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46 Cards in this Set
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compensation
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when comparing gov salary to ceo's; ceos make a lot more money
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week governers
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they were the bad guy bc of thier actions at first
* began of 20th century the progressive movement also saut to establish weak governers |
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appointment powers
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term of 4 years which power to appoint
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lutenit gov and treasuer
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appoints on commission like education or super attendent of public instrucction
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governers
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budget has not always been in centrol roll for governer
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veto line item veto
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rejection by gov og voerner of lines numbers and words by a pill passed by legs
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legs override of vetos
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legs over writen only 6 percent of veto by governers
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pardon
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sweepiing judicial authoirty of the governer is the pardon, which elimates a conviticiton and all of its penalties
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george ryan
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commute all of sentectes of prison of death rows
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staff
gate keeper appointment secretary |
decides who acess to governer
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lt. governor
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insignificant person in role of gov and seven states do not a gov
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agenda setting
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most imporant policy making rule that governer plays is est a agenda for state gov.
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cermoinial
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gov never miss an oppurity to go to a cermoney
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female gov.
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there are 6 female gov
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relelection
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slighty more than a 1/3 of governors of releelction were defeated
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issue that defeats governernor
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taxes
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ill governors
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patrick quiin
after rod blago(impeached and move from office George ryan (scandal trial and conviction) Gov edgar 70% of approval but had specaltion and had to go trial after was thompson and he did fine |
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Two Chambers
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2 chambers house and senate
every state has one beside NEBRASKA |
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bakervs carr
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princilple of equal represnation and unequal repenation violates the 14th amm of the us const
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reynolds v sims
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extednt the princple of = rep state senates for eaqch person vote should secure a equal amount of in each chamber
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spilterning
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oppostion party area of electorl strength
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gerrymanding
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albridge gerry invented gerrymanding]
devop0led after each cenus |
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gerrymanding supreme court think bout
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expressed concern GM for paritisan purposes
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amater legs
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not full time UTAH
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legs
what they do |
serve constitents
make laws approving budgets a meeting of legs of the same poli party ina given charter is refered to as a caucus |
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full time legs
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reductive of number of attorneys while the number of full time legs has grown
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speaker
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the leader of othe lower house is refered to as the speaker
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term limits
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laws limiting the terms legs govs and legs may serve
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speaker
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the leader of the lower house is refered to as the speaker
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speaker has 3 basic powers
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1) great influnece of process of the legs agenda
2) authoirty to move key app 3)many debts owned by legs coilleagues which have accumlated over speaker over speakers tenture |
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full time legs
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primary employment is in legs
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the powerful
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powerful work behnind the scenes rather than whole office themselves
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mayors
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are elected also called village presidents some full some part time
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60%
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this means that there divided as whole
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prob w at large elections
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some communites ethinic minorties ahve a hard time getting the repsentives elected
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derrickison v city of danville 1987
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fed court order daniville to change it to district election system
next election 2 african americans won on the city council |
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postive contributions of urban political machines
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polictical machines helped new immigrants get setteled
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oldest and most celebrated political machine was
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tammy halll for nyc and stole millions from the city
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progressive reforms major goal was ?
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major goal was to destroy political machines
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3 TYPES OF REFORMS
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non partisian elections(any politicla parties candiates)
at large elections Civil service |
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mayour council
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most cities use a mayor counicl and most frequently by municpalis
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COUNCIL MANGER
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ELECTICT COUNCIL HIRES A MANGER TO RUN AGENICS AND RECOMNED POLICES
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comminission
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each of individual is the head of something thats on the council
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1917
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almost 500 cites adpoted the commision form of gov.
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school district
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public school geneally follow the council mangager model of goverment
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woemen school board
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compose a larger % of school board members than they do in any elective office
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