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S T A T E

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Variety of institutions and practices. Churches, Jail, banks,

G O V E R N M E N T

Prof: To make authoritative decisions about what the rules are. Created by people to protect lives and property.



Book:

Tell people what they can and cannot.


Only the government can use force.

W E B E R (person)

"The government has a monopoly on the legitimate use of force."

P A R T Y L O Y A L T Y

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L O G R O L L I N G

When members of congress trade votes.

P O L I T I C S

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D E F E N E S T R A T I O N

Throw something out of the window.

F O R C E

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Risky


Beneath us


Risky


B A R G A I N I N G

Trading.

Political way to solve conflicts.

P E R S U A S I O N

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C O N F L I C T

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Can be resolved by:


Force


Persuasion


or Voting

D E M O C R A C Y

The people rule.

The US is a democracy

A U T H O R I T A R I A N

Decision for everyone are made by one or a small number of people.

R E P R E S E N T A T I V E D E M O C R A C Y

A system in which the people rule through the election of offices in free, frequent and competitive elections.

Not only US. Latin America is. Russia is not.

P R E F E R E N D U M S

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I N I T I A T I V E

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C O N S T I T U T I O N A L A R R A N G E M E N T S

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Indictment

When a grand jury lists a number of charges

Declaration of Independence

Lists bad things that the british did, and establishes independance

Consent of the Government

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Liberalism

Men are free to do as they wish as long as they don't harm anyone else

John Locke (person)

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Constitutuon

The Rule Book of the US.

Non-Justicial

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Congress

Bi-Cameral organization that provide the laws for the US

House of Representatives

435 members. selected based on population per state. 3 year terms

Senate

100 members. 2 from each state. Selected by state legislation.



High election rate

Electoral College

Elects President

Veto

To send a bill to back to congress by President or supreme Court. Can be override by Congress

Magna Carta

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Judicial Descisions

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Legal Writing

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Big C Consitution/Little C Consitution

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Articles of Confederation

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Foreign Policy

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Nollification

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Filibuster

Extended Debate by senator

Amendment

27 amendments. To change the Consitution.


Can be proposed by 2/3 voting from both sides of congress, or constitutional convention


Ratification

3/4 State legis


3/4 St. convention

E.R.A. (equal rights amendment)

Treat men and womrn equally. .

Federalism

A constitutional division of power between two or more levels of government each with their own responsibilities and powers.

Congress

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BiCameral

An institution consistenting of two chambers.

Impeachment

Performed by the House of Representatives, the act of charging government official "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." The Senate then decides whether to conflict and remove the official from office.

Constituents

The people who reside within an elected official's political jurisdiction.

Incumbent

the individual in an election who currently holds the contested office; as distinct from the challenger, who seeks to remove the incumbent from power.

Casework

The direct assistance that members of Congress give to individuals and groups within a district or state.

Delegate model of representation

The type of representation by which representatives are elected to do the bidding of the people who elected them: representatives are "delegates" and that they share the same policy positions as the voters and promise to act upon them.

Elastic Clause

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High Archy

Constitutuon, US Laws/Treaty, State Laws, State

Plessy vs. Ferguson

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Brown v. Boarded

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Roe v. Wade

Gives girls the right to have aboration

Griswood v Connecticut (1968)

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Changing the Constitution

Can be done through:



Amendments, Judicial Interpretation, and practices v policies

Decentralized Government

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Centralized Government

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Organization

Any collection of people larger than 10 is a large organization. Coordination because more difficult the larger the organization.

Caucus

A discussion.

House Leadership

Speaker of the House


Majority Leader


Whips - Gathers votes from the members


Senate Leadership

Vice President


Vice President pro temp


Party Discipline

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Gerrymandering

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3 party congress

Until 1970



Republicans, Northern Democrats, Southern Democrats

Comittee System

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Authorizing Comittee

Gives government authority

Functions of Congress

Law Making


Conflict Resolution


Help constituents


Educate


Represent

Powers of President

Foreign Rep


Negotiate Treaties


Commander in Chief


Veto Legislation


Appoints


Messanger


Pardon


Secure advice



Electoral College

the meeting, in each state and the District of columbia of electors who casts vote for the election

Necessary and expedient Clause

An article in Article II, Section 3 im the constitution allows the president to recommend legislation to congress

take care clause

the constitutional clause that grands presidents permission and leeway to determine if laws are "faithfully executed" and if it isnt by his/herr judgement can take action

Executive Privilege

the idea that executive branch officials need to be able to advise the president in confidence, and the present has the right to prevent the advice from going public