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GOVT 2302 EXAM 1
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Social Studies
Undergraduate 1
06/12/2012

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Term
What 3 services does a welfare state provide?
Definition
social security, housing, education
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Contributions of FDR
Definition
created welfare system during new deal
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Position of SC regarding business before and after 1937
Definition
laisessz faire, regulation
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Lochner case
Definition
limited hours, regulated wages
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Sherman Anti trust act
Definition
encourage competition, prevent monopoly
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oligopolies
Definition
control by a few companies
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Labor reform act
Definition
curbed power of unions
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railway labor act
Definition
gave right to org. unions
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fair labor standards act
Definition
est. min wage, 40 hr work week
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Dept of labor
Definition
welfare of wage earners
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Consumerism
Definition
gov't must police businesses when the don't do it themselves
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4 examples of pub assist, and what isn't
Definition
temp assist of need families
SSI
Medicaid (state), care
(SOC SEC ISN'T)
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Reforms by Clinton
Definition
no money for >4 kids
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Kyoto
Definition
Not signed by U.S. b/c not in best interest of business
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Clean Air Act 1970
Definition
set limits to control pollution, didn't really work
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Poverty Among U.S.
Definition
Highest in New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas , Mississippi. Lowest NE
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Food stamps program
Definition
in tx, called lone star card
Term
Exec Branch is in which article of constitution?
Definition
II
Term
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
Definition
lege, exec, judic, states rights, amednments, supremacy, ratification
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Formal qualies of prez
Definition
35, 14 yr resident, born in US
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Informal qualies of prez
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WASP, 50's, rich, affluent, Lawyer, prestigious edu
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Paradox of prez
Definition
the prez is very strong but yet has many limitations
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Sun king
Definition
people think power to control world is in hands of prez
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Halo Effect
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prez is infalliable
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Impeial prez
Definition
expands his power, ended after cold war,
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Eunmerate powers
Definition
powers spelled out in constitution
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Perogative powres
Definition
powers that prez assumes to ensure domestic tranquility
Term
Is prez more effective at foreign policy or economy?
Definition
FP
Term
retrospective voting
Definition
by Morris theororia, voters punish or reward prez by how their personal situation has changed in the last 4 yrs
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tools prez can use to sway congress
Definition
popularity, threaten to veto, perks, pork, punish, VP
Term
executive orders
Definition
agreements w/ foreign heads of state that don't req approval of state
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legislative gridlock
Definition
developed by binder and mayhew, butting heads in congress, nothing moves
Term
Warpowers resolution act
Definition
tried to curtail power of prez by limiting troop deployment to 60 days, the have to get 1/3 out. unconst in 1983
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6 roles of prez
Definition
chief of state, exec, diplo, (symbolic ceremony, CEO, ambassadors and treaties), CIC, party leader and legislator
Term
Buchanan Prez
Definition
liasessz faire, symbolic head, no real dut, give power to congress (taft coolidge hoover)
Term
Lincoln Prez
Definition
go getters, set agenda (jackson, FDR, reagan)
Term
Eisenhower Prez
Definition
hidden hand, (Bush 2)
Term
Impeachment
Definition
indictment of prez, needs enough evidence to remove prez.
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25th amendment
Definition
vp takes over in case of disability
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22nd amendment
Definition
2 term limit, 10 yr max
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Formal qualies for gov
Definition
natural born, resident of state for 5 yrs, 30 yrs old
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informal qualies
Definition
WASP, male, millionaire
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female goverenors of tx
Definition
Miriam Ferguson, Anne Richards
Term
Power of TX governor
Definition
very small, power is fragmented, can [judicial: reprieve, commutate, pardon], [legislative: call emergency measures, special sessions, and item veto on money bills]
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plural executive
Definition
power divided btwn several elected officials, b/c of jacksonian democracy
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other elected officials in TX
Definition
AG, comptroller, lt. gov, commisioner of land use, comissioner of agriculture
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roles of governor
Definition
chief exec, legis, CIC, intergov'tal deputy, party leader
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jacksonian emocracy
Definition
major officails electedby people
Term
legislative budget board
Definition
part of legislature, check how money is spent
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legislative redistricing board
Definition
draws lines of districts when house of reps can't agree
Term
sunset review
Definition
after fiscal years, review i agency performed as specified
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spoils system vs civil service
Definition
spoils, based on who you know, civil, need to pass a test for every position
Term
growth of big gov't
Definition
happens when pop inc, during dem admins
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