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42 Cards in this Set
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What are politics? |
Determines who gets what |
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What gov't does or doesn't do about a public problem |
Public policies |
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Normative political theory |
The way things should be |
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Positive political theory |
The way things are |
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3 political cultures |
Moralistic Individualistic Traditionalistic |
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Moralistic |
Expect gov't to do good in the society |
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Individualistic |
Use gov't to achieve goal |
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Traditionalistic |
Elites who use gov't for their own benifit to stay in power |
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Composition of each state's population |
Sociodemographics |
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The types of power systems |
Unitary Confederacy Federalism |
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Member of the state has all the power |
Confederacy |
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Unitary |
National gov't has all the power |
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National & state share power |
Federalism |
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Powers of the gov't |
Express/Enumerated Implied Inherent |
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Local gov't gets it power from |
The state gov't |
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Within fear of action, the national gov't is supreme to state gov't |
Supremacy clause |
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Dual federalism |
Focused on their own set of fears of public policy |
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National/State gov't works together |
Cooperative |
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State gov't to be given all the power |
New federalism |
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Guided by circumstance |
Ad Hoc federalism |
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Advantages of federalism |
•Gov't be closer to the people •Local/regional interest reflected |
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Disadvantages of federalism |
•Inefficient •Bussiness have to contend with different regulation |
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Similarities of the US & State Constitution |
•Power/role of gov't •Bill of Rights •Institutions |
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Differences in the US & State Constitution |
•Length •Financial •ratified many times |
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To be govern by another form of government |
Social contract theory |
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Direct democracies |
•Initiative •Referendum •Recall |
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First Constitution |
Created one house legislature: Gave more power to legislature and less to executive
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4 formal methods within the state constitution |
•Referendum •Initiative •Constitution convention •Constitution revision commission |
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Informal methods |
Judicial interpretation Neglect |
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Highest revenue |
Property tax Goes to local government |
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User fees |
Using of gov't service |
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Intergovernmental transfer |
Transferring of money to state/local gov't in grants |
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Tax capacity |
Ability of state's population to pay taxes |
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Biggest expenditures |
Wages |
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Can influence state Constitution |
Economy, political and geography |
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Citizens can accept or reject the amendment |
Initiative |
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Get a signature will allow them to put an amendment up for vote |
Referendum |
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Select delegate to vote for changes |
Constitution convention |
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Makes changes within the constitution |
Constitution revision commission |
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Uses natural resources to collect revenue |
Geology |
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Have more willingness to pay higher taxes |
Political culture / tax effort |
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Ballot initiative |
Spend money on what they would like to spend money on |
