dual Citizenship

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State and Federal, did not exist during the bill of rights

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Entitlement vs. Meritocracy

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Earning things based on your own personal skill vs. race and privilege

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Eberstadt Entitlement Beliefs

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Eberstadt believes that the country is suffering because of the current entitlement process and how it works for the so many Americans living with it. Eberstadt believes that the amount of people living on / with entitlements fluctuate depending the party in office.

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Galston Entitlement Beliefs

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Galston believes that social entitlement programs are beneficial for the country, especially for those who are aging. The programs cushion the current society. He also mentions that Eberstadt dramatizes his view and the current problem according to the economy is not as bad as its thought to be.

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