Politics Ch 3/6

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Constitutional Convention

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1787 gathering to create gov't with better energy/stability

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federalism

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gov't power divided between central and smaller state/province units

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confederation

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states together decide some things, but can veto central gov't actions

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unitary system

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central gov't has all power
can change/tell units what to do

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supremacy clause

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US constitution, laws, treaties "laws of the land"

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tenth amendment

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powers not in central gov't reserved to states (the people)

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reservation clause

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another term for tenth amendment phenomenon

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concurrent powers

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areas of overlapping, shared powers between nat/state gov't

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horizontal federalism

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state-state relations

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interstate compacts

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agreements between group of states
solve mutual problems

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nationalist position

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believe constitution formed to create single nat community
strong central gov't, expansive responsibilities

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necessary/proper clause

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aka elastic clause

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States' Rights position

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believe constitution compact among states
state,nat gov't equal
gov't limited in size/function

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dual federalism

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distinct, nonoverlapping areas of responsibility for state/nat gov't
popular among states' rights proponents

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nullification

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states invalidating any law they deem unconstitutional

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preemption

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states can't act in matters where nat gov't already has

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civil war amendments

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change in constitution keeping states to certain standards
enforced by nat gov't

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due process clause

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civil liberties protecting people against nat gov't AND states

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equal protection clause

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protection for categories such as blacks/women etc.

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devolution

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some powers of nat gov't should be those of states

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cooperative federalism

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fed/state gov'ts working together smoothly

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fiscal federalism

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transfer of money from nat to state/local gov't

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grants in aid

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money transfers to state/local gov't

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categorical grants

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giving states money for specific use

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block grants

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giving of money, but more general terms than categorical grants

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general revenue sharing

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distribution of money with no controls

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conditional grants

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grants with conditions attached

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mandate

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nat gov't demand on states to carry out certain policies

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filibuster

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talk subject to death
piracy?
rule changed to max of two hours

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affordable care act

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affordable insurance

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medicaid

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funding for healthcare
by state/nat gov't

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judicial power

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power to strike down laws as unconst.
right to veto/not

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core beliefs

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about nature of humans, society, political order

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political attitudes

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about modern issues
gov't policies, officials, parties, candidates

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public opinion

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political attitudes of people viewed as whole

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sample survey

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public opinion poll

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random sampling

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ensuring each person has equal chance of being selected for survey

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political socialization

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process by which people acquire beliefs

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agents of socialization

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instruments by which beliefs are conveyed

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party identification

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filter of political learning by kids
often shared by parents

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nonattitudes

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many people having no real views/doorstep opinions on public policy

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free enterprise

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small businesses run mostly free of state control

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democratic ideal

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putting in hands of people
public must educated
how accurate are poll of public opinion

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seven shortcomings of constitution

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slavery
suffrage
election of president
choosing senators
equal rep in senate
judicial power
congressional power
const. endured bc people/leader belief

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heuristics

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information voters use as shortcuts
party identification
candidate ideology
endorsement
poll results
candidate appearance/like-ability

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political ideology

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interlocking attitudes/beliefs about politics, economy, role of gov't

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collective public opinion

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revealed by many random opinions

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rational public

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citizens collective policy preferences

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economic conservatives

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econimic liberty, freedom from gov't interference
free market best

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economic liberals

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gov't necessary protecting businesses etc.