American Government Midterm

Front 1

Discuss the 6 Provisions of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union

Back 1

1. Unicameral
2. Each state has one vote
3. 2/3 Majority to approve everything
4.No chief executive
5. Limited functions--post office, coin money, can't tax
6. Unanimous consent to ammend issues

Front 2

Why did it fail?

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1.no power to tax
2. no leadership
3. no power to regulate foreign commerce
4. not enough power to ensure domestic order
5. any one state had veto power

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Advantages of the federal system of government.

Back 3

1. adapt programs to local needs, desires and conditions
2. results in innovations, states can try new things
3.increases democracy
-vertical exit--can enact legislation on different levels
-horizontal exit--can move to a different state

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Disadvantages of the federal system of government.

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1. limits the ability to coordinate policy--hard to tell what is going on in other states
2. federalism can be inequitable--some states are richer than others
-can result in a race to the bottom

Front 5

McCulloch v. Maryland

Back 5

-set precedent with the necessary and proper clause (as long as it is a legitimate ends andn within the scope of the constitution)
-US can establish a bank in Maryland
-No Maryland can't tax the bank--principle of national supremacy

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Devolution

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1. Administrative--if we tailor programs to the locality we will save money
2. democratic reasons--increase the opportunity for policital participation, voters feel more powerful--increase voter participation
3. economic effieciency--increased participation at local level may result in a more efficiient determination of the level and type of services offered lowering costs

Front 7

interest groups

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1. economic/business
2.labor
3.environmental
4.public interest groups
5. special interest groups

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economic/business groups

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-promote economic business groups
-try to protect corporate interests
-Chamber of Commerce
-AMA
-lower taxes, minimum wage, trade regulations

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Labor

Back 9

-working class groups
-better pay, working conditions
-Teamsters

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Environmental groups

Back 10

-environmental policies
-sierra club, earth first

Front 11

Public Interest Groups

Back 11

-collective community
-consumer pressure groups
-influence policies to protect consumers
-Vote Smart, Massper

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Special Interest groups

Back 12

-signle issue with a narrow focus
-AARP, NRA

Front 13

political socialization

Back 13

-the process by which people acquire political beliefs and attitudes

Front 14

Education as a source of political socialization

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-the more education a person recieves the more likely that person will be interested in politics, be confident in their ability to discuss and understand them

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Peers and peer group influences on political socialization

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-seen mostly in ethic groups where people identify with a common policital bond through civil liberties
-also seen in labor unions

Front 16

the impact of the media on political socialization

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-media informs the public about issues and are able to dictate to their audience what they should be thinking about
-"which side are you on"

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lifestyle affect on political socialization

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-the older you are the more conservate you tend to be
-the younger, the more liberal you tend to be

Front 18

there is no explicit right to privacy found in the constitution. where does our notion of the right to privacy come from and how has this right been applied to specific cases or policy issues?

Back 18

-Griswald v. CT--1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th are implied rights
-Roe V. Wade-can not prohibit abortion--limited power
-right to die cases--there is no right to suicide in the constitution