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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
10/04/2011

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Ask not for what your country can do for you, ask for what you can do for your country
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JFK
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indirect
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republic
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high politics
Definition
citizenship, deliberation in gov.
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low politics
Definition
self-interest, bargaining
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citizenship
Definition
full membership in a political community, a legal status, political rights
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civic virtue
Definition
things you believe in, characteristics of civil society
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self restrain
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ability to take a step back, ability to think
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self reliance
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on yourself, family, neighbor...solving problems at the lowest level
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civic knowledge
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know the society you're living in, taking responsibility to educate yourself
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civic participation
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involve in your community
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reflexively
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lizard brain
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reflectively
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citizen
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deliberative democracy
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genuine reasoning
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group theories
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diversity groups run things (gov)
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elite theories
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special status, advantages
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oligarchy
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rule by the privilege, society decides, sets the metric
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monarchy
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power of the bloodline
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Triangle power from top to bottom
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monarchy, oligarchy, democracy
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rational choice or control theory
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public official serve to the citizen personal interest
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First U.S government
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continental congress
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First president of the U.S not USA
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John Hanson
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why was article of confederation didn't workout?
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weak central government, states make their own money, state sovereign
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Shay's rebellion
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showed that article of confederation was too weak
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The constitution of 1787 was ratified by how many states?
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9 out of 13
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the miracle of Philadelphia
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the great compromise
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Marbury v. Madison
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(1803)
 established judicial review at the federal level;
 judicial review = the U.S. Supreme Court’s power to hear a case and determine if an act is Constitutional (within the law) or Unconstitutional (outside of the law; Void)
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Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee
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(1816)
 established judicial review at the state level;
 over piece of hunting land
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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(1819)
-Challenge to the Necessary & Proper Clause AKA Elastic Clause
-N+P Clause allows Congress to make laws
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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(1824)
-Challenge to the Commerce Clause
-Commerce Clause permits Congress to regulate interstate business
-Court held the use of Commerce Clause is Constitutional
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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(1896)
-Court held Segregation is Constitutional
-Top 3 Worst Cases ever decided by the U.S. Supreme Court
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case law precedent
Definition
something proceed to something else
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Brown v. Board of Education
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(cases consolidated 1954)
-Thurgood Marshall that Segregation by Race (AKA Separate but Equal) was Unconstitutional
-Thurgood Marshall later served the first African American Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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enumerated powers
Definition
any power written down
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police(reserve) powers
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10th amendment
public health, safety or moral of its citizen, allow state to speak first
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implied power
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assumed exist to carry out
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sovereign immunity
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11th amendment
can't sue govt. w/out govt. permission
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supremacy clause
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speak last on any issue
national always win unless it choose not to
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necessary and proper clause AkA
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elastic clause
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block grant
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chunk of money from federal to state gov. for spending
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categorized grants
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fed. govt. make it hard for state to get $, micromanage
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Portability clause
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(it travels with you) Full Faith and Credit clause, Privileges and Immunities clause
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unfunded mandates
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fed. govt. tell state what to do but give state no $
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Privileges and Immunities Clause
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rights and protection
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segregated fund
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any tax/fee and set aside part of tax for any purpose
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two laws forbidden by the US constitution
Definition
-ex post factor laws
-bill of attainder
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