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- government is dominated by capitalists or the wealthy business owners. (the leaders are loaded with money, meg Whitman specifically, we can’t run if we don’t have money)
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- government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government
But the only reason why this exists is the permission we give these people to do this.
We associate knowledge with money (beurocrats, the CEO of marbro, Al capone)
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- government is dominated by appointed officials
The president’s cabinet hold all of the power(eg these people who weren’t voted in)
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- this is the idea that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy
(this is the way it should be) |
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| persons who have some disproportionate amount of a valued resource like money or power |
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| a government in which leaders make decisions by winning competitive struggle for people's vote |
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| qualifications for representative |
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must come from the state they are elected for, over the age of 25, and one representative per 30000.
collects taxes, exices, provide for the common defense, provide general welfare |
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| every three years senate is reelected, must be over the age of thirty, vp of nation is president of senate. presiding officer is elected. all of senate is in charge of impeachments |
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| must be over the age of 35, can fill in the seats to the senate, can appoint supreme court judges, and make treaties, and dissmiss charges against people in the united states |
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| first method of amendment making |
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| 2/3 vote in congress and ratified by 3/4 of legislature |
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| national conventionj is called and 3/4ths of senate pass it and 3/4ths of representative pass it |
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| freedom of religion press and assembly |
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| offender can only be tried if they have been charged, they have to be let go if they aren't charged within 48 hours |
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| offender has right to speedy trial |
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| civil court cases do not deal with jury |
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| no excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment |
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| there are rights outside of the bill of rights |
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| all rights not enumerated are given to the state |
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| can't be sued by foreign country, or noncitizen |
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| presidential electers vote seperately for president and vice president |
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| slavery is abolished and states can create their own laws about this |
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| every citizen has rights spoken of in the bill of rights and no state can say otherwise |
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| african american males can vote |
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| congress cann levy and income tax |
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| senators are voted in not appointed |
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| senate can ban the sale of liquor |
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| lame duck-president doesn't have much time between when his opponent in candidacy wins and when he is removed from office |
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| president is limited to two full terms in office |
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| people in districts can vote for president-even if they don't have senater |
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| plan of succession for the president |
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| congress can't increase salaries until next election |
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| nullification is talked about here and so are factions and their annoyingness |
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| when the government weakens itsef |
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| a distinctive and patterned way about thinking about how politics and economic life ought to be carried out |
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valence issue
positional issue |
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issues that transend party lines
party specific issues |
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| only people from specific political parties can vote |
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| anyone can vote, but only for one party |
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| you can vote for anyone from any party |
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| campaign finance reform act 2002 |
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| soft money is limited to 2000 per donater, indepedent expenditures are more strictly prohibited |
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| retrospective vs. prospective voting |
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r= when people vote based on candidates past actions
p=when people vote based on candidates voting tendencies and promises |
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| federal government controls interstate trade |
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| have to have a search warrant when invading someone's house |
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| right to attorney is to all people-this is case of man who teaches himself how to read in order to represetn himself in court |
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| everyone benefits, only a small group pays the cost |
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| everyone benefits and everyone pays |
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| a small group benefits and a small altnernative group pays |
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| small group benefits and many people pay |
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| bribing someone for their support |
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| bribing someone for their support with your support |
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