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Who votes the most in the US?
Older
Educated
Whites
Wealthier
Who votes Republican?
Educated
Wealthy- Buisness
Protestant
Anglo-Saxon / north euro / Chinese
Males
older
Who votes democrat?
less educated
less income
Manual labor / unions
Catholic / jewish/
African / slavic / polish/
Women/ gays
young
Representative for the 29th District?
Tony Cardenas
House of Representatives vs Senate
435 members - ___________
2 year term - ___________
No Term Limit - ___________
House of Representatives vs Senate
435 members - 100
2 year term - 6
No Term Limit - No Term Limit
what are the powers of Congress?
Enumerated Powers
-taxis and tariffs
-Barrow money (Bonds)
-Coin and print money
-Declare war
-Necessary and proper clause
Powers restricted only to Senate
-advise, consent, to the ratification of treaties.
-Approves Presidents nominations of ambassadors, supreme court justices, and other officers.
United States Senator
requirements
-at least 30 years of age.
-U.S. citizen for at least 9 years prior
-Must be an inhabitant of state
United States Representative
requirements
-at least 25 years of age.
-U.S. citizen for at least 7 years prior
-Must be an inhabitant of state
requirements to become President of the US
35 YO
Natural born citizen or US citizen
Resident for 14 years
constitutional roles of the president
Head of state
Chief Executive
Commander in Chief of the armed forces
chief diplomat
chief legislator of the united states
Foreign Policy
A nation's external goals and the techniques and strategies used to achieve them.
Foreign Policy tools
-Diplomacy
-Economic Aid
-technical Assistance
Power of the President in Foreign Policy
Constitutional Power
- Preserve, protect and defend the constitution
-Commander in chief of the military
-Propose Treaties
-Executive Agreements
-Appoint ambasadors
-War Powers Resolution
Informal Power
-Has information
-Influence of congress and public opinion
2014
Current Department of State
John Karrey
2014
Current Department of Defense
Chuck hagel
2014
Current National Securities Council
Susan Rice
Other Sources of Foreign Policy
Department of State
Department of Defense
National Securities Council
Congress
Intelligence Community
Elite opinion
Mass Opinion
Isolationism
-lack of foreign involvement
-Monroe Doctrine
-Ended with Spanish American War
1848
Treaty of Guadalupe
What type of Economy is California?
Large Service Sector
High Technology
Education
Research
Finance
California Govoner
Jerry Brown
CA Legislation
State Assembly
-80 Members
- 2 year Term
- 3 term limit
State Senate
-40 members
-4 year term
-2 term Limit