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24 Cards in this Set
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Politics |
the process by which we select our govt. representatives and what policies they produce "who gets what, when and how" |
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Democracy |
a system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents the public's preferences |
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pluralism |
politics is mainly a competition among groups, where public interest will prevail |
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elite & class theory |
groups with money will have power & influence/groups are not equal |
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rational choice theory |
individuals act in their own self-interest; weight costs & benefits |
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constitutions |
nation's fundamental law. creates political institutions, assigns or divides powers in government |
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27th amendment |
congress cannot raise their pay & receive their pay in the same term |
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Federalist #10 |
-Madison's essay: organized factions could destroy republic
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three features of human behavior |
virtue, interest, passion |
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factions come from: |
unequal distribution of wealth |
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War Powers Act |
-increased federal power -requires president to notify congress if military to act |
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constitutional amendment requires: |
2/3 both houses of pcongress, 3/4 states approval |
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power to declare war (who has it?) |
congress |
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who ratifies treaties? |
congress (senate) |
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who negotiates treaties? |
president |
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Article VI |
supremacy clause: federal government is superior to states |
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10th amendment |
whatever powers are not delegated to federal government are given to states |
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linkage institutions |
political channels through which people's concerns become political issues on the policy agenda -media, interest groups, parties, elections |
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keynesian |
defecit spending to stimulate economy |
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supply side |
cut taxes |
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monetary policy and federal reserve board |
-manipulate supply of money to keep inflation in check -set discount rate, buy/sell bonds |
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systemic (agenda) |
media's agenda/what's on news/what the public is concerned with |
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institutional (agenda) |
-action -problems which government officials feel obliged to give active & serious attention |
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McCulloch v. Maryland |
constitution grants implied powers to congress: those powers not enumerated, but given to congress |
