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| 15 presidential advisors (e.g.- defense, state, ed, homeland security, atty. gen) |
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| qualifications of the president |
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| 35, resident for 14 yrs, natural born citizen |
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| Third Parties that were Effective |
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Ross Perot - 1992 as an Independent
Teddy Roosevelt - Progressive Party |
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| bi-cameral, House (pop) & Senate (2 per), majority and minority parties, Speaker of House & President of Senate |
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| levels of federal court system |
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| district * appeals * Supreme |
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| hopper, intro, sent to committee of one house, whole house approves, sent the committee of other house, whole house approves, sent to president, signs, vetoes or pocket vetoes, congress can override |
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legislative leader (prop laws)
chief diplomat (peaceful rel. w/ foreign nations)
commander-in-chief (head of armed forces)
foreign policy (rel. w/ other countries)
judicial powers (appt. judges) |
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| make laws, draw charges and hear impeachments, approve treaties, approve presidential appointments to cabinet & judicial branch, override vetoes |
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| novel that influenced northern attitudes toward slavery, written by Harriett Beecher Stowe |
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plank/platform issues will vary
think of "Yes-No-Maybe" game |
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| privilege, citizens, 18 because of 26th Amendment, lose b/c homeless, mentally ill, imprisoned, election law violator |
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statutory (typical laws on the books)
constitutional (found in const.)
common (based on precendence/common sense) |
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| the supreme law of the land, 9 justices, typically constitutional issues |
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Northen Strenths & Weaknesses
v. Southern Strengths & Weaknesses |
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| Electoral College effectiveness |
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v. popular vote
reason in 1789?
reason today?
for or against? |
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| media and presidential campaigns |
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visibility, mudslinging, attractiveness to voters, familiarity
use personal appearance, tv, radio, net, newspaper, signs/billboards |
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