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25 Cards in this Set
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14th Amendment
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Ammdt that makes applicable the relationship between the individual and the state govt; like the 5th ammdt does with the citizens and the fed govt.
-Due Process Clause -Makes state government follow the federal government rules |
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Rights of the Accused Amendments
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First 10 amendments in BOR
-4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
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Exclusionary Rule
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People have to mirandized before anything they say can be used as evidence.
Anything said before mirandized is excluded -Boston bombings |
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MLK's Strategy
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Martin Luther King Jr adopted from Ghandi
-Nonviolence -Also called "Civil Disobedience" -Very successful |
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LBJ's role in civil rights legislation
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John Kennedy got fired up in the later part of his administration and tried to do something about civil rights, and integrating American society but failed because the congress was dominated by southern democrats. Assassinated in November 1963.
Lyndon Johnson gets that accomplished because he was a southern democrat. |
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Literacy Tests
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Used to prevent people from voting
-Had to be able to read and write -Especially black people and poor whites |
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Domestic Policy Definition
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Something that concerns the federal government within the united states
-MUST be within US |
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Transfer Payments
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Government collects funds and transfers payments to needy
-Welfare, social security |
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Keynesian Economics
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Business of government spending money
When economy is in the down turn, headed for recession: govt spends money to bring econ out of depression Economy rights itself: econ must stop spending money |
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Pay as you go security system
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Collect money and spend immediately
-Social security checks; we pay for other people not to work |
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Kyoto Protocol
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Environmental summit of all industrialized nations in Kyoto, Japan met to sign a paper that they would try to reduce amount of carbon emissions
-Everyone signed but the US |
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Federal Reserve
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Quasi government, president gets to appoint; senate gets to approve the appointments they get to control monetary policy in two ways
1) How much money is available 2) Interest rates |
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De facto Segregation
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De jure: By law (certain people cant live in certain places)
De facto: By fact (ethnicities form together and live in a certain place by CHOICE) -china town |
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Affirmative Action
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-Product of civil rights act
-"Minorities" -Putting minorities, blacks, ahead of other people -Scholarships, jobs |
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Bill of rights applied to who originally?
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Individual and Federal Government only
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Right to Privacy
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-NO WHERE in the constitution or BOR
-Found in existence in supreme court decision: Roe vs Wade (7:2 outcome) |
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Where are our Civil Liberties found?
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Bill of Rights
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'Clear and Present Danger' Doctrine
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-Comes from right to free speech
-If what you say creates possible harm for someone else, you are not protected under the 1st amendment |
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Roe vs. Wade
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-Right to privacy
-7:2 decision |
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Domestic Policy Issues
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-Health care
-Immigration -Poverty/Welfare -Debt/Budget/Taxes -Natural disaster -Econ/jobs/world trade -Energy/Environment -Terrorism |
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Welfare Reform Act of 1996
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-Passed during Clinton
-He said that welfare as we know is no longer exists -Impact: Cut the number of people on welfare in half -Provided training, job assistance, and money for day care |
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Regressive Tax Examples
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-Flat Rate
-Sales Tax, Federal Excise Tax (batteries) |
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Tax Code Loopholes
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Many ways to get out of paying the full amount of taxes that you owe
-Hide money in foreign accounts -Govt has assisted corporations in creating subsides |
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Baby Boomers
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Tapping into social security at the same time
-Concern that there wont be enough for everyone -Longer life expectancies as well |
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Essay: Describe the 5 part policy making process
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Public policy refers to the actions taken by government — its decisions that are intended to solve problems and improve the quality of life for its citizens.
1) Agenda Building: bring attention to the government 2) Policy Formulation: coming up with an approach to solve a problem 3) Policy Adoption: When congress passes a legislation 4) Policy Implementation: carrying out of the policy 5) Policy Evaluation: Determining how well a policy is working |
