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10th Grade
05/07/2012

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Cooprtative Federalism
Definition
national, state and local governments working together to solve common problems instead of making a bunch of policies seperating them
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Line-Item Veto
Definition
Vetoing a specific line of a bill:
-unconstitutional
-mostly about money
-only governers can line-item veto dependiong on state constitution
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Presidental Veto
Definition
-takes 2/3rd to regect a veto
- Primary tool used to influence congress
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Franking Privilege
Definition
Incumbent advantage; when incumbents send free mail to get you to vote for them
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When do people mainly vote?
Definition
The general election
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How does the media get involved with the elections?
Definition
Soundbites and horse races- breif and short
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Primary Elections
Definition
Canditates from the minor party run to get to the general election inorder to become president
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Pocket Veto
Definition
When president dorsnt sigh a bill in 10 day ,and Congress adjourns within thoughs 10 day, it becomes a bill.
Congress attaches riders to the bills to get them passed.
Only Goveners can.
Term
Which clause gave states the right to determine voting procedures?
Definition
Reserve Power clause of 10th amendment
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15th amendmendment
Definition
gave slaves the right to vote
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17th amendment
Definition
allowed eliable votes to elect senators directly
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19th amendment
Definition
made illegal for the states to discriminatie against woman or men in establishing voter qualifications
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24th amendment
Definition
outlawed poll tax as a requirement for voting
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26th amendment
Definition
let 18 years olds to vote in state and federal elections
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Voting Rights Act of 1957, 1960, 1965
Definition
increased opportunities for minorities to register and allowed the attorney general to prevent state interference in the voting process
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Baker v Carr
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established the obe man, one vote principle
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Political Socalization
Definition
factor that determaines voting behavior; process we have come to party identifactation
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Revenue bills bills originate in what body?
Definition
House of representatives
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Voter Patterns are determined by....
Definition
-age
-ethnicity
-gender
-socioeconomic make up
-place of residence and shifting population movement
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Socilogical factiors of voting are?
Definition
income, occupation , education, sex and age, religion and ethnic backround,
region of the country where you live,
family make up
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Psychological factiors of voting are?
Definition
-party affliation and identification
-perception of candidates policies and or image
-the feeling that your vote will make a statement
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Lower income backers and laborers tend to vote....
Definition
Demorcratic
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Upper income who are business and professional white-collor workers tend to vote....
Definition
Republican
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Woman tend to vote...
Definition
Demorcratic
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Men tend to vote....
Definition
Republican
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Younger voters tend to vote...
Definition
Demorcratic
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Voter turn out for youth...
Definition
decreaseing; less
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Jews and Catholices vote
Definition
Democratic
Term
northern Protestants vote
Definition
Republican
Term
what is the best predictor of how someone will vote?
Definition
partisonship
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Split ticketing
Definition
spilting who you vote for.
EX:voting for republican in congressional and democratic in presidental
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Factors why voter turn out is low?
Definition
-registration
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Motor Voter Act of 1993
Definition
allowed to be registered to vote when getting drivers lisense
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When do most people vote?
Definition
Primarys; pres is more important
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Elections where left to..
Definition
the states
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Critical Election/ Relining election
Definition
the major party switches
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Legilative veto
Definition
vetos the excetive branch
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MCCulloch v Maryland
Definition
established the principle that the states could not tax the federal government
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Categorial Grants in aid
Definition
money given to states for a specific purpose and application
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Block Grants
Definition
money given to states with a specific purpose but can decide where and how to spend the money
Term
Selective incorporation (incorporation doctorine)
Definition
Term
Federal Mandates
Definition
requireing states to do something but giving them money to do so.
Term
Federalism
Definition
Divison of power between federal gov and state gov.
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Tenth Amendment
Definition
Power for Dual Federalism; dual federalism earliest type of federalism when federal gov had delgated and states has reserved.
Term
Welfare Reform id 1996
Definition
transferred the responsibility of welfare to states.
-elmiates the entitlement
-gave staes block grants to devolope their own programs and move people from welfare to work within 5 years
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Block Grants
Definition
Money given for a specific purpose but givent he decretion to decide how and where to use it.
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Unitary Government
Definition
centralizes all the power
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Conferation
Definition
decentralizes all the power
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Litercy Tests
Definition
given as a requirement to vote. Stopped blacks from voting
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Trust in Government over time is...
Definition
Decreasing
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Uncontrollable spending in federal budgets cause..
Definition
many deficits
Term
Trends of presidental election in 1980's...
Definition
president trust went down because of scandals
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Executive order...
Definition
President making orders that has the AFFECT of law with out congressional approval
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War powers Act
Definition
President can send troops only after congress delcares war. Pres. has to notify congress with plans within 60 days.
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Warren Court
Definition
Very Activist and loose court
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Ways and means Committee
Definition
Makes Taxing bills; Only in House of representatives
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What happens when no canidate earns the majority of the electoral collage?
Definition
House of Representatives decide only.
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White house staff
Definition
Closest to Pres. They are his personal staff.
Term
Who do voters directly elect?
Definition
Directly elect H of R
-senators
-local people(governers)
Term
Writs of certiorari
Definition
breif given to the supreme court to try to get their case heard
Term
Targets of lobbying?
Definition
show there interests to convince senators to make bills benefiting their group. Best time is to when senators have no idea about topic.
Term
SC justice Tenure
Definition
Term
Stare decisis
Definition
making decisions based on decisions of previous cases
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Rules Committee
Definition
Only in House of Rep. In charge of making specific rules of each bill to be divided between house
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Rule of Four
Definition
Need 4 judges to agree apon a ruling
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Reasons of low voter turn out are...
Definition
registration, lack of penalties
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Public Financing of elections
Definition
Pacs-Can only give up to 2000 dollars
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Attorney General
Definition
In charge of Department of Justice
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Primary Election
Definition
Minoritl party gets a candate to run against majority party in general elections.
Term
Caucus
Definition
Party regulars meeting in small groups. Dicussing candidates decideing when to vote for them
Term
Who can get tax money?
Definition
President only
Term
Presidenal cabnet
Definition
Furtherst away from pres. Only in interest of there own department
Term
Honey-moon Period
Definition
Presidents highests rateings from the public. Most liked
Term
Revenue Sharing
Definition
money given to states that can completely decide how, where, and what to spend the money on
Term
Fiscal Federalism
Definition
how much funding is appropriated by the federal government to the states.
- categorial grants, block grants, revenue sharing
Term
Unfunded Mandates
Definition
requireing states to do something without giving them money to do so
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Factions
Definition
bad; self interest
Term
Filabuster
Definition
Staling time until congress goes out of session so bill ownt get to flor
Term
Conciquence of factions are...
Definition
formation of 3rd parties
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Consequence of elite class theroy
Definition
elite in society would play a dominant role in the political process
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Provision of constitution that expanded the federal power over states...
Definition
due process clause of 14th amendment
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Habeous Corbus
Definition
should be brought in front of the court
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executive privilage
Definition
ability of the pres to protect personal material
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