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18 Cards in this Set
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Media & The Gov't 1
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1.Media & the President
Press secretary(speaks on behalf of the president)LIASON.White house press corps(don't wk for the president)MEDIA OUTLET(cover president & white house) |
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Media & The Gov't 2
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2.F.C.C. federal communications commission.(To control the media)
licensing-news, mag,radio,etc. Frequencies-assigned 2 operate Fines Censorship-ratings Monopolies-company 2 control M |
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Media & The Gov't 3
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Censorship-ratings
Monopolies-company 2 control Media Fairness Doctrine-all sides of issue/present 2 pple,1 party then 2 party speaks. Equal time rule |
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Media Bias
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(liberal) Left learning-2much in one direction.
(Partisan) Democrats-more,less rep Commercially |
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Congress (outside in)
Lrgislative branch, British Paraliament |
us senate-avg age:60yrs, state, age:30yrs,term:6yrs. 100pple
us house- avg age:50yrs, district within state, age:25yrs, term:2yrs. 435pple |
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(Inside) Functions of Congress 1
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1.Law making(most Important)
2.Representation(stand for interest of pple who put them in. 3.Education(inform us on laws) |
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(Inside) Functions of Congress 2
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4.Oversight(watchdog oversees presidents & court system)
5.Conflict Resolution(resolve an issue) 6.Constitution Service(caseworkers us citizens) |
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Powers of Congress
(FIC)2 A&E 1 |
1.Fiscal-power over money (TAX)
2.Foreign-declare war,approve treaties(AID) 3.Investigate-power to look over 4.Impeachment-power 2 remove some1 in office. |
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Powers of Congress
(FIC)2 A&E 2 |
5.Confirmation-Approve by congress
6.Commerce-trade/countries 7.Amending-new laws 2 constitution. 8.Electing-elect president 2 office/tie n electrol college. |
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Bill (LAW)
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1.Intro-an idea
2.Committee-write idea as something 3.Floor-senate/house deate. add or take away. filibuster nvr end. 4.Voting-2/3 of both house/agree 5.signature-sign/no sign-veto and the process repeats. |
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Committees
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1.Standing-permanate on goin 90%/wk
2.Special or select-non permanate investigation/out 3.Joint-Both members of house.budget/once year/war some1. 4.Conference-Both members of house/together over bill.no Agreement. |
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Ways of getting into congress 1
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1.Coattail effect-in on some1 else pop.
2.Marginal Victory-close by 10% or less. |
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Ways of getting into congress 2
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3.Incumbency system-already in & than back in.80-85% advantage.
Name-define a lot reconize Records-prove duties, resume. Staffs, Finances, Franking Privilges & free mail. |
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Advancement in Congress
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1.Seniority (time invested)
2.Level of Prestige (Reconized) 3.Productivity |
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Positions in Congress 1
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1.Senate-Pof senate is vice P. open & close presidures.(BIDEN)
2.P Pro Tempore of senate. Ranking/longest.(R.BYRD) 3.Senate Majority leader. head of demo/time. (H.REID) |
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Position in Congress 2
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4.Senate Minority leader (M.McCONNELL)
5.House speaker/dominate/could b president. (N.PELOSI) 6.House minority leader (J.BOEHNER) |
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Types of Representation
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Trustee-no opinion by pple.
Delegate-opinion by pple(Meetings) Politico-Both trustee & delegate Foreign & Domestic |
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PROFILE
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Congress vs Citizen
Age:59 vs35, SexFemales:16% vs52%, education:72% vs 5%, Mill 25% vs 1%,Blue collar 2% vs 60%, Lawyers 50% vs0.4%, Church 95% vs 61% |
