1
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In a presidential election year, such as 2020, this state holds the first primary
A
Iowa
2
Q
This person won the South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary, a closed primary, in 2000
A
George W. Bush
3
Q
The first political party, founded by Alexander Hamilton, was which of the following
A
Federalist Party
4
Q
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 provides for the public funding of U.S. House and Senate campaigns
T/F
A
F
5
Q
This person wrote the classic on public opinion in the 1920s
A
Walter Lippmann
6
Q
These 2 are former U.S. Ambassadors to Ukraine and testified in a public hearing in the U.S. House
A
Marie Yovanovitch Bill Taylor (first to testify)
7
Q
In Texas, on election day, all 10 propositions (Constitutional Amendments) passed
T/F
A
F
Only 9 passed
Only failed: elected officials cannot hold two offices at once
8
Q
The residency requirement for voting in Texas is
A
30 days
9
Q
A national election was held on December 12 in this country
A
UK
10
Q
Which country typically has the lowest average voter turnout in national elections
A
United States
11
Q
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 placed limits on individual contributions to the candidates for federal office
T/F
A
T
1974: following the Watergate scandal. Place legal limits on the campaign contributions and expenditures
12
Q
Democrats trace their roots to
A
Thomas Jefferson
13
Q
Which state held an open primary in the 2000 presidential election year, a primary won by John McCain over George W. Bush among Republicans?
A
Michigan
14
Q
Beto O’Rourke recently decided to suspend his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 2020
T/F
A
T
15
Q
Al Baghdadi is dead. He was the leader of what organization?
A
ISIL/ISIS
16
Q
According to our textbook, we have had how many political party “systems?”
A
6
17
Q
Liberals generally support a pro-life position on the abortion issue
T/F
A
F
18
Q
CNN dates from when?
A
1980
19
Q
This third or minor party was the party of William Jennings Bryan and was especially important during the 1890s
A
Democratic/Populist
20
Q
The first televised presidential debate, in 1960, involved which two candidates?
A
Kennedy and Nixon
21
Q
With which political party would one associate the names Paul Sadler, Ron Kirk, Linsey Fagan, and Rick Noriega?
A
Democratic Party
22
Q
Which political party was the main opposition party to the Democrats in the period prior to the Civil War, the 1830s-1850s?
A
Whig
23
Q
What happened regarding the last national election in November 2016?
A
Democrats gained control of the U.S. House for the session that began in January
24
Q
The Federal Election Commission dates from reforms during the New Deal period of the 1930s
T/F
A
F
25
With which party would one associate the names Scott Armey, David Dewhurst, and Kay Bailey?
Republican
26
According to their 2008 platform adopted in Denver, what is the Democratic Party's position on school vouchers?
They support "graduation from a quality public school" as a "birthright of every child"
27
Conservatives generally favor a pro-choice position on abortion
T/F
F
28
According to their platform, 2008 which party supports a right "to freely choose your own personal investment accounts which are distinct from and supplemental to the overall social security system?"
Republicans
29
With which party would you associate the following quotation regarding healthcare: "We will not replace the current system with the staggering inefficiency, maddening irrationality, and uncontrollable costs of government monopoly."
Republican
30
Texas requires only that a candidate win a plurality (i.e. the most votes) in a primary, such as for the Democrats seeking the nomination for U.S. Senator in 2002
T/F
F
| TX uses the majority system in which 50% of the voters voted for the person or issue in question
31
This person was re-elected to the U.S. Senate last November
Ted Cruz
32
Liberals support a minimum wage
| T/F
T
33
Which organization is a "public interest group" which regularly publishes voter's guides so that we can vote in an informed way?
League of Women Voters
34
This political party was very successful during the period from 1860 to 1932 and got a nickname during this period of GOP
Republicans
35
This person is the current senior Senator for Texas
John Cornyn
36
In this type of primary, voters do not declare a party affiliation when registering to vote and then on a primary day can vote in either party's primary without being "stamped"
Open
37
Theodore Roosevelt founded this third or minor party
Progressive/Bull Moose
38
On election day (in November), Democrats won a majority in both houses of the legislature replacing Republican majorities in this state
Virginia
39
This former Mayor of New York City recently announced that he is joining the race for Democratic Party's nomination for President
Bloomberg, Michael
40
This is the political party of Abraham Lincoln, Mitch McConnell, Chris Christie, and Dan Patrick
Republican
41
Which party's platform stressed "renewing" in the 2008 presidential election?
Democrats
42
This is the political party of Woodrow Wilson and Tom Steyer
Democrat
43
According to our text, this presidential election year marks the beginning of the present party system
1972
44
This person won a runoff in the Republican Primary in the U.S. House District #26 in 2002, defeating the son of Dick Armey
Michael Burgess (OB from Corinth)
45
In which Supreme Court cases was the spending limits part of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 ruled unconstitutional
Buckley v. Valeo
46
As highlighted in class, Teddy Roosevelt and his "Bull Moose" or "Progressive" party came in second in this presidential election, the most successful third-party effort in American political history. Who won that election?
Woodrow Wilson
47
This term refers to how family, schools, and media shape the process by which we form our political views
Public opinion
48
Who is Beto O'Rourke?
Formerly a member of the U.S. House from the El Paso area
49
Which act banned soft money?
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
| McCain/Feingold Act
50
Which state has runoff primaries but not a statewide "initiative?"
Texas
51
In which political party's platform would you find the following statement on Social Security? "We will not privatize."
Democrats
52
Which two U.S. Senators famously led the fight for campaign finance reform for years finally succeeding with the passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform act of 2002
John McCain and Russell Feingold
| Soft money: illegal (banned by BRCA or McCain/Feingold Act)
53
TEA Party
- taxed enough already
- current members are both in H and S
- Ted Cruz is among them
54
Texas Variety
TX elections system where you initially are using an open system and can choose either party but end closed and your card is stamped with your affiliation
55
Daisy Girl
- most famous campaign ad by Lyndon Johnson
- offensive even by that era's standards
- quickly taken down after its air
56
School Vouchers
- allow a family to select a school for their child to attend
- Republicans support this idea
- Democrats are against this idea because public schools are just as good
57
Iron Triangles
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cozy relationship between
-lobbyists
-executive branch agencies
-congressional staffers
with particular issues and groups
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58
She is a Democrat running for President, a Senator from Minnesota, who has qualified for the November and December debates
Amy Klobuchar
59
She is a former representative in the U.S. House from California newly elected las November, who recently resigned over a scandal
Katie Hill
60
He is a former Ambassador to the Ukraine who was the first to testify in the public hearings on the impeachment
Bill Taylor
61
He gave the famous "cross of gold" speech in Chicago in 1896 while running for President as a Populist or People's Party candidate, a Third Party
William Jennings Bryan
62
This murdered child in 1955 in Mississippi was recently in the news for an incident at his memorial involving a white supremacist group
Emmett Till
63
According to our text, in Chapter 9, this is the biggest spending lobbying client in the U.S.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
business table
national realtors association
pharmaceutical companies
blue cross/blue shield
American hospital association
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64
Which is part of the legacy of the ancients?
Rule of Law
65
The Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention is also known as the large state plan
T/F
T
66
Article V of the Constitution defines the powers of the courts
T/F
F
67
Which constitutional amendment includes the phrase "the rights to bear arms"
2 amendment
68
The right of habeas corpus is part of the English Constitution contribution to America's idea of a Republic
T/F
T
69
This person is the new national security advisor
Robert O'Brien
70
Courts have ruled that states have the power to regulate health, safety, and morals under what constitutional amendment
10th
71
Which is a principle deriving from the English Constitution
due process of law
72
Which interpretation of the federal partnership was most predominant in American political circles during the 1960s when Kennedy and Johnson were presidents
creative federalism
73
Which part of the Constitution provides for a definition of Congressional "enumerated power"
Art I
74
Which part of the Constitution provides that states have reserved or police powers
10th amendment
75
Which is a modification of checks and balances
- changes in technology
- the rise of national political parties
- changes in electoral methods
- judicial review
76
Which case involved Texas, the Catholic church and judicial review
City of Boerne v. Flores, 1997
77
Women's suffrage is guaranteed by which amendment to the U.S. Constitution
19th
78
That no state may deny due process of law and equal protection of the law may be found in which amendment
14th
79
According to creative federalism, states should take a creative lead in the federal partnership, a point of view popular during the 19th century
T/F
F
80
Who was not at the Philadephia convention in 1787 which wrote the U.S. Constitution
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
81
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects us from self-incrimination (being a witness against ourselves)
8th
82
The Federalist Essays were written to persuade the people of what state to ratify the Constitute
NY
83
This person is the current jr. Senator in the U.S. Senate from TX who also ran for president in 2016
Ted Cruz
84
That participation in politics is especially important to human development is an idea associated with who
the ancients
85
Cooperative federalism is best associated with what period
the New Deal period through the 1960s
86
This state offered the Great Compromise at the constitutional convention in Philadephia in 1787
Connecticut
87
With which tradition would one associate contracts
the Puritans
88
Block grants are a type of federal grant which have been discontinued
T/F
F
89
The U.S. Constitution was originally ratified by
a vote of 9 of the 13 states in special conventions
90
According to the 4th amendment we have the right to be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures
T/F
T
91
With what document would one associate the name Publius
the federalist essays
92
Who is best associated with New Federalism
Ronald Reagan
93
The importance of an independent judiciary is an idea primarily deriving from
the English Constitution
94
Which amendment says that no state may deny equal protection of the law
14th
95
This part of the Constitution defines the power of the President
Art II
96
This Constitutional amendment says that we are entitled to a speedy and public trial and the assistance of counsel
6th
97
This state recently lost its power to set a higher auto emissions standard than the federal government
California
98
President Trump recently attended the annual G7 meeting in this country
France
99
It takes this proportion of the states either in state legislators or special conventions to ratify a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution
3/4
100
Questions have been raised about President Trump's phone call to the President of this country regarding business dealings by Joe Biden and his son
Ukraine
101
Art III of the U.S. Constitution deals with this subject
supreme court powers
102
With which amendment to the U.S. Constitution would you associate the concept of cruel and unusual punishment
5th
103
There was a recent national election from which country
Canada
104
This person is a representative in the U.S. House from Hawaii
Tulsi Gabbard
105
This person is currently secretary of state
Mike Pompeo
106
Who is currently in the Supreme Court
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Chief Justice. John Roberts. (since 2005)
Clarence Thomas. (since 1991)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (since 1993)
Stephen Breyer. (since 1994)
Samuel Alito. (since 2006)
Sonia Sotomayor. (since 2009)
Elena Kagan. (since 2010)
Neil Gorsuch. (since 2017)
Brett Kavanaugh
```
107
Which case is a good example of the SC changes its mind?
Brown v. Board of Education, 1954
108
This U.S. SC case building on two precedent cases applied the one man, one vote rule to the U.S. HOR so that today each U.S. district within a state has to be the same size in population
Wesberry v. Sanders, 1964
109
The CIA is a good example of an independent executive agency
| T/F
T
110
The court-packing plan of 1937 is associated with which U.S. President
FDR
111
This act of Congress requires that state legislators not discriminate against minorities when redistriciting
voting rights act, 1974
112
The SCOTUS heard oral arguments recently in a case involving LGBTQ community. Which case is it?
Harris Funeral Home v. EEOC
113
Who are the current cabinet heads
| Who are the "important" agencies in the executive branch? (9)
o Secretary of State: Mike Pompeo
o Secretary of Defense: Mike Esper (7/23)
o Attorney General: William Barr
o Secretary of Health and Human Services: Alex M. Azar II
o Secretary of Transportation: Elaine Chao
o Secretary of Energy: Rick Perry
o Secretary of Education: Betsy DeVos
o Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs: Robert Wilke
o Secretary of Homeland Security: Kevin McAleenan
114
This person is currently the minority leader in the US HOR
Kevin McCarty
115
How many votes does it take to end a filibuster
60
116
In this case, the SC ruled the Missouri compromise unconstitutional
Dred Scott
117
This regulatory agency was the first created by Congress in 1887
ICC
118
Marbury v. Madison
established the principle of judicial review in the United States, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws, statutes, and some government actions that violate the Constitution of the United States.
119
Explain the Bill of Rights
- first 10 amendments of the Constitution
- original amendments
- outlines all the rights citizens wield
120
Explain the Federalist Papers and who wrote them?
- publications urging the anti-federalists and colonies to agree to a federalist system
- they make points for federalism to ratify the constitution
John Jay
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
121
He is the present minority leader in the U.S. Senate
Charles "Chuck" Schumer
122
In McCulloch v. Maryland the SC ruled that Congress has "implied powers."
T/F
T
123
This person is the majority leader in the U.S. HOR currently
Steny Hoyer
124
TX is covered by the Voting Rights Act
| T/F
T
125
How many votes does TX have in the electoral college?
38
126
"Rule of 4" is a concept one would associate with the President's role of Chief Diplomat
T/F
F
127
In which Supreme Court case was a "charter" considered a "contract" in the meaning of the Constitution?
Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 1819
Dartmouth located in New Hampshire
128
How many members are there in the electoral college?
538
129
Name all independent regulatory commissions (8)
• The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 1914
o 5 commissioners/7 years
o Pepsi challenge-no longer allowed because of FTC
• The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
o Insider trading
• The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
o 7 words you cannot say in radio or television
o George Harlan
o Wardrobe malfunction-Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake
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• The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)
o Regulate airlines
o Created in 1938 when Regan was in presidency
o Abolished by congress
o No longer exists
o De regulated pricing
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• EPA-Environmental Protection Agency
o 1970
• The Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHA)
o 1960’s became evident that people were dying in jobs-OSHA created
• The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
o Tries to maintain quality of products
o They will let you know if a product is unsafe
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• The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
o 1975
o Japan-two nuclear reactors
o Some countries rethinking nuclear power
o Germany will shut theirs down by 2022
o We rely on nuclear power
```
130
There are how many members in the U.S. HOR?
435
131
With which President would you associate "souther strategy?"
Richard Nixon
132
Who is the current majority leader in the U.S. Senate?
Mitch McConnell
133
This police officer was recently sentenced to ten years in prison for shooting an upstairs neighbor
Amber Guyer
134
Who is the current Speaker of the U.S. House
Nancy Pelosi
135
This person is the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
John Roberts
136
This president's assassination led to civil service reform (Pendleton Act)
James Garfield
137
This is the popular name for the 52 TX D who left the state in 2003 in protest of redistricting efforts by R
Killer D's
138
This is a good example of an independent regulatory agency that has been abolished
ICC/CAB
139
He is the current incumbent congressman for U.S. House District 26
Micheal Burgess
140
From what country did President Trump recently and controversially withdraw 1K U.S. troops
Syria
141
Baker v. Carr, 1962
all state house districts w/in a state must have the same pop
142
Citizen's United v. FEC, 2010
2010: Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which invalidated the BCRA’s restrictions on corporate and union spending on independent political advertising.
opened the floodgates to super PACs
143
What are the roles of the U.S. President (7)?
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commander in chief
top diplomat
first legislator
head bureaucrat
economist in chief
head of state
party leader
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144
Committee Types
standing, select or special, and joint
145
Court-packing plan
FDR, in one of his "fireside" chats, suggested he name/appoint 6 of the 9 justices to the public
146
Amicus curiae
- friend/advisor of the court
- an interested person that writes an opinion for the SC to review as part of a SC case ruling
- this "friend" must be allowed, it is not a given that anyone can do this
147
This term refers to recent law school graduates who screen petitions, draft memos, write first drafts of opinions and generally assist members of the U.S. SC
SC clerks
148
Who was Robert Bork
he was nominated for the SC by President Regan but was rejected by the S for his views on privacy and his role in the midnight massacre during watergate
149
In a Presidential election year, the first primary is held in this state
New Hampshire
150
FECA Walkthrough
1971: regulate political campaign spending and fundraising. The law originally focused on increased disclosure of contributions for federal campaigns.
1974: following the Watergate scandal. Place legal limits on the campaign contributions and expenditures
1976: In response the Supreme Court's decision to strike down several provisions as unconstitutional in Buckley v. Valeo.
2002 by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA). The BCRA went into effect immediately following the 2002 elections and governed all U.S. federal elections. Soft money ban.
2010: Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which invalidated the BCRA’s restrictions on corporate and union spending on independent political advertising.
2014: McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court struck down FECA amendments, including by the BCRA, that had imposed aggregate limits on individual contributions to multiple federal candidates, political parties, and political action committees (PACs).
Current cap: $2,800
151
What is the Whig Party?
An American political party formed in the 1830s to oppose President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats. Whigs stood for protective tariffs, national banking, and federal aid for internal improvements.
152
Majority vs. Plurality voting systems
A majority means that more than 50% of the voters voted for the person or issue in question.
A plurality means that less than 50% voted for the person or issue, but that vote got more than any other vote.
153
Interest groups (8) and examples
LaBoR PEEPS
```
Labor: AFL/CIO
Business and Trade: NAM
Religious and Ideological: Christian Coaltion
Professional: AMA, ABA
Environmental: Sierra Club
Ethnic: LULAC, NAACP
Public Interest: League of Women Voters
Single Issue: NRA
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154
Types of Federalism (4)
- Dual: layer-cake federalism/divided sovereignty, is a political arrangement in which power is divided between the federal and state governments in clearly defined terms, with state governments exercising those powers accorded to them without interference from the federal government.
- competition between the states and the federal government
- Cooperative: also known as marble-cake federalism, is a concept of federalism in which federal, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems, rather than making policies separately but more or less equally (such as the dual federalism of the 19th-century United States) or clashing over a policy in a system dominated by the national government.
- let's work together
-Progressive: federal takes the lead-especially in civil rights
- New: states take power back, most favored
- let the states be creative
155
CURRENT EVENT:
| U.S. Israeli policy
• Trump reverses U.S. Israel policy
o We have criticized settlements
o Trump says they are legitimate-big turnaround
156
CURRENT EVENT:
| Kamala Harris
she drops out of running
157
CURRENT EVENT:
| RBG
in poor health. if she dies, then Trump selects new SC
158
CURRENT EVENT:
| Riots in Iran
• Rioting in Iran leaves 180 dead (estimate 180-460)
| o Huge massacre of protestors over rising gas prices
159
CURRENT EVENT:
| London Attacks
• Terrorist attack in London-two killed, three wounded
o Stabbings by someone who just got out of prison
o Close to London bridge
160
CURRENT EVENT:
| Patrick Deval
joins presidential race
| a civil rights lawyer, author, and businessman who served as the 71st governor of Massachusetts, from 2007 to 2015
161
CURRENT EVENT:
| Bloomberg
Micheal Bloomberg officially announces run for the nomination
162
CURRENT EVENT:
| Navy Secretary
• Navy secretary fired over SEAL case
o Secretary of Defense Mark Esper
o Fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer
o Issue: Handling of Eddie Gallagher case
163
CURRENT EVENT:
| Hong Kong riots
Anti-ELAB
If enacted, the bill would have allowed the extradition of criminal fugitives who are wanted in territories with which Hong Kong does not currently have extradition agreements, including Taiwan and mainland China. This led to concerns that the bill would subject Hong Kong residents and visitors to the jurisdiction and legal system of mainland China, which would undermine the region's autonomy and Hong Kong people's civil liberties
164
CURRENT EVENT:
| Adam Schiff
Adam Schiff: chair US house intelligence committee is leading the impeachment investigation
165
CURRENT EVENT:
| 6th democratic debate candidates
The Democratic Party's 6th Presidential debate will be held at Loyola Marymount University (LA, CA) on Dec 19
Be Weary Sleeping BY Killer Bees Because GaS
*Biden-S, Delaware
*Warren-S, Mass
*Sanders-S, VT
*Buttigieg-SB, IN-Mayor
Yang-NY Businessman
*Klobuchar-S, Minnesota
Booker-S, NY
Bloomberg-NY Billionaire/former gov
Gabbard-S, HI
*Steyer-CA Billionaire
166
CURRENT EVENT:
| Jerry Nadler
house judiciary committee chairman
| D/NY
167
CURRENT EVENT:
| Trump at NATO
he is an idiot as usual
168
What are the 4 traditions of government?
- legacy of the ancients (rule of law, you have responsibilities)
- modern challenges (you also have rights)
- English constitution (habeas corpus, due process of the law)
- puritan contributions (contracts)
169
Art 5
How we amend the Constitution
170
Art 6
The constitution is the supreme law of the land
171
Art 7
How we ratify the Constitution
172
Who has the sole power of impeachment?
Congress
173
The president must give a state of the union address every year
T/F
T
| it is outlined in Art 2
174
1 Amendment
Rights to Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
175
2 Amendment
Right to Bear Arms
176
4 Amendment
Search and Seizure
177
5 Amendment
Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process
178
6 Amendment
Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions: Rights to Jury Trial, to Confront Opposing Witnesses and to Counsel
179
8 Amendment
Protections against Excessive Bail, Cruel and Unusual
180
10 Amendment
Rights Reserved to States
181
13 Amendment
Abolition of Slavery and Involuntary Servitude
182
14 Amendment
Protects rights against state infringements, defines citizenship, prohibits states from interfering with privileges and immunities, requires due process and equal protection, punishes states for denying vote, and disqualifies Confederate officials and debts
183
15 Amendment
Voting Rights
184
16 Amendment
Federal Income Tax
185
17 Amendment
Popular Election of Senators
186
19 Amendment
Women's Right to Vote
187
22 Amendment
Two-Term Limitation on President
188
25 Amendment
order of succession for the president and lays out what to do in the case of presidential incapacity
189
26 Amendment
Right to Vote at Age 18
190
27 Amendment
Congressional Compensation
191
Which two amendments are closely related to federalism?
10 and 14
192
HOR and S
| differences and facts
```
• House
o 435 members
o More centralized
o Members specialized
o Focus on taxes and revenues
o 2-year terms
o Limited speech
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```
• Senate
o 100 members
o Less centralized
o Members generalists
o Focus on foreign policy
o 6-year terms
o Unlimited speech (filibuster)
• 116th Congress, First Session
o House of Representatives
```
235 Democrats
199 R
193
HOR and S Leadership
```
• Leadership-House of Representatives
o Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi (D/CA)
o Majority Leader: Steny Hoyer (D/MD)
o Majority Whip: Jim Clyburn (D/SC)
o Minority Leader: Kevin McCarthy (R/CA)
o Minority Whip: Steve Scalise (R/LA)
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```
• Leadership-Senate
o Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R/KY)
o Majority Whip: John Thune (R/SD)
o Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer (D/NY)
o Minority Whip: Richard Durbin (D/IL)
```
194
NATO
What is it?
Who is in it?
Who is the head of it?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
To provide collective security against the Soviet Union. NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere-28 countries
```
Founding Countries:
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
France
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
```
Leader: Jens Stoltenberg/former Norwegian PM
195
NSC
What is it?
Who is in it?
Who leads it?
National Security Council
The NSC is chaired by the President. Its regular attendees (both statutory and non-statutory) are the Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
196
Who has the most electoral college votes? Where does TX fall?
CA-55
| TX-38
197
What is the Pendleton Act?
provided that Federal Government jobs be awarded on the basis of merit and that Government employees be selected through competitive exams. The act also made it unlawful to fire or demote for political reasons employees who were covered by the law.
No more spoils system!
198
Independent regulatory commissions vs. executive agencies
Executive agencies report directly to the president, and the heads of those agencies are members of the president’s cabinet. Defense, Interior, State and so on.
independent agencies/commissions are usually set up by Congress and the president has less power in getting rid of the head. FCC, for example, the chairman is appointed by the president but for a set term, and meanwhile, the chairman is part of a five-person board.
199
Name two significant IRCs?
OSHA and EPA
200
Name two significant IEA
CIA and NASA
201
Where will the party conventions be held next summer?
R-Charlotte
| D-Milwaukee
202
Significant World Leaders
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: president-elect (12/1/18)
Justin Trudeau, PM, Canada
Xi Jinping, President, China
Emmanuel Macron, president France
Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Germany
Benjamin Netanyahu, PM, Israel
Shinzo Abe, PM, Japan
Vladimir Putin, President Russia
Boris Johns, PM, UK
Mahmoud Abbas, President, Palestine Nations Authority
Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, UN
Hassan Nasrallah, Leader, Hezbollah
Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran
Ashraf Ghani, President, Afghanistan
Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counselor, Burma (Myanmar)-Nobel Peace Prize, 1991
203
McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, 2014
Supreme Court struck down FECA amendments, including by the BCRA, that had imposed aggregate limits on individual contributions to multiple federal candidates, political parties, and political action committees (PACs).
McCutcheon v. FEC-“I want to spend my money”-no aggregate limits
204
Who was Adam Smith
Scottish philosophers, the wealth of nations, father of capitalism, historically we are capitalist rooted in him
205
What do Progressives state in regards to Darwinism
Darwin doesn’t say that all species compete, they cooperate
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Explain social Darwinism
scholars who have adopted Charles Darwin-amplifies competition
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Sherman Act, 1890
attempt to break up the monopolies (sugar, oil, tobacco)
The Sherman Act authorized the Federal Government to institute proceedings against trusts in order to dissolve them. Any combination “in the form of trust or otherwise that was in restraint of trade or commerce among the several states, or with foreign nations” was declared illegal.
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Lochner v. NY
Flour factory, the dust, so NY had a law stating that the max to work was 10 hours, but someone wanted to work more because the job has a "contract" (ding ding Dartmouth v. Woodward) you can work as much as you want.
***DISSENTING OPINION BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES-my colleagues are acting like social Darwinists-did THEY write the Constitution?
Sometimes dissenting opinions hold more weight than the decision-this one gained more popularity over time
Does the Bakeshop Act violate the liberty protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
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West Coast Hotel v. Parrish
Washington State, upheld minimum wage
COURT CHANGED ITS MIND ON MINIMUM WAGES AND ECONOMY
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United States v. E. C. Knight Co.
also known as the "Sugar Trust Case," was a United States Supreme Court antitrust case that severely limited the federal government's power to pursue antitrust actions under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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Fair Labor Standards Act
a federal law which establishes a minimum wage, overtime pay eligibility, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments
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What does the Federal Reserve do?
| Who holds the chair position?
is the central bank of the United States. It was created by Congress to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system
Jerome Powell-nominated by Trump
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What is GATT?
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is a legal agreement between many countries, whose overall purpose was to promote international trade by reducing or eliminating trade barriers such as tariffs or quotas.
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What replaced GATT?
WTO
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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NATO) is an agreement is signed by which countries?
Canada, Mexico, and the United States creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America
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Who are some of the US's top trade partners?
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China
Canada
Mexico
Japan
Germany
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Name some civil liberties cases
Barron v. Baltimore: harbor water is gone, no more company, the constitution protects you from country matters, not state
-5th amendment protects you from actions of the US gov, not state-PRECEDENT CASE
Gitlow v. NY: radical communist/socialist, arrested spreading message publicly
- Incorporation (selective)-first incorporation case
- state arrested him but the 14th amendment should protect me...so this is an incorporated case because they changed their mind on Baltimore case
Engle v. Vitale: religion and the government-school prayer case
Schenck v. the US: 1st amendment free speech case, clear and present danger test
- told young men to refuse service if drafted
- clear and present danger clause
- Oliver Wendell Holmes: clear and present danger test
Miller v. CA: obscenity case. It is not defined.
Zelman v. Simmons Harris: school vouchers, said yes to national
Van Orden v. Perry: 10 commandments in a government bldg
Miranda v. Arizona
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Name an incorporation case
Gitlow v. NY: radical communist/socialist, arrested spreading message publicly
Incorporation (selective)-first incorporation case
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Which cases are about the due process clause
Lochner v. New York (17 Apr 1905) ―Lochner, a baker from New York, was convicted of violating the New York Bakeshop Act, which prohibited bakers from working more than 10 hours a day and 60 hours a week. The Supreme Court struck down the Bakeshop Act, however, ruling that it infringed on Lochner’s “right to contract.” The Court extracted this “right” from the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, a move that many believe exceeded judicial authority.
Gitlow v. New York (08 June 1925) ― Before 1925, provisions in the Bill of Rights were not always guaranteed on the local level and usually applied only to the federal government. Gitlow illustrated one of the Court’s earliest attempts at incorporation, that is, the process by which provisions in the Bill of Rights has been applied to the states. A socialist named Benjamin Gitlow printed an article advocating the forceful overthrow of the government and was arrested under New York state law. Gitlow argued that the First Amendment guaranteed freedom of speech and the press. On appeal, the Supreme Court expressed that the First Amendment applied to New York through the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment. However, the Court ultimately ruled that Gitlow’s speech was not protected under the First Amendment by applying the “clear and present danger” test. The Court’s ruling was the first of many instances of incorporating the Bill of Rights.
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Name one landmark establishment clause case
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
The Court looked at whether the daily reading of a state-composed nondenominational prayer in school violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. In a 6-1 decision, the Court ruled that New York’s official prayer to begin the school day was an unconstitutional violation of the Establishment Clause
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Which case dealt with harbor water gone, no more company, the constitution protects you from country matters, not state
Barron v. Baltimore
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Which case was a criminal case in which the United States Supreme Court struck down all death penalty schemes in the United States in a 5–4 decision, with each member of the majority writing a separate opinion
Furman v. Georgia
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Which case question if the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination extends to the police interrogation of a suspect?
Miranda v. Arizona
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Who defined the clear and present danger test?
| Which case?
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in Schenck v. the United States
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Which case asked
"Does a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of a state capitol building violate the First Amendment's establishment clause, which barred the government from passing laws "respecting an establishment of religion?"
What was the outcome?
Van Orden v. Perry
"simply having religious content or promoting a message consistent with a religious doctrine does not run afoul of the establishment clause."
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What was in question in the Zelman v. Simmons Harris case?
| What was the outcome?
Does Ohio's school voucher program violate the Establishment Clause?
The program is, therefore, a program of true private choice.
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Which landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court redefined its definition of obscenity?
Miller v. CA: obscenity case. It is not defined.
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This case defined the clear and present danger test
Schenk v. US
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What was the first incorporation case?
Gitlow v. NY: radical communist/socialist, arrested spreading message publicly
Incorporation (selective)-first incorporation case
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After WWII, we joined, hosted and contributed to this organization?
United Nations
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How far back does the UN date
Dates from 1945
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Who comprises the UN
THE FEW: Security council, 15 members, 5 permanent members (U.S., U.K., China, Russian, France)
o This is why the UN did not support the war
THE MANY: General assembly, 192 members
THE ONE: Antonio Guterres
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Who is the oldest PKO (peacekeeping organization):
UNTSO-UN truce supervision operation in Jerusalem, since 1948
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Who are the largest contributors to the PKO police?
Total PKO police, civilian experts and troops in the 15 operations equals 99,010
Largest contributions Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
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How many peacekeeping missions have there been under the UN?
| How many are there currently?
56 completed
15 currently
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Name some privacy cases
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o Privacy Cases
Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965
Roe v. Wade, 1973
Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 1992
Sexuality between consenting adults
Lawrence v. TX, 2003
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Freedom of the Press
o Prior restraint? No, unless it has to do with National
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What percentage of the population can name all 5 Simpson family members?
What percentage of the population knows how many amendments there are?
34% can name the 5 Simpsons
| 1% can name the amendments
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Freedom of speech case
o Schenk v. US, 1991
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These cases deal with _________
o Engle v. Vitale, 1962
o Lemon v. Kurtzman, 1971
Freedom of Religion
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What is one perspective of the Cold War?
Soviet Union v. The US on the future of global politics/communism v. democracy
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What was the purpose of the Truman doctrine?
the world is ½ totalitarian and ½ democratic
this is our new American foreign policy: STOP THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM
to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947, and further developed on July 4, 1948, when he pledged to contain threats in Greece and Turkey.
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Does the Warsaw Pact still exist?
no
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What was the purpose of the Warsaw Pact?
soviet unions answer to NATO
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Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
JFK
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Which countries took part in the Cuban missile crisis?
Cuba, Russia, and US
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With which president would you identify detente?
Nixon
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In what year did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan and Iran got a new form of government?
1979
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In what year did the Soviet Union invade Iran and Afghanistan implement and established a new form of government?
1979
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who is currently under a lot of pressure from rioters who are being shot
Islamic Republic of Iran
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Name a country where we are currently fighting against the Taliban
Afghanistan
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Name a country where we are currently fighting against the Taliban
Afghanistan
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What took the place of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan
Taliban
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What did trump tell the troops in Afghanistan over the Thanksgiving holiday?
he is ready to negotiate with the Taliban
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Which president do you identify preemption with?
Bush
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What are the two points of view on global politics?
Clash of Civilization:
Francis Fukuyama: argued that the world had reached the 'end of history' in a Hegelian sense, argued that the world had reached the 'end of history.
Samuel P. Huntington: argued that future wars would be fought not between countries, but between cultures.
is a theory that people's cultural and religious identities will be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world. The American political scientist Samuel P. Huntington argued that future wars would be fought not between countries, but between cultures. It was proposed in a 1992 lecture at the American Enterprise Institute, which was then developed in a 1993 Foreign Affairs article titled "The Clash of Civilizations?", in response to his former student Francis Fukuyama's 1992 book, The End of History and the Last Man. Huntington later expanded his thesis in a 1996 book The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order.
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How many times have we had to appoint a new VP (senate confirms)?
2 (Nixon)
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Which states were the first/last to ratify the Constitution in special conventions?
1-Delaware
| 2-New Hampshire
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Which state will hold the first primary for the 2020 election?
New Hampshire
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Which state will hold the first caucus for the 2020 election?
Iowa
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How many states have capital punishment?
approximately 30
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Is every state covered by the VRE?
no
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Name one office in the executive office
national security council
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name the two states that have proportional representation
Maine and Nebraska
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Name a famous third party
populists-William Jennings Bryan
progressives, libertarians, green, tea
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Where will D and R meet next summer to pick a candidate for president?
D: Milwaukee
R: Charlotte
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Name a country that has high voter turnouts?
Australia
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Which state has the highest voter turnout?
Minnesota/67%
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Open and closed primary states
Open: Michigan
Closed: South Carolina
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What is fiscal policy?
taxing and spending by fed gov
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What is monetary policy?
activities of the fed reserve court-regulatory agency-set interest rates
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What is NAFTA?
North American free-trade agreement:
| Mexico, Canada, and the US
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Who are the top 10 D nominees?
Be Weary Sleeping BY Killer Bees Because GaS
*Biden-S, Delaware
*Warren-S, Mass
*Sanders-S, VT
*Buttigieg-SB, IN-Mayor
Yang-NY Businessman
*Klobuchar-S, Minnesota
Booker-S, NY
Bloomberg-NY Billionaire/former gov
Gabbard-S, HI
*Steyer-CA Billionaire
GOV 2013
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