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How can the Feds Boost the economy

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by lowering the target rate/ lower interest more buyers

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Judicial Activisim

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exercise of the power of judicial review to set aside gov acts

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Judicial Restraint

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refusal to exercise judicial review in difference to the process of ordinary politics

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Rule of Law

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used to protect fundamental rights; including security of persons property and certain core human rights

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Purposed of the Fed

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conducting national monetary policy, supervising & regulating banks, maintaining financial stability & providing banking services

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vice president

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presidents rep in congress

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inherent powers

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powers necessary for a branch of government to get its job done

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implied powers

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political powers granted to the United States government that aren’t explicitly stated in the Constitution

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vetoes

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congress can override in 2/3 vote

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Filibuster

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prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question

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House ways and means committee

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jurisdiction over all taxation, tariffs, and other revenue-raising measures, as well as a number of other programs including: Social Security. Unemployment insurance

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Senate appropriations committee

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writes the legislation that allocates federal funds to the numerous government agencies, departments, and organizations on an annual basis

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House Rules Committee

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sets the time limit on debate and determines whether and how a bill may be amended

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iron triangle

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congressional committees
bureaucracy
interest groups

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lobbying

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The process by which interest group members or lobbyists attempt to influence public policy through contacts with public officials (butt kissing)

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Free-rider problem

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not paying for goods they still have access to but rely on other to provide

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Interest groups

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share the same views

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Cloture

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procedure for ending a vote

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Pluralism

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system in which two or more states, groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist

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Hyper-pluralisim

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when a large number of different groups or factions become so politically influential, the government is unable to function properly

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Elite Theory

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a small group of powerful people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a society

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Spoiler role of 3rd party candidate

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vote splitting between candidates or ballot questions who often have similar ideologies

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1965 Voting rights act

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It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War (lit. tests)

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Why do most people not vote

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the perception that one’s vote won’t make any difference

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Liberal Supports

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  • civil liberty
  • equality with support for social justice
  • a regulated market economy
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Conservative supports

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  • organized religion
  • parliamentary government
  • property rights
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Gerrymandering

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manipulate the boundaries in political favor

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redistricting

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Each state draws new legislative district boundaries every ten years

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reapportionment

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dividing house 430 seats among 50 states

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racial gerrymandering

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redistricting with racial influence

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Gideon V Wainwright

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the Constitution requires the states to provide defense attorneys to criminal defendants charged with serious offenses who cannot afford lawyers themselves

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Lemon V Kurtzman

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the Supreme Court held that the government cannot give money directly to religious schools

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10th Amendment

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federal government only has the powers that are listed in the Constitution

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Obergefell V Hodges

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the Fourteenth Amendment requires all states to grant same-sex marriages

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Sep of powers

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checks and balances, each is granted a certain amount of power and none is more powerful than the other

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Checks and Balances

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Each branch is given a certain amount of power

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Federalisim

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government has a lot of power, states have very litte

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Fiscal Federallisiim

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how federal, state, and local governments share funding and administrative responsibilities within our federal system

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Dual Federalism

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any system of federalism, any federal system that is divided between two areas of authority and power

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cooperative federalism

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marble-cake federalism, is defined as a flexible relationship between the federal and state governments

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republic

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supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives”

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Democracy

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power to the people

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public opinion

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Public opinion is the collective opinion on a specific topic or voting intention relevant to a society

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necessary proper clause

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the U.S. Constitution that empowers the Congress to make all laws necessary for executing its other powers and those of the federal government as a whole

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scientific method of polling

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accurately reflect and describe public opinion

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exit polling

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poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations

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straw polling

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unofficial vote

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weakness of articles of the confederation

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Congress had not have the power to tax

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virginia plan

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a proposal for a new form of government and called for the number of votes each state received in Congress to be based on population

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new jersey plan

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Plan called for each state to have one vote in Congress

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Connecticut plan

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the states with equal representation in the Senate

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who was directly elected after the constitution was ratified

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states senators

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electoral college

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official 538 Presidential electors who come together every four years during the presidential election to give their official votes

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winner take all system

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when a candidate who gets the most votes wins all of a state’s electoral votes

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electoral vote

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a vote cast by a member of the electoral college

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popular vote

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peoples vote

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why was the bill of rights added to the constitution

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to ensure ratification// got federalist votes for the constitution

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federalist

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people who supported federalism// though national gov would be too strong

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anti federalist

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opposed of constitution

60
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speaker or the house

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hold most power in the house of rep/ keeps orders and grants permission

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