midterm 2 (class notes)

Question 1

when ended the Era of dual federalism

Answer 1

the

16th- income tax

17th- senators elections

18th- prohibition

the states lost powers, central gov. gained them.

Question 2

Assertive govt.

Answer 2

example. New Deal programs
- social security

Expanded the supreme court (packing plan)

Question 3

Wikard V. Filburn affects commerce because

Answer 3

he is not buying it from someone else

he grew alot og grain when you were not supposed to make that much, even though he wasn’t selling it, he could have been buying it from someone else. so he had to stop growing more than allowed.

Question 4

Brown V. Board

Answer 4

repeals plesy V. fergeson (seperate but equal)

Question 5

what are the two types of fiscal fed. funds

Answer 5

1) block (this grant is for eduction)
2) categorical (specific prjoect, like glasses)

Question 6

devolution

Answer 6

returning power to the state (president nixon)

Question 7

Dillon’s rule is

Answer 7

a rule that limits power of the local gov. to those expressely granted by the state.

Question 8

what is a charter city

Answer 8

a city with a governing system defined by the local gov.

Question 9

second order devolution

Answer 9

from state to local gov.

(state returns power to local)

Question 10

mandate reimbersment law

Answer 10

if the state gov says “ we passed this law that every kid has to use a purple pencile on wednesday, but we won’t supply thm, so you the local gov have to supply them.”

the state will give them the money later

Question 11

political culture

Answer 11

what we value as a country, it could be freedom, equality.

Question 12

how is public opinion measured

Answer 12

by polls

Question 13

what kind of polls do we have

Answer 13

• tracking polls (everyday)
• exit polls (as you leave an election)

exit polls is prefered because it explains why people voted.

Question 14

influence of public opinion on policy

Answer 14

temporary concers (gun control) VS. long lasting opinion

Question 15

attention cycle

Answer 15

crisis stage - when politicians want pucplics attention on an issue

legislative consideration- an attempt to pass a bill

final stage: 3 things can happen

1) public tired of issue (forget about it)
2) public does not like the legislation past ( no like)
3) public supports the bill pass (like)

Question 16

mass public vs elite public

Answer 16

people who do not know about issues and people who do know about issues

Question 17

yellow journalism and muck wracking

Answer 17

yellow journalism is the headlines to start drama

muck wracking is when corruption is exposed to even dislike the individual more

Question 18

what is life

Answer 18

IDK, why you asking all them questions

Question 19

types of political ideology

Answer 19

1) liberals
2) conservative
3) populists
4) liberitarians

Question 20

liberals

Answer 20

economy: want gov. more involved
social: less gov. involved

forign affairs: more diplomacy less war

Question 21

concervatives

Answer 21

economy: less gov.
social: more gov.

foreign affairs: less diplomacy more war

Question 22

populists

Answer 22

government is ultimately good and they want it more involved.

cause government knows best.

Question 23

libretarian

Answer 23

government is ultimately bad and they refuse its involvement

Question 24

who was the first republican president

Answer 24

abraham lincoln

Question 25

what charcterized the progressive movement

Answer 25

fought for gov. corruptions and requested power back to the states.

Question 26

what are the four conditions for realignment (major party shifts) .

Answer 26

the last big realignment was during franklin roosevelt presidency because of the new deal coalition.

1) the prescene of issues that divide us
2) election
3) major policy changes
4) enduring (lasting for next few elections)

Question 27

straight ticket is

split ticket is

Answer 27

• one party all the way
• more than one party in one election

Question 28

whay do we have a two party system?

and what happens to the third party?

Answer 28

because it is easier to get majority rule and the issues of the third party is absorbed by major parties.

Question 29

what is a political party?

Answer 29

groups created by members with similar interest, it is not an offical political party until their goal is to get their members elected for office.

Question 30

what are the levels of political parties?

Answer 30

1) electorate (people who are a part of the party)
2) organizational (people who work for the party. campaign ppl)
3) government ( members in office)

Question 31

what are the two types of turnouts

Answer 31

1) voter age = (total number of votes/ total number of adults)
2) voter eligible = (total numbe of votes/ people eligible to vote)

voter age is easier

(because you need to figure out less things.)

Question 32

why do US have a low voting outcome

Answer 32

becaus ewe have a shiz load of elections

Question 33

godwin law

Answer 33

the longer a debate lasts the more chance of calling names.

Question 34

robert putnam

Answer 34

technology is affecting voter knowledge

( we have political ignorance these days)

Question 35

Possible Response to Dissatisfaction in the Community

Answer 35

Question 36

calculus voting module

Answer 36

•Original: R=PB-C>0

•Modified: R = PB-C+D>0

•R = C-D

P- probability of your vote changing the outcome

B- benefit we would recieve for one candidate

C- cost of voting, for example watching the debates (not financial)

D- Civic duty

Question 37

what are the three types of third parties

Answer 37

1) single issue - only there for one issue
2) factional- group that broke off from a major party
3) idealogical- parties that are created around a broad issue (ex. green party- invironment)

Question 38

primary Vs. general election

Answer 38

primary- who will advance to the finals

general- the winner “ MR PRESIDENT”

Question 39

types of primaries elections

Answer 39

1. open ( vote for whatever party you want)
2. closed ( vote for your registered party)
3. semi-closed ( cant vote for the opposing major party but can to a third party)
4. top two ( any party and top 2 face each other)
5. run-off ( the place set a percentage, top two candidates who gets closest to the percenatge have another election)

Question 40

types of district drawings

Answer 40

packing ( one party in few districts who will bwe the minority)

cracking ( you break a large group of one party and merge them with the other party)

merging ( merging two same party district which ends in losing a represntative)

isolating ( reforming district to eliminte the represenative)