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ELECTIONS - Donald Trump and Joe Biden 2020 Weaknesses and Strengths
Donald trump political experience...,
Donald trump political experience...,
Donald trump party endorsement st...
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US ELECTIONS - Primaries and Caucuses
How have presidential candidates ...,
Come the 20th century why was the...,
State a controversy surrounding t...
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ELECTIONS - Party Conventions and Campaign
Selecting vp balancing the ticket 1,
Selecting vp balancing the ticket...,
Selecting vp potential in governm...
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ELECTIONS - Debates
Presidential debates 1,
Presidential debates 2,
Presidential debates 3
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ELECTIONS - Election Night and the Electoral College
Election day night 1,
Election day night 2,
Election night 2016 background 3
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ELECTIONS - Incumbency and Inauguration
Inauguration what is it 1,
Inauguration 2020 what was biden ...,
Incumbency who are incumbents 3
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ELECTIONS - Campaign Finance
What is a pac 1,
What is a 527 2,
What is a super pac 3
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ELECTIONS - Direct Democracy
Propositions initiatives 1,
Propositions initiatives 2,
Propositions initiatives 3
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ELECTIONS - 2020 Election Research
Who were the main contenders for ...,
Why did biden win the democratic ...,
Why did biden win the democratic ...
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ELECTIONS - Eval the view that the process for electing the American President is no longer fit for purpose
It is fit for purpose 1,
It is not fit for purpose 2,
It is fit for purpose 3
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ELECTIONS/THEMATIC- Eval the view that the process for electing the President is no longer fit for purpose
Is fit for purpose maintaining fe...,
Is fit for purpose upholding demo...,
Is fit for purpose uniting the co...
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CONSTITUTION - basic info
How many states in the usa 1,
When did america declare its inde...,
How many time zones does mainland...
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CONSTITUTION - Origins and Development of the US Constitution
Origin what is the brief summary ...,
Why were the 13 colonies frustrat...,
Why were the 13 colonies frustrat...
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CONSTITUTION - Features of the Constitution and its institutions
Features codification 1,
Features entrenchment 2,
Features how many amendments have...
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CONSTITUTION - Bill of Rights
I 1,
Ii 2,
Iii 3
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CONSTITUTION - Amendments
Amendment procedure route 1 expla...,
Amendment procedure route 2 expla...,
Amendments statistics 3
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CONSTITUTION - Key principles
Richard neustadt on separation of...,
Montesquieu on the spirit of the ...,
1 limited government 3
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CONSTITUTION - Is it still working?
Yes it is flexibility 1,
Yes it is interpretation 2,
Yes it is amendment process 3
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PARTIES - key ideas and principles of the two main parties
Basic info which country s partie...,
Basic info on which level are us ...,
Basic info so do state level orga...
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PARTIES - why do US parties still matter?
Parties still matter 1,
Parties still matter 2,
Parties still matter 3
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PARTIES - Democrat | party factions
Definition of party faction 1,
What are the three democratic fac...,
What are the three republican fac...
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PARTIES - Republican | party factions
Moderate reps what do they believ...,
Moderate reps examples of politic...,
Moderate reps what did collins an...
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PARTIES - voting behaviour (2020 election stats)
Men 2020 stat 1,
Men why do they vote that way 2,
Women 2020 stat 3
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PARTIES - third parties + two-party systems
How successful are third party ca...,
What are the types of third parti...,
Who are the top three third parti...
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PARTIES - are major parties declining in power or renewing their power?
Parties in decline 100 party syst...,
Parties in decline national commi...,
Parties in decline differences in...
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INTEREST GROUPS - significance and types
Significant to us society 1,
Significant to us society 2,
Significant to us society 3
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INTEREST GROUPS - factors impacting success
Resource mobilisation 1,
Using resources effectively 2,
Statregy definition what happened...
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INTEREST GROUPS - methodology
Electioneering definition and exa...,
Lobbying definition and example 2,
Voting cues report cards 3
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INTEREST GROUPS - are they good/bad for democracy?
Balancing the tyranny of the majo...,
How do interest groups offer amer...,
How do interest groups donations ...
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INTEREST GROUPS - 4 case studies
Naral aims beliefs 1,
Naral methodology 2,
Naral recent successes 3
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INTEREST GROUPS - eval US Its overall have a negative impact on Democracy in the USA
1a positive impact they broaden o...,
1b negative impact special intere...,
2a positive impact increase congr...
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CONGRESS - Essay plans; representation
1a congress is effective in fulfi...,
1b congress is ineffective in ful...,
2a congress is effective in fulfi...
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CONGRESS - Essay Plans; legislation
1a congress is ineffective in per...,
1b congress is effective in perfo...,
2a congress is effective in perfo...
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CONGRESS - Essay Plans; oversight
1a congress is effective in overs...,
1b congress is ineffective in ove...,
2a congress is effective in overs...
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CONGRESS - basic info
Is congress bicameral 1,
What is the lower house 2,
What is the upper house 3
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CONGRESS - different models of representation
Women 1,
Non white poc black community his...,
Christians 3
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CONGRESS - incumbency and why incumbents are re-elected to Congress
Gerrymandering what is it a packi...,
Gerrymandering example scotus sho...,
Finances example 3
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CONGRESS - shared powers, House powers, Senate powers.
Shared powers 1 creating legislat...,
Shared powers 2 overriding presid...,
Shared powers 3 proposing constit...
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CONGRESS - influences on how congressional members vote
Parties partisanship 1,
Congressional caucuses 2,
Administration president exec 3
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CONGRESS - pathway of legislation
1 introduction of laws 1,
2 committee consideration 2,
3 scheduling 3
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CONGRESS - oversight methods
What are standing committees 1,
Example of standing committee 2,
What are subpoenas 3
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CONGRESS - what influences relationship between Congress and President?
Party control senate control 1,
Party polarisation scrutiny of le...,
Policy area main strength of dome...
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CONGRESS - SCOTUS appointment case studies
Has there been an increasing poli...,
Merick garland nomination 2016 2,
Neil gorsuch nomination 2017 3
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CONGRESS - is it the broken branch?
Decreasing productivity 1,
Filibusters 2,
Conference committees 3
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PRESIDENT - powers of the president
Constitution section i of article...,
Constitution section ii of articl...,
Constitution section iii of artic...
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PRESIDENT - informal sources of power
Electoral mandate 1,
National events 2,
The cabinet 3
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PRESIDENT - Obama, Trump, Biden
O election results 1,
O approval rating 2,
O key event 1 shooting in tuscan 3
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PRESIDENT - power to persuade
Richard neustadt and presidential...,
Mckay s four rules for new presid...,
Mckay s four rules for new presid...
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PRESIDENT - EXOP, NSC, OMB, WHO, Cabinet
Exop what does the executive offi...,
Exop trump s exop relationship 2,
1 who what does it stand for and ...
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PRESIDENT - limitations of presidential power
Stages of power what is the imper...,
Stages of power what is the gridl...,
Stages of power what is the lame ...
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SCOTUS - nature and role of SCOTUS
What is scotus role via constitut...,
What is the structure of the cour...,
How many cases does scotus hear a...
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SCOTUS - procedures + appointment of Ketanji Brown
1 controversy court of appeals 1,
2 legal arguments 2,
3 amicus briefs 3
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SCOTUS - as a political institution
Living constitution 1,
Originalist constitution 2,
Judicial activism explain dc v he...
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SCOTUS - case studies on its impact on public policy
Upholding existing policy 1,
Upholding existing policy 2,
Upholding existing policy 3
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SCOTUS - is it an imperial judiciary?
Define interpretive amendment 1,
Define imperial judiciary 2,
It is imperial 1a unelected nature 3
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SCOTUS - constitutional rights and how effectively they are upheld
Define constitutional rights 1,
1st amendment free speech cu v fe...,
1st amendment free speech mccut v...
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SCOTUS - voting rights and representation
Voting rights successes voting ri...,
Voting rights failures john lewis...,
Voting rights failures shelby cou...
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SCOTUS - affirmative action
What is affirmative action 1,
What are quotas and how do they w...,
What arguments do conservatives m...
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SCOTUS - immigration reform
How many unauthorised immigrants ...,
Dream what does it stand for and ...,
Dream has it been approved by con...
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