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American Politics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is problem identification? | Being able to identify and define the problem in bsuch a manner that it recieves attention that leads to political action |
| What is policy formulation? | the crafting of an appropriate and acceptable proposed course of action to resolve public problems |
| What is policy adoption? | the approval of a policy proposal by the people with the requisite authority, such as a legislature |
| What is policy implementation? | the process of carrying out public policy through governmental agencies and the courts |
| What is policy evaluation? | the process of determining whether a course of action is achieving its intended goals |
| Incrementalism | the manner in which the majority of American public policies and programs are developed and implemented |
| Focusing Event | an event that allows for non-incremental changes |
| Sunset Clause | clause in a law that establishes a built in termination date unless otherwise extended by a new law |
| What is the California population? | 38 million |
| What is the Hispanic population in California? | 38% |
| What is the Asian population in California? | 13% |
| What is the African American population in California? | 6.2% |
| How many members in the California state assembly? | 80 members |
| How long is a California state assembly member's term? | 2 year term |
| Who leads the California state assembly? | led by speaker of the assembly |
| How many people does a California state assembly member represent? | approx 500,000 people |
| How many members in the California state senate? | 40 members |
| How long is a California state Senator's term? | 4 year term |
| Who leads the California state senate? | led by president pro tem |
| How many people does a California state Senator represent? | about 1 million people |
| What is the term limit total for California legislators? | 12 year term limit |
| Carpetbagging | term given to a politician who moves to another legislative district in order to run for public office |
| How long is the California governor's term? | 4 year term |
| What is the term limit for the California governor? | 2 term limit |
| The California governor is one of ____ state-wide elected executive officials. | 8 |
| How many members in the California supreme court? | 7 members |
| Three types of direct democracy | initiative, referendum, recall |
| What is prop 13? | Jarvis-Grann initiative |
| What is prop 209? | ended affirmative action in government functions |
| What is prop 187? | anit-illegal immigration |
| What is prop 8? | banned gay marriage |
| What are sub governments? | counties, special districts, cities |
| How many counties in California? | 58 counties |
| What county has the largest population? | Los Angeles |
| What is the largest county? | San Bernardino |
| What does every county have? | a board of supervisors 5 members, 4 year term |
| What is California's three levels of higher education? | Community College, California State University, University of California |
| What are two types of elections? | at-large elections and district-based elections |
| What does NIMBY stand for? | Not in my backyard |
| What is a Lakewood Plan? | a contractual agreement in which the city outsources services such as fire protection or law enforcement to the county |
| Walmartization | the displacement of better jobs by lower paying jobs with little or no benefits. creates more pressure on the local and state government for social services previously provided by employers |
| Zoning | regulation of land use established by the local government with concerns to the type of building such as residential or business |
| Eminent Domain | the legal right of the state to appropriate private property without the owner's consent if it is used for a public purpose |
| Gentrification | the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents |
| What is the Bracers Program? | historical agreement between the United States and Mexico which allowed migrant workers to legally enter and work in the United States |
| Nativism | political movement incorporating anti-immigrant and xenophobic beliefs |
| What is the War Powers Act? | law passed that limits the Presidents use of troops in combat for only 60 days unless Congressional approval is given |
| What are two types of approaches to the use of military forces? | hawk and dove |
| Grand Strategy | the choices a government makes to balance and apply its economic, military, diplomatic, and other nation resources to preserve thir people and territory |
| Exit Strategy | a set of criteria that must be met before military forces are withdrawn |
| What part of the world will use large scale US forces in combat? | Korea |
| What are three historical paradigms? | Munich: you have to confront dictators and aggression early...Vietnam: the war is unpopular, unsupportable, unwinable...Pearl Harbor: can't be caught off guard or unprepared |
| What are weapons of mass destruction? | nuclear, biological, chemical |
| What two countries are most likely to have a nuclear war? | India and Pakistan |
| What is Mutually Assured Destruction? | where one nation would have enough nuclear forces remaining to destroy another even if the other nation attacked first |
| Hegemonic Structures | unipolar, bipolar, multipolar |
| What are two types of stances concerning foreign relations? | interventionist and isolationist |
| Genocide | the killing of people by government because of their indelible group membership |
| Politicide | the murder of any people by the government because of their politics or for political purpose |
| Democide | the murder of any person or people by a government including genocide and politicide |
| Malthusian Hypothesis | hypothesis exposing that overpopulation will outrun food supply |
| What is the current world population? | over 7 billion |
| Failed States | a central government so weak that it has little practical control over its territory and suffers from widespread corruption and crime |
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