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what is an executive agreement?

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what is an executive order?

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anything a president can do automatically

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what are inherent powers?

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what each branch can do written out

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what are expressed powers?

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what are delegated powers?

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what are implied powers?

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what is an independent agency?

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bureaucratic

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what is a government corporation?

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what is a cabinet department?

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what is a coalition drift?

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what is a bureaucratic drift?

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what is a bureaucracy?

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governing bodies and agencies

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what is meant by implementation?

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what is meant by rule-making within a bureaucracy?

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how does congress attempt to influence rule-making?

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how does the president attempt to influence rule-making?

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what is a single-member district?

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a district where only a single person is allotted for their representation

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what is a system of proportional representation?

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allotted a certain numbers based on the population of the given are

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whats the difference between a majority rule and plurality rule?

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majority is most votes and wins, plurality is less votes but still wins

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what is the Australian ballot?

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the ballot that the US uses for elections today, both parties on one ballot.

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how did the Australian ballot help with split ticket voting?

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because both parties candidates were on the same ticket, people could choose what person they wanted to vote for from either side.

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what is the purpose of gerrymandering?

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to draw district lines where it would be most beneficial for a given political party, also basically illegal.

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what are referendums? (give example)

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you can revise an order given to the public

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what are recalls? (give example)

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totally take it back from the public

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what are initiatives? (give example)
started by the public an idea for a law
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what is the difference between an open and closed primary?
one you have to declare who youre voting
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what is the advantage of an open primary?
people can vote for whoever they want without having to declare
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what is the advantage of a closed primary?
whoever youre voting for has to be declared
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who decides if an open or closed primary is used?
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whats the difference between party identification and party activism?
PI - you can identify a certain way but you can vote against your identity PA - you work with your party
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how do people select party identification?
very similar views on social political views
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are there exceptions to norms/aggregate trends in party activism?
yes because people can identify one way but vote the other
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what is a public interest group?
members of the public come together to show support for a certain law they want
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what is a PAC?
political action committee - made up of congressmen
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what is government?
fucking
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what is federalism?
national government is more powerful than state governments
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how can divided government influence legislation and politics?
it will combine the needs of the whole nation and the needs of the states
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what is meant by divided government?
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whats the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?
liberties your born with rights are granted to you
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what does trial court mean? (give example)
the first court to hear a criminal or civil case
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what does circuit court mean? (give example)
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what does civil court mean? (give example)
dispute between two different people that doesn't involve the government (brown vs the board)
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what does criminal court mean? (give example)
someone against the government (___ vs Wyoming)
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what is a filibuster?
when you dont want a bill to be passed to the point of talking excessively
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what chamber uses the filibuster?
senate
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what is a filibusters purpose?
to delay the voting on a bill
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what is meant by judicial review?
the Supreme Court can totally amend a law, no checks and balances
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what is a majority opinion?
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what is a concurrence?
agreement with the winning position
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what is a dissenting?
the losing opinion used in the Supreme Court
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what is libel and slander?
fake news
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what is eminent domain?
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what is the electoral college?
the group that elects the president 538
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how is a president elected?
the electoral college gives majority vote
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what is veto and how does it help influence presidential policy?
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what types of vetos are there?
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whats the difference between moral hazard and adverse selection?
adverse selection is having incomplete information and moral hazard is not knowing all the information on your own doing.
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what is voter turnout?
the number of people who vote in a given election divided by the people who are allowed to vote
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how does the US compare to other countries with voter turnout?
our voter turnout is low but our participation is
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what is the principle-agent relationship?
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how does the principle-agent relationship apply to congress and bureaucracies?
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how does the principle-agent relationship apply to voters and elected officials?
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what is the purpose of political parties?
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how do political parties help with the collective action problem?
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why are political parties important to the American democratic system?
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how is a candidate nominated for an election?
people in the party that want the person go and select them
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what role do political parties play in nomination?
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what are interest groups?
lobby congress, public opinion groups
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what did the founding fathers think about interest groups? (James Madison)
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what is meant by upper-class bias?
congress vote more in favor of people who have higher incomes
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how does upper-class bias effect our political system?
they dont vote for whats right they vote for the upper class
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what is lobbying?
a group tries to sway a certain person in congress to vote a certain way
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what is the tragedy of the commons?
when an area that is unregulated is used with no repercussions and ends up drying out whatever the resource was.
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what is free riding?
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what are public goods?
something that is available to the general public
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how long is a president in office for?
2 years but can be elected twice
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how long is the Supreme Court position held?
until death or resignation
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how long is the senate position held?
6 years,
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how long is the House position held?
2 years, can be re-elected infinite
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whats an insider strategy that a interest group might employ? (give example)
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whats an outsider strategy that an interest group might employ? (give example)
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whats a personal interest in politics?
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what is electoral ambitions in politics?
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whats the difference between a closed rule and an open rule in debate on a bill?
closed - cant be changed, only voting and discussing open - can be changed by voting and discussing
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what are the five principles of politics?
history,
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why is congress increasingly delegating power to the president/executive branch? (give example)

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