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What does it mean to be a liberal & provide 2 examples of political issues they feel strongly about and how. |
Def: One who favors greater government intervention, particularly in economic affairs and in the provision of social services. - abortion: women should have the right to choose what to do with their bodies. - religion: everyone should be able to believe how & in who they want. |
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What does it mean to be a conservative & provide 2 examples of political issues they feel strongly about and how. |
Def: One who favors limited government intervention, particularly in economic affairs - second amendment: guns should be allowed anywhere. It is OUR right! - LGBTQ issues: Homosexuality is a sin... etc. |
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Separation of powers |
a way of parceling out power among three branches of government |
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Legislative branch |
(checks executive and judicial): Congress (HoR & senate): sets qualifications for holding office in each house, terms of office, methods of selection, & system of apportionment among the states to determine membership in the HoR |
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Executive branch |
(checks legislative and judicial): a president to execute the laws of the nation |
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Judicial branch |
checks legislative and executive): interpret federal laws and US constitution |
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Explain federal system and how the power is divided? & 2 examples of each. |
system of government in which the national government and state governments share power and derive all authority from the people people & it is divided by national government and state government |
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national powers |
conduct foreign relations declare war |
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state powers |
appoint electors to vote for president can react restriction on who can vote |
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concurrent powers |
power to tax charter banks |
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unfunded mandates |
regulations that requires a state to perform certain actions but does not provide money for fulfilling such requirement , such as national elections. |
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political division in the U.S. |
Republicans and Democrats are more divided along ideological lines – and partisan antipathy is deeper and more extensive |
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why is the U.S. politically divided? |
ideological values |
