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types of democracies where the power is
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History
12th Grade
08/22/2010

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Marxist view of power
Definition
  1. government is dominated by capitalists or the wealthy business owners. (the leaders are loaded with money, meg Whitman specifically, we can’t run if we don’t have money)
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Power elite view
Definition

  1. government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government

But the only reason why this exists is the permission we give these people to do this.

We associate knowledge with money (beurocrats, the CEO of marbro, Al capone)

 

 

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Bureaucratic view
Definition

  1. government is dominated by appointed officials

The president’s cabinet hold all of the power(eg these people who weren’t voted in)

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Pluralist view
Definition
  1. this is the idea that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy

(this is the way it should be)

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elite
Definition
persons who have some disproportionate amount of a valued resource like money or power
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representative democracy
Definition
a government in which leaders make decisions by winning competitive struggle for people's vote
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qualifications for representative
Definition

must come from the state they are elected for, over the age of 25, and one representative per 30000.

collects taxes, exices, provide for the common defense, provide general welfare

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senate
Definition
every three years senate is reelected, must be over the age of thirty, vp of nation is president of senate. presiding officer is elected. all of senate is in charge of impeachments
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executive branch
Definition
must be over the age of 35, can fill in the seats to the senate, can appoint supreme court judges, and make treaties, and dissmiss charges against people in the united states
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first method of amendment making
Definition
2/3 vote in congress and ratified by 3/4 of legislature
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second method
Definition
national conventionj is called and 3/4ths of senate pass it and 3/4ths of representative pass it
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1st amendment
Definition
freedom of religion press and assembly
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second amendment
Definition
right to bear arms
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3rd amendment
Definition
no longer quarter troops
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4th amendment
Definition
search warrant
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5th amendment
Definition
offender can only be tried if they have been charged, they have to be let go if they aren't charged within 48 hours
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6th amendment
Definition
offender has right to speedy trial
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7th amendment
Definition
civil court cases do not deal with jury
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8th amendment
Definition
no excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment
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9th amendment
Definition
there are rights outside of the bill of rights
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10th amendment
Definition
all rights not enumerated are given to the state
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11th amendment
Definition
can't be sued by foreign country, or noncitizen
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12th ameendment
Definition
presidential electers vote seperately for president and vice president
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13th amendment
Definition
slavery is abolished and states can create their own laws about this
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14th amendment
Definition
every citizen has rights spoken of in the bill of rights and no state can say otherwise
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15th amendment
Definition
african american males can vote
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16th amendment
Definition
congress cann levy and income tax
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17th amendment
Definition
senators are voted in not appointed
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18th amendment
Definition
senate can ban the sale of liquor
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19th amendment
Definition
women can vote!
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20th amendment
Definition
lame duck-president doesn't have much time between when his opponent in candidacy wins and when he is removed from office
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21st amendment
Definition
repeal of prohibition
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22 amendment
Definition
president is limited to two full terms in office
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23rd amendment
Definition
people in districts can vote for president-even if they don't have senater
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24th amendment
Definition
abolish poll tax
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25th amendment
Definition
plan of succession for the president
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26 amendment
Definition
18 year olds can vote
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27 amendment
Definition
congress can't increase salaries until next election
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federalist 10
Definition
nullification is talked about here and so are factions and their annoyingness
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devolution
Definition
when the government weakens itsef
Term
political culture
Definition
a distinctive and patterned way about thinking about how politics and economic life ought to be carried out
Term

valence issue

positional issue

Definition

issues that transend party lines

party specific issues

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closed primary
Definition
only people from specific political parties can vote
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open primaries
Definition
anyone can vote, but only for one party
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blanket primary
Definition
you can vote for anyone from any party
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campaign finance reform act 2002
Definition
soft money is limited to 2000 per donater, indepedent expenditures are more strictly prohibited
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retrospective vs. prospective voting
Definition

r= when people vote based on candidates past actions

p=when people vote based on candidates voting tendencies and promises

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Gibbons vs. ogden
Definition
federal government controls interstate trade
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shenk vs. US
Definition
expionage
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Mapp vs. ohio
Definition
have to have a search warrant when invading someone's house
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Gideon vs. Wainwright
Definition
right to attorney is to all people-this is case of man who teaches himself how to read in order to represetn himself in court
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entrepenueral politics
Definition
everyone benefits, only a small group pays the cost
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majoritarian politics
Definition
everyone benefits and everyone pays
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Intersect group politics
Definition
a small group benefits and a small altnernative group pays
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client politics
Definition
small group benefits and many people pay
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pork barreling
Definition
bribing someone for their support
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log rolling
Definition
bribing someone for their support with your support
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