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| TRUE OR FALSE. According to the text, State and Local Politics, by David Magleby and Paul Light, like for U.S. presidents, the public expectations for state governors have greatly expanded in the last two centrueis, especially the 20th century. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE. According to the text, State and Local Politics, by David Magleby and Paul Light, like members of the U.S. Congress, most state governors are re-elected. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE. According to the text, State and Local Politics, by David Magleby and Paul Light, state governors are not only the most visible leaders at the state level they are also frequently engaged in national politics and often viewed as national leaders. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE. According to the text, State and Local Politics, by David Magelby and Paul Light, prior to becoming governor, most governors, like Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, were lieutenant governors. |
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| TRUE OR FLASE. According to the text, State and Local Politics, by David Magelby and Paul Light, most state governors are white males about 40 to 55 years old. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE. According to the text, State and Local Politics, by David Magleby and Paul Light, most state governors are elected in even-numbered years. However, 5 states elect its governors in odd-numbered years. Among these states are the Southern states of Virginia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. |
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| SHORT ANSWER. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, is a two-term governor of California, Jennifer Granhold, a Democrat, is a two-term governor of Michigan. Though they are governors of two of the largest states, both are ineligible to serve as president or vice president of the United States. What is the most probable reason for their ineligiblity? |
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| THEY ARE NOT NATURAL BORN CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| Identify the SIX Southern states considered to constitutie the Peripheral South subregion. |
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1. VIRGINIA
2. NORTH CAROLINA
3. FLORIDA
4. TENNESSEE
5. ARKANSAS
6. TEXAS |
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| Identify TWO key reasons why the Peripheral Southern states are considered to be different from Deep South states. |
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1. The deep south states have a higher percentage of African American population or minority.
2. The deep south southern states were the cotton belt |
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| In the political science literature, in terms of the NUMBER of states and why this particualr number of states, "the South" is often defined as __________________________________ |
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| The 11 states of the old confederacy |
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| A proposed vote by legislature for the people to vote on |
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| How many states permit the use of the referendum? |
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| How many states require the use of the referendum for legislative efforts to chage the state constitution? |
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| A proposed issue by the people gaining enough signatures to qualify to be put on the ballot to be voted yes or no. |
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| Approximately, how many states permit the use of the initiative? |
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| Does Georgia permit th euse of th estatewide referendum of the initiative? Or, does Georgia permit the use of both statewide? |
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| Does direct democracy exist at the federal level of the United States? |
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| In the political science literature, it is commonly argued that party identification is the most importatn predictor of voting behavior. Using this measure, according to survey data collected by the Gallup Organization, in 2009, 24 states were classified as Democratic states adn 4 were classified as REpublican states. The remaining states were classified as "competitie" states. That is, the marginal difference between Republican identifiers and Democratic identifiers, in these 22 states was less than 10%. In terms of party identification, identify the FOUR Republican states. |
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1. UTAH
2. WYOMING
3. IDAHO
4. ALASKA |
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| Of the 24 states identified as Democratic, only one state is found in the South. Identify the lone Democratic state. |
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| Of the 24 states identified as Democratic, nearly all of them (10) are found in one region. Which region? |
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| Though most of the Southern states are considered to be "competitive" states in terms of party identification, 8 Southern states, including Georiga (Sonny Perdue), currently have Republican governors. Other than Georgia identify THREE Deep South states and THREE Peripheral South states that currently have Republican governors. |
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DEEP SOUTH STATES
1. ALABAMA
2. LOUISIANA
3. MISSISSIPPI
PERIPHERAL SOUTH STATES
1. TEXAS
2. FLORIDA
3. VIRGINIA |
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| Thugh most of the Southern states are considered to be "competitive" states in terms of party identification, 5 Southern state legislatures, includeing Georgia, are currently controlled by the Republicans. Other than Georgia, identify THREE other Southern states that currently have Republican-controlled state legislatures. |
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1. Texas
2. Florida
3. South Carilina |
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| Though most of the Southern states are considered to be "competitive" states in terms of party identification, 5 Southern state legislatures, including Mississippi, are currently have Democratic-controlled state legislatures. |
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1. Alabama
2. Louisianna
3. Arkansas |
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| Though most of the Southern states are considered to be "competitive" states in terms of party identification, most Southern states, including Georgia, voted for Republican John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. Identify the THREE Southern states that voted for Democrat Barack Obama. |
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1. Florida
2. Virginia
3. North Carolina |
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| In the political science literature, the conventional wisdom is that the Republican Party emerged in the South because of the South's opposition to the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. The Board of Education and the successes of the Civil Rights movement. However, Republican successes in the region did not occur immediately. It has been gradual, covering more than 50 years. Furthermore, Republican successes were uneven, starting at the presidential level and then the subpresidential level. At the presidential level, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas did not vote for a Republican presidential condidate in consecutive, back-to back elections until they voted for ______ (name of Republican presidential candidate) |
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In the political science literature, the conventional wisdom is that the Republican Party emerged in the South because of the South's opposition to the 1954 supreme Court decision i Brown v. the Board of Education and thesuccesses of the Civil Rights movement. However, Republican successes in the region did not occur immediately. It has been gradual, covering more than 50 years. Furthermore, Repuclican successes were uneven, starting at the presidential level and then the subpresidential level.
However, at the presidential level, Georiga did not vote for a Republican presidential candidate in consecutive, back-toback elections until the _____. (decade) |
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| At the presidential level, a Republican presidential candidate (Richard Nixon) did not sweep the entire South until the presidential election of ______ (year) |
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| At the subpresidential level, after Reconstruction Florida and Arkansas did not elect their first Republican governors until 1966 (Claude Kirk and Winthrop Rockefeller). In addition, Arkansas did not elect its second REpublican governor until 1980 (Frank White) and Florida not until twenty years later in 1986 (Bob Martinez). After Reconstruction Texas did not elect its first Republican governor until 1978 (Bill Clements), Alabama in 1986 (Guy Hunt), and Mississippi in 1991 (Kirk Fordice). But how long did it take Georgia? After Reconstruction, Georgia did not elect its first Republican governor until ______ (person) won in ______ (year) |
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| Also, as noted in the Bullock article, Republicans in Georgia did not takeover the State Senate until ________ (year) and the House of Representatives until ________ (year) |
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