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POLS 1113
all of the other final material except the civil rights & liberties
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| • Majoritarianism | the government should do what the majority of the people want |
| • Elite Theory | the government should be controled by an elite group of people high up in society |
| • Pluralism | A theory that views politics as a conflict among interest groups. Political decision making is characterized by bargaining and compromise. |
| • Equality vs. Liberty | the fact that your liberty of speech ect. can be limited by having to treat all people equally |
| Strengths of the Articles of confederation | It was a good basic idea for government |
| weaknesses of the articles of confederation | can't regulate army or fund it |
| • Great Compromise | bicameral legislature -lower legislature elected by the people -upper chamber selcted by members of lower chamber |
| • 3/5 Compromise | counting slaves as 3/5 of a person for representation purposes |
| • Federalists | positive name attended convention understood the constitution time, money, and power |
| Anti-Federalists | wanted a government like the one under the Articles of Confederation and feared monarchy |
| • Bill of Rights | 1st 10 amendments found in the constitution, to guarantee freedoms not found in the constitution |
| • Marbury vs. Madison | first time supreme court ever used judicial review, set precedent |
| • Arguments for Federalism | compromise between strong and weak gov. effecient communication focus on state gov location of authority,having one location is impractical brings gov. to the people |
| • Arguments against Federalism | powerful local entities might impedelocal plans inequalities across states |
| • Supremacy Clause | federal laws are supreme to all state and local laws |
| • Roosevelt’s Court Packing Plan: What was it, and what was its purpose? | legislation to appoint up to 6 new judges -garner support for new deal -make courts more sympathetic -epic fail |
| • How is public opinion formed? | through political socialization |
| • Problems with polls | sampling error, survey bias, and representation |
| • Three things that make an interest group powerful | 1st amendment, culturally a "nation of joiners", and disturbance hypothesis- threatens status quo |
| • 5 functions of a political party | -recruit candidates for office -organize and run elections -present alternative policies -accept responsibility for operating government -act as organized oposition to the party in power |
| • Reverse-Income Effect | tendency for the wealthier states to favor the democrats & the less wealthy to favor the republicans |
| • Three faces of a political party | 1. in the electric-numbers of the general public that identify with a political party or express a preference for one party over another 2. organization-formal structure & leadership of a political party 3.in Gov.- elected & appointed officials |
| • Ways we get third parties | issue driven, party dissatisfaction, and following a leader |
| • Factors influencing who does/does not vote | age, education, minority status, income, & two-party competition |
| • Formula for the Electoral College | # in house + # in senate= # of electors |
| • Different types of committees | standing, select, joint, conference, and the house rules |
| • Roles of the President | head of state, cheif exec., commander in cheif, cheif diplomat, and cheif legislature |
| • What influences the Supreme Court to take a case? | -how many people it impacts -media coverage -constitutional issue -a case that lower courts are conflicting over |
| • What plays a role in judicial appointment and why? | ideaology |
Created by:
Emily Ann
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