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state constitutions
what do they do?
how are they similar to the US constitution? |
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- state constitutions determine how power is allocated to institutions
- similar to the constitution in the fact that they
- set limits on government
- provide rights to the people
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statutory law definition
constitutional law definition |
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Definition
stat : a law made in the heat of the moment and if the law needs to be changed it only takes the majority vote
const : more enduring and much harder to change and it roughly takes about 60% of the state legislature to pass the law
- 3 ways the state constitution can be changed |
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why would state constututions want to get changed?
example: contractors |
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Definition
- they are changed because of favoritism
- ex: small contractors wanting the option to get government money to carry out their projects, versus the government giving large contractors to finish jobs
- wanted it based on lowest bids, not how much money the company is donating to campaign funds
- statuatory vs. constitutional law |
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evolution of constitutions
what was the main fear?
how was the government originally organized?
what powers did the governor have? |
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Definition
- at the time of the revolutionary war, there was ten different governments
- great fear of the executive
- there was an elected governor, but he had little if any control at all
- limited terms (2 years)
- limited power over the people
- no budget to work with
- governors could only elect a certain number of people |
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popular democracy
define.
who was the first president to trust the public?
what differences in the set up of government did he make?
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Definition
- electing people was defined as popular democracy
- andrew jackson was the first president to trust the public opinion rather than the opinions of the elite
- he thoufht that people should elect more people to the government
- lead to the creation of more elections
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problems with elected positions
Attorney General |
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Definition
- attorney general :
- made a lot of legal requirement decisions
- position used as a stepping stone to reach other positions such as: governor
- his views may contradict with that of the secretary of state or governor party wise
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problems with elected positions
Board and Commisions |
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Definition
- fragmented governement
- there are a lot of areas where people make their own decions based on their own agendas
- there are areas where there is a more uniform set of people working, but there are many other commsioners added with many different views and outcomes
- the involvement of the board of commisions varries over the US |
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distrust of politics and politicians
what do political machines do?
what was their involvement with immigrants? |
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Definition
- there is a high level of distrust
- in the 1900's this was due to the rise of political machines
- political machines:
- keep loyalty high
- creating jobs and making stable jobs
- stable jobs as long as they supported the political machine
- people remained loyal because it was money for their jobs [immigrants were a large part of the makeup] |
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distrust of politics and politicians
what was tamminey hall?
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