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PS 1100 Final Study Guide Flashcards

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what is an executive agreement?

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what is an executive order?

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anything a president can do automatically

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what are inherent powers?

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what each branch can do written out

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what are expressed powers?

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what are delegated powers?

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what are implied powers?

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what is an independent agency?

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bureaucratic

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what is a government corporation?

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what is a cabinet department?

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what is a coalition drift?

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what is a bureaucratic drift?

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what is a bureaucracy?

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governing bodies and agencies

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what is meant by implementation?

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what is meant by rule-making within a bureaucracy?

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how does congress attempt to influence rule-making?

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how does the president attempt to influence rule-making?

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what is a single-member district?

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a district where only a single person is allotted for their representation

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what is a system of proportional representation?

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allotted a certain numbers based on the population of the given are

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whats the difference between a majority rule and plurality rule?

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majority is most votes and wins, plurality is less votes but still wins

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what is the Australian ballot?

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the ballot that the US uses for elections today, both parties on one ballot.

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how did the Australian ballot help with split ticket voting?

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because both parties candidates were on the same ticket, people could choose what person they wanted to vote for from either side.

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what is the purpose of gerrymandering?

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to draw district lines where it would be most beneficial for a given political party, also basically illegal.

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what are referendums? (give example)

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you can revise an order given to the public

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what are recalls? (give example)

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totally take it back from the public

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what are initiatives? (give example)

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started by the public an idea for a law

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what is the difference between an open and closed primary?

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one you have to declare who youre voting

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what is the advantage of an open primary?

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people can vote for whoever they want without having to declare

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what is the advantage of a closed primary?

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whoever youre voting for has to be declared

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who decides if an open or closed primary is used?

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whats the difference between party identification and party activism?

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PI - you can identify a certain way but you can vote against your identity

PA - you work with your party

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how do people select party identification?

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very similar views on social political views

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are there exceptions to norms/aggregate trends in party activism?

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yes because people can identify one way but vote the other

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what is a public interest group?

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members of the public come together to show support for a certain law they want

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what is a PAC?

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political action committee - made up of congressmen

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what is government?

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fucking

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what is federalism?

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national government is more powerful than state governments

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how can divided government influence legislation and politics?

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it will combine the needs of the whole nation and the needs of the states

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what is meant by divided government?

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38
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whats the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?

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liberties your born with rights are granted to you

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what does trial court mean? (give example)

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the first court to hear a criminal or civil case

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what does circuit court mean? (give example)

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what does civil court mean? (give example)

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dispute between two different people that doesn’t involve the government (brown vs the board)

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what does criminal court mean? (give example)

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someone against the government (___ vs Wyoming)

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what is a filibuster?

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when you dont want a bill to be passed to the point of talking excessively

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what chamber uses the filibuster?

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senate

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what is a filibusters purpose?

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to delay the voting on a bill

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what is meant by judicial review?

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the Supreme Court can totally amend a law, no checks and balances

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what is a majority opinion?

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what is a concurrence?

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agreement with the winning position

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what is a dissenting?

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the losing opinion used in the Supreme Court

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what is libel and slander?

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fake news

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what is eminent domain?

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what is the electoral college?

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the group that elects the president 538

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how is a president elected?

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the electoral college gives majority vote

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what is veto and how does it help influence presidential policy?

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what types of vetos are there?

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whats the difference between moral hazard and adverse selection?

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adverse selection is having incomplete information and moral hazard is not knowing all the information on your own doing.

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what is voter turnout?

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the number of people who vote in a given election divided by the people who are allowed to vote

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how does the US compare to other countries with voter turnout?

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our voter turnout is low but our participation is

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what is the principle-agent relationship?

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how does the principle-agent relationship apply to congress and bureaucracies?

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how does the principle-agent relationship apply to voters and elected officials?

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what is the purpose of political parties?

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how do political parties help with the collective action problem?

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why are political parties important to the American democratic system?

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how is a candidate nominated for an election?

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people in the party that want the person go and select them

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what role do political parties play in nomination?

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what are interest groups?

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lobby congress, public opinion groups

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what did the founding fathers think about interest groups? (James Madison)

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what is meant by upper-class bias?

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congress vote more in favor of people who have higher incomes

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how does upper-class bias effect our political system?

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they dont vote for whats right they vote for the upper class

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what is lobbying?

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a group tries to sway a certain person in congress to vote a certain way

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what is the tragedy of the commons?

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when an area that is unregulated is used with no repercussions and ends up drying out whatever the resource was.

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what is free riding?

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what are public goods?

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something that is available to the general public

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how long is a president in office for?

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2 years but can be elected twice

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how long is the Supreme Court position held?

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until death or resignation

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how long is the senate position held?

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6 years,

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how long is the House position held?

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2 years, can be re-elected infinite

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whats an insider strategy that a interest group might employ? (give example)

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whats an outsider strategy that an interest group might employ? (give example)

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whats a personal interest in politics?

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what is electoral ambitions in politics?

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whats the difference between a closed rule and an open rule in debate on a bill?

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closed - cant be changed, only voting and discussing

open - can be changed by voting and discussing

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what are the five principles of politics?

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history,

85
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why is congress increasingly delegating power to the president/executive branch? (give example)

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