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POS 100 Brewer
Midterm #2
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
11/08/2010

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· Civil Rights
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Right of every person to equal protection under the laws and equal access to society's opportunities and public facilities.
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Equal Protection Clause ( 14th Amendment )
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forbids state to deny equal protection of the laws to any individual
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Plessy v Ferguson
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Said seperate public facilities for blacks and whites was ok as long as they were "equal".
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Brown v Board of Edu.
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Reversed "Plessy" and said that racial segregation of public schools are inheritary unequal
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strict scrutiny test
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applied by courts to laws that attempt a racial or ethnic classification. The test elimnates race or ethnical as a legal classification when it places a minority group members at a disadvantage
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suspect classifications
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Legal classifications such as race and national origin, that have invidious discrimination as their purpose and makes it unconstitutional.
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intermediate scrutiny
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Gender discrimination
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reasonable basis test
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applied by courts to laws that treat individuals unequally
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MLK & Civil Rights Movement
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1964 Civil Rights Act
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Entitles all people to equal access of restaurants, bars theaters, hotels, gas stations and similar establishments which provide to the general public. Bans discrimination in hiring, promotion, and wages of employees of medium to large sized firms.
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Voting Rights act of 1965
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Forbids discrimination in voting and registration. Also prohibits the use of literacy test as a registration requirement.
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Busing to achieve racial integration in public schools
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Equal Rights Amendment
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comparable worth
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equality of opportunity vs equality of result
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de facto discrimination
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de jure discrimination
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affirmative action
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Romer vs Evans
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Bowers v Hardwick
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Lawrence vs TX
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Gratz v Bollinger
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Grutter v Bollinger
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· Public Opinion
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Primary Tendeny
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Structuring tendency
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role played by public opinion in american governance
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· Political Socialization
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Public Opinion relationship to Political Socialization
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source of/ influences on political views and beliefs( Political Socialization )
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generational effect ( age cohort tendency )
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life cycle effect
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period effect
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· Nature of Media
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Nationalization of the News
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concentration and consolidation of media
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Federal Communication Commission
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capacity of media to shape events (ability of media to influence politics)
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agenda setting
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biases of
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watchdog role
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signaler role
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common-carrier role
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public representative role
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self-importance of the media
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descriptive reporting
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objective journalism
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interpretive journalism
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media and public trust in government and politics
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consequences of changes in media and way in which media covers politics and government
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· Voting and Political Participation
types of
factors affecting participation (multiple)
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civic engagement/social capital
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sum of the face to face interactions among citizens in a society
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political efficacy
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apathy
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feeling of personal disinterest in or unconcern with politics
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alienation
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feeling of personal powerlessness that includes the notion that government does not care about the peoples opinion
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registration
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suffrage
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right to vote
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issue voting
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· Political Parties
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American two-party system (origins, causal factors, consequences)
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party realignment
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party organization
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parties as service providers
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party in government
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party in electorate
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party coalition
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parties and democracy (many elements here)
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roles of third parties
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· Campaigns and Elections
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direct primary
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general election
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party convention
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importance of districts (at-large vs. geographically based)
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primary areas of concerns for campaign (candidate, resources, message, audience, and time)
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change in campaigns from labor intensive to capital intensive
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money in campaigns
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Buckley v. Valeo
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Citizens United v. FEC
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mandate
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candidate-centered elections
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why campaigns matter
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· Interest Groups
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purposes of Interest Groups
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Constitutional basis for " "
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pluralism
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biases in the interest group universe
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types of interest groups
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reasons for joining and staying in interest groups
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free rider problem
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growth in the number of interest groups (timing of and reasons for)
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tactics/methods utilized by interest groups (many here)
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issue advocacy advertisement
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political action committee (PAC)
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interest groups and public policy
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iron triangles and issue networks
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