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The nature of the US Constitution
Positives to the vagueness of the...,
Drawbacks to the vagueness of the...,
Positives to the seperation of po...
28  cards
Principles of the Con and evaluation
Why did the framers introduce the...,
What are checks and balances,
Name 2 checks that the executive ...
33  cards
The structure of Congress.
What branch is congress a part of,
What does balanced bicameral stru...,
What article mentions congress
12  cards
representation in congress
What are the three functions of c...,
Representation describe the trust...,
Representation describe the deleg...
21  cards
Formal sources of presidential power as outlined in the US Constitution and their use.
What are formal sources of power,
The founding fathers and the pres...,
What article created the executive
16  cards
Informal sources of presidential power and their use
What are informal powers,
Examples of informal powers,
The cabinet historical background
27  cards
The presidency.
Amending delaying or rejecting pr...,
Checks by congress on the president,
Example of when congress supports...
25  cards
Interpretations and debates of the US presidency
What 2 powers does the consitutio...,
Commander in chief,
Vietnam war
12  cards
The nature and role of the Supreme Court.
Conservative judge,
Liberal judge,
Loose constructionist
13  cards
The appointment process for the Supreme Court.
What are the 5 stages in the appo...,
Why are sc nominations so important,
What is an echo chamber
19  cards
The Supreme Court and public policy
Why is the supreme court controve...,
What does judicial activism mean,
How does judicial activism intert...
20  cards
The protection of civil liberties and rights in the US today
What are liberties,
What are rights,
Dc v heller 2008 what amendment i...
15  cards
Race and rights in contemporary US politics
What is racial equality,
How have minority rights been adv...,
What is affirmative action
30  cards
Electoral systems in the USA.
What is hard money,
What is soft money,
What are political action committ...
22  cards
Democratic and Republican parties
What are factions,
What the three sections in the de...,
What are the three sections for t...
11  cards
Interest groups in the USA
Who are pluaralists,
Who are elitists,
What are the uk access points
29  cards
rational theoretical approach
What is the rational approach,
What can rational approach theory...,
Drawbacks of rational theory
7  cards
cultrural theoretical approach
What is the cultural approach,
What are drawbacks of cultural ap...,
Cultural approach when comparing ...
5  cards
structural approach
What is the structural approach,
When is structural approach relevant,
Eg of structural approach
5  cards
legislation in congress
How does a bill become successful,
What is the 6 stage process,
Introduction first reading
23  cards

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