a.      Benefits to ones self in voting?

a.      Benefits the have a purpose in voting?

b.      Nah.

a.      How many people actually vote. Low and lower in non-presidential.

a.      Motives (duty, self interest, efficacy), means (Time, $, info), mobilization

a.      Party, Policy, Performance, Personality.

a.      Getting money for parties?

a.      Parties in Government (Parties getting agenda set done in congress).

a.      Parties as organizations. (Recruit, mobilize voters, and elect people).

a.      Partisan Loyalties in Electorate (Voting for party)

a.      Despite polarized parties, country always goes in between them.

a.      $ Given to Parties for “Party Building and Grass Roots Activities”, No Limits on Contributions, Bi-Partisan Campaign Reform Act (2002)

a.      $ Given Directly to Candidates, 2K for Individuals, 5K for PACs

a.      Extreme views on either side of issue.

a.      Large money gathering through corporate donations. Loop hole in money issue.

a.      Debate terms in congress where more floor time and amendments allowed.

a.      Limited debate time and # of amendments allowed.

a.      Using all the time allotted by talking about it so no one can vote. Dick move.

a.      Convincing constituents that the MC is solely responsible for good policies, Pork Barrel Projects

a.      Taking a strong position on issue of concern to constituents. Not national issues.

a.      State projects that are paid for by the federal government but deliver jobs and $ to the state

a.      People hate congress but love their personal congresspeople.

a.      Deliberate Rearrangement of District Lines to Influence Outcome of Elections

a.      No Action on Legislation Passed in Final 10 Days of Session

c.      Must Provide Constitutional Basis

c.      Legal interpretation for bureaucracy to follow

a.      President can have most influence and most favorability by public in first 100 days.

a.      When nation security threatened by something, people let pres do whatever cause nation.

a.      Work with congress to get things passed.

a.      Promotes himself and policies by taking case directly to public in hopes that popularity and prestige will force Congress to support president or face electoral consequences

c.      3.Executive Orders, Agreements, Etc

b.      Claims cant help congress cause national security.

a.      How constitution outlines powers of each branch.

a.      Excutive branch main power to control army.

a.      System of judicial branch to review laws to see if constitutional.

a.      When Judiciary Act of 1789 tried to expand powers of Judicial, one part proved unconstitutional cause it was congress trying to change constitution. Only Judicial can do that.

a.      Hamilton wrote it to outline powers of judicial branch. Power only to judge, not act.

a.      Belief that Courts should actively employ judicial review to overturn laws that violate Constitution

a.      Interpretation of constitutionality of laws based on whether the law violates the actual words in Constitution

a.      Interpretation of constitutionality of law based on the original intent of the Framers culled from notes, diaries, and Federalist Papers

d.      3)takes into account the moral lessons learned form the history of the U.S.

Nominees for judges who you don’t know what leaning. Little Scholarly Background, No Clear Judicial Opinions = Non Controversial, Unable or Unwilling to Answer ?s.