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| legislative, judical, executive |
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| enforce laws (biggest brance) |
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specific arrangements through which
political power is organized and exercised. |
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| human nature and institutions |
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| A society's basic view of human nature affects how their institutions are set. |
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Jefferson
mr. smith movie |
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| Founder of American Creed |
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Realist view
mr.smith movie
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idealist view
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| its about the common good |
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american view of press
mr.smith movie |
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| biased wether than inform |
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Senator Payne
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-legislative is seperate from executive
-vote in opposite parties
-frustrates presidents ability to push his agenda |
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-legislative and executive are fused
-party in power and prime misiter are the same
-can push through changes quickly |
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| what does obama want to invest in |
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health care and energy and education
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| Obama vs McCain on taxing policies |
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Obama wants to tax the wealthy and upperclass.
McCain wants to keep taxes even. |
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| Government is not in complete control |
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| Why Iraq War outcome is important to US |
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We destroyed Iraq, make sure we replace it. Lots of
money invested in it, we must see it through. |
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Executive branch the MOST
Congress branch the LEAST |
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| A standoff in which nothing gets done |
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| President is "Republican" / Congress is "Democrat" |
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| French system name for Divided Government |
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| Drawing districts to gain a partisan advantage |
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| Too much power in presidency at the expense of the other branches of other governments |
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| When parties must come together to form a majority |
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If coalition is fragile, becomes nearly impossible to enact policies out of fear that a coalition party will break away and force the
government to collapse |
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| healthcare interest groups |
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-A.M.A (American Medical Groups)
-insurance companies
-drug companies |
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| Three concerns when rating healthcare systems |
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| Access, Quality, and Cost |
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| How laws are enforced in the real world. |
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-Dispute Resolution
-Make policy (in reality)
-Monitor government action |
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| Horowitz and The Professors argument |
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Professors are dangerous to students b/c they teach them to question
traditional views.
EX: They teach students to respect diversity but not to
respect views that are hostile to diverse groups and
lifestyles.
EX: Christians values against homosexuality. |
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Teach them to critically think so they
can make up their own minds about what they
believe. |
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| Obama's Budget controversy (esp. deficit) |
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$3.6 trillion which will increase deficit to $1.8 trillion dollars in debt.
Puts this money into healthcare, education, and markets. |
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| Why is AIG currently stuck paying their employees bonuses? |
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| Contractually obligated to do so. |
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