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House of Representatives

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How many members? 435 members
How long are their terms? 2 yr term
How many people do they represent? 750,000 ppl

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U.S. Senate

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How many members? 100 members
How long are their terms? 6 yr term
How many people do they represent? Represents the state

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CA State Assembly

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How many members? 80 members
How long are their terms? 2yr terms
How many people do they represent? 500,000ppl
-Led by the Speaker of the Assembly

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CA State Senate

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How many members? 40 members
How long are their terms? 4 yr term
How many people do they represent? 1 million ppl
-Led by the President Pro Tempore

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County Board of Supervisors

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How many members? 5 members
How long are their terms? 4yr term
How many people do they represent?

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The Fed

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How many members?
How long are their terms?
How many people do they represent?

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CA State Supreme Court

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  • 7 members

- 12 yr term

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U.S. Supreme Court

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  • 9 members
  • Life time terms
  • Appointed by the President and confirmed by simple majority of the senate
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Harold Lasswell definition of Political Science

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  • The science of who gets, what, when, and how
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ANARCHY

Form of Government

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-Absence of government

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MONARCHY

Form of government

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-Rule of one person, usually in the form of a king or queen and is hereditary in nature.
(divine right)

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ARISTOCRACY

Form of government

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Ruled by the elite class or royal family.

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OLIGARCHY

Form of government

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Rule by a few

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PLUTOCRACY

Form of government

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Rule by the wealthy or rich

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THEOCRACY

Form of government

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Rule by religious laws, edicts, or cleric

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DEMOCRACY

Form of government

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Government ruled with the consent of the people

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2 Basic types of democracy

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1) Direct Democracy

2) Republic

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2 Basic Elements of Democracy

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1) Majority Rule (Tyranny of the majority)

2) Minority Rights

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Egalitarianism

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The belied of equality of all people especially in political, economic, and social life.

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How many articles in the constitution?

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7 articles

-Each is a rule book

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The Great Compromise

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The senate would comprise of 2 senators from each state.

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How many amendments to the Constitutions?

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27

- the first 10 are known as the Bill of Rights

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3/5 Compromise

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Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person for purposes of congressional representation.

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The Federalist Papers

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  • 85 editorials/editorials
  • 3 authors:
    John Jay Adams
    Alexander Hamilton
    James Madison
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Traditional method to amend the Constitution ?

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1) Has to be proposed by 2/3 vote in both houses of congress.
2) Ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures.

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Civil Liberties

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Rights and Freedoms that protect an individual from the state.
Liberty=Protect

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Civil Rights

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Rights that guarantee full legal, social, and conic equality.
Rights=Equality

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Amendment 1

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Freedoms:

Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition.

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Unprotected Speech

List 2

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1) Commercial Speech

2) Libel/ Slander

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Amendment 2

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Right to bear arms

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Amendment 4

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Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

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Amendment 5

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  • Grand Jury: Groups of citizens that determine your status based on evidence to put someone in jail.
  • Double jeopardy: If not guilty, can not be tried again for the same crime
  • Self Discrimination: Plea the 5th
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Amendment 6

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Speedy and public trial

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Amendment 8

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Protection os unusual and cruel punishment

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Amendment 9

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The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights, shall not be continued to deny of disagree.

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What do I need to ratify a Treaty?

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Must have to vote of 2/3 of the senate to approve it

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Filibuster

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Unlimited debate in the senates designed to thwart a bill.

- You need 60 votes or 3/5 got to stop it

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Override a President Veto

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Need 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress.

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Amendment 22

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Changed and limited the presidential term to a 2 term limit.

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Impeachment President of Fed. Judge

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1) Removed for “Treason, Bribery, or the high crimes and misdemeanors.”
2) Simple majority in the HR for Impeachment
3) 2/3 majority in the senate for conviction and removal.

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What is the 14 Amendment known as?

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Eco-Protection Amendment

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Judicial Review

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Power of the Supreme Court to invalidate a law as unconstitutional.

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Marbury vs. Madison

Court Case

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  • Supreme Court Case in which the Court first asserted the power of judicial review,
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Structure of Federal Courts

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U.S. Supreme Court: 9 members
U.S. Court of Appeals: 13 circuits
District Courts: 94 courts

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Which Court of Appeals controls CA?

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9

46
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How many judges in a court of appeals panel?

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3

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How does the supreme court decide which cases to hear?

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4 justices of the Supreme Court must agree to hear the case.

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Solicitor General

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  • Justice Department official

- Responsible for representing the fed.gov

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Judicial Activism

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When courts seen necessary to take a more active role in chafing, implementing or enforcing public policy.

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Judicial Restrain

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Courts defer to the other branches of government in making policy.

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Supremacy Clause

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Establishes that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

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Full Faith and Credit Clause

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Makes all states recognize the laws, official documents, and judicial decrees of other states.

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Federal Pre-emption

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When the federal government overrides or preempts state or local laws in certain areas.

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Amendment 13

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Made slavery unconstitutional

-Freed slaves

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Amendment 14

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Equal Protection Ammentment

  • Born in U.S. then a U.S. Citizen
  • Eco-Protection Amendment
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Amendment 15

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De jure right to vote

legal right to vote to African Americans

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Plessy vs. Ferguson

Court Case

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Supreme Court ruling that set the precedent to

SEPARATE BT EQUAL

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Brown vs. Board of Education

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Overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson

-made racial segregation unconstitutional in public schooling

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Title 7

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PART OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

- Prohibits discrimination by covered employers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EEOC

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Fed. agency designed to end employment discrimination and investigating discrimination complaints.

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Roe vs. Wade

Court Case

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Granted a constitutional right for women to get an abortion

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Mapp vs. Ohio

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Established the precedent of the Exclusionary Rule that illegally seized evidence can not be used in court.

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Gideon vs. Wade

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If a defendant can not afford an attorney, one will be provided by the courts.

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Escobedo vs. Illinois

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Whenever a person becomes primary suspect of a crime, he should have the right to request assistance of council.

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Miranda vs. Arizona

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Police must inform suspects of their constitutional rights upon their arrest.

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Electoral College

INFORMATION

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  • Reps. of each state who cast a final ballot that elects the President.
    1) Each state has electoral votes equal to the number of rep. plus 2 U.S. Senators.
    2) CA has 55 electoral votes (53 HR and 2 senators)
    3) Amendment 23: grants the District of Columbia 3 electoral votes
  • Electoral college gave advantage to small populated states
  • Total electoral votes= 538
  • Simple majority 270
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Amendment 17

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Provided for direct election of senators

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Amendment 19

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Expanded the right of suffrage to women

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Amendment 24

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Made poll tax unconstitutional

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Amendment 26

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Expanded the right to suffrage to 18 yr olds.

-During the Vietnam War

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Redistricting

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redrawing of legislative districts to reflect changes in population and seat allotments to states.

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Gerrymandering

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The process of redistricting that favors one political party.

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Baker vs. Carr

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Supreme Court ruling in which the state of Tennessee was forced to the one man one vote principle.

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Safe Seat

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Legislative district drawn in such a manner that of effective ensures the dominance of one political party .
-product of redistricting

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Political labels

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Yellow Dog: Liberal Democrat
Blue Dog: Moderat Democrat
Rino: Moderate Rep.
Tea Party: Republican

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What philosophically delineates the two parties the most?

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Democrats believe in a more active role of government

77
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Ideological Spectrum

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  • Communism
  • Socialism
  • Liberalism
  • Conservatism
  • Reactionaryism
  • Fascism
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3 weaknesses of campaign laws

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1) Soft Money
2) Bundling
3) Advocacy Ads.

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3 types of 3th parties

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1) Ideological: Libetarians (Tea Party)
2) Personality: Vote for the person not the party
3) Issue-Oriented: Green Party

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Business Cycle

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Fluctuation between expansion and recession which is part of modern capitalism economies.

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Fiscal Policy

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Federal government policies on taxes, spending and debt management.
- President and Congress controls fiscal policy.

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Amendment 16

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Authorizes Congress to collet Income Tax.

83
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U.S. National debt?

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$ 18.6 Trillion

84
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Federal Budget

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  • Revenue: 2.9 Trillion
  • Expenditure: 3.8 Trillion
  • Deficit: 1 Trillion
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Monetary Policy

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Federal government policy regulating the nations money supply and interest rates.
- The Federal Reserve is in charge

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The Fed.

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  • Federal Reserve Board aka THE FED
  • 7 members
  • 14 yr term
  • They are nominated by the President and confirmed by simply majority in Congress…Led by chairman who is appointed for 4 yrs.
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5 Steps of policy cycle

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1) Problem Identification
2) Policy formunaltion
3) Policy Adoption
4) Policy Implementation
5) Policy Evaluation

88
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What single Issue deliniates the 2 parties the most?

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Abortion

89
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Consumer Price Index

CPI

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Measure Inflation

- Inflation rate in 2015 was 1.5%

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Outsourcing

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-Migration services to an external provider.

91
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Gross Domestic Product

GDP

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Total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a given year.
- GDP for 2013: $16.9 Trillion

92
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Down Jones

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Industrial Average

-Index of the total weighted value of 30 blue chip stocks.

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How many points is the Down Jones worth?

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18,000 points

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Social Welfare

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Governmental Program designed to improve or enhance individuals quality of life.

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2 Basic types of Social Welfare?

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1) Social Insurance

2) Public Assistance

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Social Security

A

-

What year will the SS will become insolvent?

97
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Federal Insurance Contribution Act

FICA

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  • Taxes to pay for social security act and medicare that assessed at 7.65 % for only the first $117,700 of gross wages.
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Poverty Rate

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Level of defining poverty established by the department of health and Human Services.

  • In 2014 the poverty level was $24,250 for a family of four.
  • 15% of American people will fall under this level
  • 18% of American children
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Minimum Wage

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  • Federal: $7.25

- CA min wage: $9, soon to be $10 in 2016

100
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How many court cases does the Supreme Court hear a year?

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70

101
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CA population

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CA: 38 million
LA: 10 million

102
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U.S. Population

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