Midterm Flashcards

Question

Retention

Answer 1

Judges run unopposed for office in which ppl vote yes or no to keep the judge

Answer 2

Make policy commitments to the electorate Willing and able to carry them out when in office Develop alternatives to gov policies when out of office Differ significantly b/w themselves to provide the electorate w/ range of choices

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Powers not delegated to the US by the constitution/Prohibited by it are reserved to the states respectively

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All politicial behavior has a purpose All poli cators engage in instrumental acts designed to further their individual goals

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Embody a Fresh Start Organize political power Provide a normative grounding Limit Powers

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Changes the standards ppl use to make evaluations

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Law passed by higher authority takes precedence over a lower authority law. Dems - floor preemption Rep- Ceiling preemption

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Legislators announce their positions, regardless of if those positions are possible or feasible Floor speeches Press releases Tweets

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Citizens trust in their ability to change the governments and belief that they understand and influence political affairs

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To get reelected

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Not really a majority but the most

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Multiple groups competing for political decisions Compromise and Consensus

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Past events/decisions constrain later events/decisions often in significant and disaproprtionate

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Judges elected by the people and the candidates are listed on the ballot along a political party association

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Interpretation should be based on what reasonable persons living at the time of its adoption would have understood the ordinary meaning of the text to be

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Judges still elected by the people but without a political affiliation next to their name

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1980s-Now Fed gov provides block grants to states to resolve social issues (affordable housing) Fed gov monitors the outcomes, states are allowed greater discretion for how programs are implemented

Answer 18

Advertising, Position Taking, and Credit Claiming

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Judicial review American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes they find to violate the constitution of the United States Used more frequently in modern decades

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Majority of constituents are minorities

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The constitution holds a dynamic meaning meaning, evolving and adapting to new circumstances w/out being formally amended Develops alongside needs of society, contemptuous views should be taken into account when interpreting constitutional phrases

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Bicameralism : the two chambers have different rules but have to pass identical bills Filibuster- mostly just the threat; senators have the right to unlimited debate

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Attitude a judge had toward other branches of gov

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General approach a judge takes towards decision making

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only able to predict how a judge rules 57% of the time

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Checks and Balances Power of the court to determine if a statue,treaty, or administrative regulation violates provisions of existing law state constitutions or the us constitution

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implicit power based on other explicit powers "General Welfare clause" and "necessary and proper clause"

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the bias in judgment and/or behavior that results from subtle cognitive processes that often operate at a level below conscious awareness and w/out intentional control

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Protects fundamental rights of individual citizens and restrains state efforts to discriminate against out of state ppl

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Difficulty pasing lawa bc the votes are evenly divided or in which 2 legislative chambers/executive are from different parties/cant agree

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Each state should respect other states laws and jdugements

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Geographic -all voters in the district Re-election - supporters- who is likely to vote for me Primary - Strong supporters - who is going to work for me Personal - intimates - family, trusted advisors

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public and media want tougher drug policies Politicians increase severity of prohibition Prohibition generates unintended negative outcomes Negative outcomes attributed to drugs (not policy) Drugs perceived negatively Back to the beginning When effects of policy usually bad? lead to policy???

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Hierarchy’s system of government where power is shared between federal and sub-governments

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Fed : more power to fed government, dividing branches of gov, single exec Anti-fed: more power to the states, legislature to have more power than exec, feared strong exec, Bill of Rights

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Number of citizens united by a common impulse of passion, interest or adverse to the rights of other citizens/ interest of the community

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When a policymaker tries to grow their voter margin

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Assumption that being in a certain group will make u behave in a certain way

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Executive Orders Vetoes

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Society is made up those who have power (corporate,political, and military) vs those who don’t (the masses) Heterogenous, non elites can become elites Elites have different resources and a vested interest in gov

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1789-1930s Separate and distinct roles States are allowed to excercise the limited powers granted to them with little/no interference from the fed gov Layer cake federalism

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Low in Political power and constructions (I.e. smokers,criminals, illegal immigrants)

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Weak power positive constructions (I.e. children,teachers,elderly)

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Representative does what the constituents want

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Law/agreement that has lost its force/authority i.e. NC's ban on same sex marriage

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ensuring constituents know their policymakers’ accomplishments Via any platform: town halls, remarks Cosponsoring/ sponsoring legislation Blocked legislation

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Changing the size of SCOTUS (I.e. no confirmation hearing after Scalia’s death seat was vacant for 400+ days)

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FDR 1930s- Johnson 1970s Power shared equally to solve shared, often momentous, problems collectively Lines b/w the 2 gov’s powers are blurred “Marble cake federalism”

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High in power negative constructions (I.e. Big business, pharmaco, big banks)

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Most bills die here Activities : hold hearings, provide markups, issue reports

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ending a filibuster Requires a supermajority

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Basis on how groups are socially constructed

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The efforts by certain new sites to portray the “truth” in order to further political agendas

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Providing Security, Offering Services, Serving the Public Good, and Managing and Resolving Conflict

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Bringing issues to the forefront of people’s mind Most Important Issue Zero Sum Game

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Disseminate ones name among constituents in such fashion as to create a favorable image but in messages having little/no issue content I.e attending events in the district, writing letters offering congratulations/condolences

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High in political power and positive constructions I.e. small business owners, doctors, military

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More than 50% +1 of people eligible to vote

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Necessary tool to reduce complexity Presenting information in a way that resonates with underlying ways of thinking,culture, etc.

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Elected representative should represent not only the expressed preferences of their constituencies but also of their politically relevant descriptive characteristics

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Great Compromise (Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan) Three-Fifths Compromise Commerce Compromise Compromise on the Trade of Enslaved People Election of the President

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