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POLS Flashcards

1
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US House of Representatives

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Lower house of the United States Congress

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Senate

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Upper house of the United States Congress

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3
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what is the 3/5 compromise?

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Slaves counted as 3/5ths of a person for representation in voting

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4
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why is the population counted every 10 years?

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For the census to determine the allocation of house seats.

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Who fills vacancies in representation from any state?

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The executives of the state fill the spots through special election

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6
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Who initiates impeachment?

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Initiated by the House

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7
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who is in charge of elections in the States?

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the House

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what three prohibitions does Article 1, section 6 outline against members behavior?

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cant be arrested during attendance during session of their respective house, going to and returning from the same for any speech or debate.

No Senator or representative shall be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the US.

No person in any office of the United States can be a member of either house during his time in office.

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9
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where must Revenue bills begin?

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Must begin in the House of Representatives

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10
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first expressed power given to Congress

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Laying and collecting taxes

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11
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who can create the federal courts below the Supreme Court?

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Congress

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12
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whats the purpose of the Necessary and Proper clause/ elastic clause?

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expand powers of congress past their literal meanings

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12
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what is an ex post facto law?

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Law that changes legal consequences of actions or relationships BEFORE the law was enacted

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13
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why does the constitution restrict title of nobility or accepting of “bribes”

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prevent conflict of interest and corruption in the government

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how is the President chosen?

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Chosen with electoral votes given by the states

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how are electoral votes apportioned?

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Based on senators and representatives

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what are the requirements to be President?

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Natural born citizen, at least 35 years old, 14 years resident

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why does the Oath of the President not involve “so help me god”

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separation of church and state

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what offices are appointed by the President?

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Executive departments, Army, and Navy

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what is the only actual requirement of Presidents?

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State of the union address

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20
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number of justices on the Supreme Court

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it is not stated, allows for the number to fluctuate as needed

21
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what is the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

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Hears cases involving the constitution, ambassadors, ministers, and states

22
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what is the only crime defined by the Constitution?

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Treason

23
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Marbury v Madison

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Established power of judicial review for the Supreme Court

24
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Full Faith and Credit clause

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States must recognize each other’s documents

25
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four ways the Constitution can be amended

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2/3rds vote of both houses in US congress
-ratified by 3/4ths of state legislature

2/3rds vote of both houses
-ratified through conventions in 3/4ths of states

national constitution convention called by 2/3rds of state legislatures
-ratified by 3/4ths of state legislature

national convention called by 2/3rds of state legislatures
-ratified by conventions in 3/4ths of states

25
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What does the privileges and immunities clause do?

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Citizens rights cannot be discriminated against due to their state of residence

26
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what happened to the debt incurred under the Articles of Confederation?

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Remained valid against the US

27
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why are ‘religious tests’ forbidden

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To allow religious freedom and prevent discrimination

28
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The Constitution and the Laws of the United States are made the “supreme Law of the Land” along with what other agreements?

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state laws and agreements

29
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Who tries impeachment?

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the senate

30
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what is the rationality principle

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  • Political behavior is instrumental
    • Not random
    • done with forethought
    • Calculation
  • Examples of political behavior
    • Riots, Voting, protests, assassination, Terrorism
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institution principle

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institutions structure politics
-delegation: transmission of authority
-jurisdiction: domain over decision making
-Agenda and veto power: control over discussion and ability to defeat/ remove ideas
-Devisiveness: rules for decision making

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Collective action principles

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  • All politics is collective actions
    • Building, mixing, combining peoples goals into one
  • Collective action is difficult and the difficulty mounts as the number of people and interests involved in grows
    • as more people come together more ideas are created which spreads the population thin across many beliefs and ideas
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Policy Principle

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  • political outcomes are the products of individual ideas, preferences, beliefs and institutional procedures
  • The policy principle is the logical combination of the first three principles
34
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History principles

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  • How we got here matters
  • Path dependency
    • certain possibilities are made more or less likely because of the historical path
35
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Francis Bacon

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Creates the scientific method

36
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Isaac Newton

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created calculus
- Used the scientific method to make a range of discoveries
- Newtons achievements helped inspire the enlightened thinkers

37
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Enlightenment principles

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  • Deism
    • belief of a supreme being a sort of creator however doesn’t interact with humanity
  • Accepted knowledge based on observation, logic, and reason
    • use of the scientific method basically
      Believed Religion, tradition and superstition limited independent thought
38
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Voltaire

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  • Believed in separation of church and state
  • Championed social political and religious tolerance
39
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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  • contemplated the nature of society
    • what do the people owe the gov
    • what does the gov owe to the people
  • writes in the social contract
    • government responsibilities is to protect peoples rights
      • cost of the people is to owe loyalty to the government
40
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Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755)

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  • Inspired the separation of powers within three distinct branches of government
    • did not believe checks and balances would be good enough to protect liberty
41
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Adam Smith

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  • an inquiry into the nature
    • don’t try and go out and hoard resources
      • Trade for resources! (Its just capitalism)
      • Market will create its own prices
42
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John Locke (1632-1704)

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  • absolute freedom exists in a state of nature
    Life
    Liberty
    property
43
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first founding groups

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  • New England merchants
  • southern planters
  • Royalists
  • shopkeepers, artisans, laborers
  • small farmers
44
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The Declaration of Independence

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all men created equal
governed give government legitimacy
people have right to revolt against bad gov
doesn’t create a government
list of complaints

45
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Articles of Confederation

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first constitution
-weak AF tho
bad economics, military, and international standing

46
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Shays rebellion

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armed uprising in western Massachusetts and Worcester
-citizens response to debt crisis and increased taxes

47
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Seneca Falls Declaration Convention

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women and men should be equal
-wanted rights to divorce and vote
only received rights to divorce

48
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What was the significance of McCulloch v Maryland?

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necessary and proper clause

expanded the power and significance of the federal government

Gave the Congress implied powers, granting the government the ability to remain flexible and adapt to future issues.

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