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Exam 2 Notebook questions Flashcards

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Miranda Rights

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Before they take you away (jail) your rights must go through legal proper procedures

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Political socialization

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The learning process in which people acquire their political opinion beliefs and values

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What are the factors of political socialization?

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  1. Family
  2. Education/ School
  3. Friends
  4. Religion
  5. Media
  6. Class (income)
  7. Race ( ethnicity)
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Who are the four types of voters?

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Ideologue
Group Benefit
Nature of the Times
No issue content

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What is Districting?

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A election must occur in a district. A district a pre- designated legal bounding

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Single Member District

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When voters elect 1 individual to represent 1 district. A candidate with a probability wins

Probability votes = Most votes

Advantage allows minorities to get elected to office

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Proportional Representation

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When voters elect multiple candidates to represent 1 district

Seats are advocated based on the percentage of the vote

Multiple people represent the district

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Declined to state

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Choosing not to belong to a party at ballot

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14 Amendment

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Not an original part of the constitution

The first part of the amendment declares citizenship

To anyone born or naturalizes is considered a person under the constitution

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Equal Protection

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Declares any individual whose found in the jurisdiction under the state shall have equal protection of law

If your feet in the U. S territory, can be treated equally under the U. S territory

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What is Due process rights?

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The fifth amendment says that the state may not deprive a person of their rights to life, liberty, or property without due process of law

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Ideologue

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Will vote for a candidate based on candidate ideology.

Knows the difference between Liberal and Conservatives

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Group Benefit

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Votes for a candidate that will protect and expand their group rights

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Nature of the times

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Will vote based on the feeling at the time

Usually a relationship of good vs. bad
Good economy vs Bad economy

Can reelect the current president whose already in office or can remove the president whose in office cuz of bad economy or in war

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No Issue Content

Party Centered

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Will vote for party affiliation but don’t know the difference between Republicans and Democratic’s

Based on party identification

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No issue content

Candidate Centered

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Will vote on candidate super efficial characteristics

Ex: race, gender, religion, age
(older or younger), came from a particular part of the country, TV broadcast

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Which two groups tend not to be regular voters?

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Nature of the times

No issue content

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Who’s draws the district lines?

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By a citizenship comminsor

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What is the citizen comminsor made up of?

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4 declined to state

5 Democratic’s

5 Republicans

20
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What are the different kinds of jerrymandering?

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Cracking

Cacking

Kid napping

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What is jerrymandering Cracking?

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Split a district into 2 to delete power

22
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What is jerrymandering Cacking?

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Condense or bundle one group together

Removes a group power & bundle it into one group

23
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What is jerrymandering kid napping?

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Place 2 legislatures in 1 district in the same party

To basically eliminate the one they don’t like from their party

24
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Racial jerrymandering

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When a state legislature will draw district lines to intentionally create minority districts

Draw lines districts in favor to get a specific group elected into office

25
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What did the courts rule jerrymandering as? Unless

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Using race allow is unconstitutional. But you can use more than 1 characteristics to make it constitutional

26
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Delegate

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Elected representatived whose OBLIGATED to carry out the express wished of the people @ the national convention

Obligated to vote for the will of the people

27
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Primary election determines who will represent the part @_________

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General election

28
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What are liberals?

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Protect the group

Would choose equality over liberty

Favor public sphere

Larger government to provide equality need mechanism to emphasis that

Favor the federal

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What are conservatives?

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Protect individuals

If had to choose liberty or equality would choose LIBERTY

Favor private sphere

Wants a smaller government to keep the government out of the lives of the people

Favor state

30
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What is a party pocket?

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Series of party members; objective to gather together and discuss and debate on behalf of candidates

31
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What did they get out of the case

Gideon vs. Wainwright ??

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Right to an attorney or one provided

32
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What was a Blanket?

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Blanket party anyone registered to a party may vote

All candidates all placed in one ballot regardless of party

Declined to state may vote

All in one ballot

Independent would not vote at a blanket

33
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What is raiding at a blanket?

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Campaign effort to manipulate the weaker person of the opposite party

34
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What did the blanket violate?

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It violated the First Amendment

Stating it’s unconstitutional because it violates the (freedom to assemble)

35
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What are the characteristics of voters?

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High education

High income

Home

White

36
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What are the characteristics of Non Voters?

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Low Income

Low education

Rent

Minority

37
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What is a Non Party Primary?

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“Top Two”

Anyone whose register may vote even declined to state

Independents are also allowed to run

Candidates with the most votes advance to the general election regardless of party

Independents are whipped out and are not given a chance

This is the primary that is used now

38
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What is a Presidential Nomination Party?

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Party has to select one person to run in the general election

To win the nomination you have to win the delegates

Ex: Like running for homecoming queen & king

39
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What is the party primary for Republicans?

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Party Primaries (3/4 state)

WINNER TAKE ALL

40
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What is the party primary for Democratic’s?

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Proportional representation

41
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During the cacuses what do the ones who are running for president grass roots means?

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The candidate getting to know these people and hoping they’ll tell their friends about the candidate they meet

42
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Caucuses

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Cacuses (1/4 states)

Only 12 states do this

43
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Party cacuses

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Are party controlled people who are very activate in their party

Group consists of a party members in the house or senate that serves to elect the party’s leadership, set policy goals, and plan party strategy

44
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What is the purpose of the National convention?

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The purpose is to formal nominate a candidate

Put together a party platform 
Put together (how they feel about abortion, taxes etc.)

Also they announce their running mate their Vice President

And ends nomination process and kicks to general nomination

45
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What is Ideology?

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Set of chorent and deeply felt political beliefs

Use belief system to interpret events and recommend policy

To influence the solution you select to fix an existing power

46
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Why did you vote for barocak obama 2008?

Because he knows he would work on the national healthcare

What kind of voter is this??

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Ideologue

47
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Why did you vote for obama?

I voted for him because I am part of the sierra club and he knows certain actions by business and he knows the impact the club at, and he knows how to make the club right

What kind of voter is this??

A

Group Benefit

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