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1
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Politics

A

Who gets what, when they get it, and how they get it.

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2
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Socialism

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Government on certain companies

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Communism

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Government owns everything

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4
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Requirements for house of representatives

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Must be 25 years old

Two year term

Based on population

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5
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Requirements for senate

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Must be 30 years old

Six year term

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6
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How old is the president have to be

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35 years old

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7
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What can Congress do

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I can kick a judge out of office

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8
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The first 10 amendments of the Constitution are

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The bill of rights

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9
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What does a good pollster look at

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Political party, age, and gender

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How do you control for income

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Raise taxes or cut spending

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If you change one word on a poll?

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It could completely change the outcome

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What is political socialization

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What you were raised to believe, religion based, or your family values.

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13
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What is suffrage

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The right to vote

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14
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What is the system of government where the commandments of the religion are also the laws of the country?

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Theocracy

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15
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What happens at a midterm election

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435 members are up for reelection

Whatever party is in the White House the opposite party will most likely win the midterm election

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Affirmative action

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Is a liberal idea it does not treat all races equally

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17
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Subsidize

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If you were trying to influence the government and you want more of something

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18
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Taxes

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If you are the government and you want less of something

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19
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A sign of total political failure in a country

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Mass emmigration

Leaving the country

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What do democrats offer

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More government services

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21
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What do Republicans vote for

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Tax cutting in Government

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22
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What is it called when the state owns all means of production

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Communism

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23
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Insurance Dash what is the basic principle?

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Pooling Risk

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24
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Does a liberal support income redistribution?

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Yes

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25
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Does a liberal support affirmative action

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Yes

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26
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Conservatives

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Don’t want to raise taxes on the rich

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Who generally votes for Democrats?

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Poor, African Americans, government workers, single women.

28
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If a bill is passed by Congress what can the president do?

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Veto the bill

29
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If you are a libertarian?

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You are hands off on economy and social issues

30
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To libertarians support immigration

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They are also hands off on immigration

31
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How does congress elect its members?

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Single member district

32
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Proposition 13

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Property taxes government is limited on raising property taxes

33
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How do you get propositions on the ballot

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Past 2/3 Senate or 2/3 petition for signatures

34
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If you want to raise taxes in California?

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2/3 senate and 2/3 assembly vote

35
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What is the most expensive state program?

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Education

36
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Gerrymandering

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Rigging the outcome of the election by drawing districts weird

37
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What is the major source of conflict in every society of every age?

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Battle between income redistribution and income growth

38
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What can Congress due to the president

A

Impeachment

39
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What is the law making branch?

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Legislative branch

40
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Can the president nominate judges?

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Yes

41
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Who can declare war?

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Only Congress

42
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What do we share as Americans?

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A common set of political ideals. For example declaration of independence

43
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What is federalism

A

States and national government

44
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General theme of the Bill of Rights?

A

Limit the federal government powers

A limited government

45
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First amendment?

A

Freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, religion

46
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Who get a lot of rights

A

Criminals

47
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Civil liberties?

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The things your own government can’t do to you

48
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Civil rights?

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How groups are treated

49
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Plessy versus Ferguson 1896?

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Separate but equal. Court ruled that segregation was OK as long as everything was equal

50
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A liberal’s approach is?

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Equality of approach. Equal result at the end of the day.

51
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Public opinion?

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Always want tax cuts and more government spending. Very contradictory

52
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It a good poll how many people need to be sampled?

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1000 people

53
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The right to vote?

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Suffrage

54
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What days are elections held on?

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Tuesday’s

55
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In order to vote you must?

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Register

56
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How often are elections held?

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Every two years

57
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Examples of realignment

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Civil War when it ended in 1865 changed American politics permanently

The great depression 1929

58
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What can the Supreme Court do to Congress?

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They can throw out laws if they deem them unconstitutional

59
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Political parties evolve

A

A group of people who generally agree on most issues

60
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Who got to define our marriage was going to be

A

The states did in the Supreme Court said gender cannot be part of a criteria for marriage license

61
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US Senate majority leader?

A

Mitch McConnell

62
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Speaker of the house of representatives?

A

Nancy Pelosi

63
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Who is the majority leader underneath Nancy Pelosi?

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Steny Hoyer from Maryland

64
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House of representatives minority leader?

A

Kevin McCarthy

65
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Speaker of California state assembly?

A

Anthony Rendon

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