Test 3! Flashcards

Question

Smith vs Allright

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Political parties are public not private/ can't have all white primaries. Cant excommunicate people from political parties

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separation of races on busses, opinion said that separate but equal policy was not a violation of the 14th amendment. “equal” part was almost never true. Segregation remained the policy until 1954

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Little girl had to go to a black school 21 blocks away, declared separate but equal unconstitutional

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Fought for segregation and sometimes sent in troops to aid

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we know about the tricks, and we keep passing laws to get rid of the tricks, but they keep thinking of new tricks, so with this law we declare that any law trying to keep black people from voting is illegal. Also called out states that do this, and said if a state wants to change their voting laws, they must submit them to the US Dep. Of Justice or US District court in Washington, DC. Also says if voter turn out in any ethnic group is limited, federal govt will send in voter registrars, to register people being discouraged from voting, to make sure that they can vote on election day. Cured a lot of problems that black people had bc now politicians cared about them.

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the process of learning and accepting society’s norms, traditions and values.

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Acceptance of democratic institutions in offices is similarly perpetuated. Reasons americans obey laws: morally. and people know where it comes from

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“a set of attitudes, beliefs and values that are widely shared and that permit the members of that polity to ‘order and interpret political institutions and processes, and their own relationships with such institutions and processes’ disputes solved peacefully thru voting and litigation. Decisions and outcomes are respected

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Director of IRS says our income tax system is a voluntary system by there is an amazingly high rate of compliance, making it possible to administer bc if we didn’t comply the IRS would come to a halt. Its also voluntary because we vote in the politicians that make the policies

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belief system about what the government should be and do

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Americans believe in having liberties. when the people came here from Europe, they were serfs and lived in feudalism but didn't when they came here. People in the lower class have the opportunity to move up

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Some composite profile of individual beliefs and attitudes. To get public opinion, people use surveys. When people do surveys, they have to draw a sample w sufficient size so sample proportion is close to the actual population proportion. Sample has to be random Sample Error: not getting within 3 % points Ask loaded questions bc they don't wanna say no and skews their view point

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Constitution says nothing about political parties, however the concept at the point of the constitution was discussed. Burke said that the world can not get along without political parties anymore. They are needed to convert principles into practice. George Washington did not like the idea of political party; he said they will divide us. It is no good way to make policies we should just use our judgement and not factionalize. The framers decided all factions were bad from Shay’s Rebellion. In Federalist 10, James Madison, it says anyone who cares has to proceed with factions -Make one national system and let them flourish

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Hamilton wanted a centralized economic system (federalist) | Jefferson wanted everyone to have a piece of land (democratic republicans)

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For 20 years democratic republican party was the only party around

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- The constitution created a vacuum and something has to fill it. - The people wanted a vote. - The filling of the gap was political parties.

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political parties are a link between the government and the people. The political party would listen to members and listen to what they want and then express it to the government. Help people identify and articulate their interests, convert unorganized demands into government policies

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Recruit people to serve in the government (ex: spoils system), recruit people to run for office.

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Refers to a need that members of a political party have for help in dealing with government agencies, police, or just not having food, and political party leaders would receive requests from people that need help and get resources for people that need it. When immigrants were coming from Europe, these people flooded the cities and people needed things. Leaders would receive requests and make sure the people were taken care of. These immigrants became lifelong members because of the help they received.

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Proportional and geographical representation

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You have to compromise bc people win by being in big group

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a meeting where all members of party in that community are invited to come and discuss whatever issue is on the table and vote

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people who dig up things about people in politics

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local party runners

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because it allowed candidates to take their case directly to the people and go around the leaders. Party party organization doesn’t run campaign anymore, it’s every man for themselves.

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political parties would help people get what need; ex: food or help out of trouble. Congress took it away from them.

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Progressive movement, everything that goes bad in this country is the fault of corrupt political parties

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so people have a say in government

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Legislators, executive officials, and in some states judges

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government by the people/ruled by the many | many=all men and women

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citizens, residents, people registered, literate, mentally and morally fit, people who pay taxes, people of a certain age

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black people, women, indentured servants, people of some religious groups, and people under the age of 21

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Constricting voting rights to property oweners

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Common man was celebrated as the backbone of society by 1850, states got rid of land owning requirements

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They lost seats in congress

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Gave voting rights to black people, enforced through military occupation in some southern states

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Northern politicians that moved south to take part in government

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1964- banned poll tax

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Got rid of all laws restricting certain people from voting

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Gave women the right to vote

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lowered the voting age for national elections to 18

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Made voting age in national and local elections 18

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They investigate for a scandal and go to the place to register voters

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14th 15th 19th 23rd 24th 26th

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by party bosses aka "King makers" picked them

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break down of party bosses candidates form their own personal parties during campaign period of time in which campaigns run is a lot longer

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nomination(each party has a candidate, important bc it filters election) and election

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primaries, caucus, convention, and political party committee

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only people registered for that party can vote

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People to go door to door, stuff envelopes ect and money Political Action Committees (PAC) receive donations from people and put on their own adds. Media advisors to run the media campaign, runs tv ads, internet ads and print ads. Know how to make them attention getting and write slogans. Find out whats on the mind of the public and design adds according to whats on their minds. Key to winning elections.

Test 3! Flashcards

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