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AP Gov 2.3 & 2.4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 435 for congressional reps, dependent on size & population | Districts in a state |
| Reapportionment | Redistributes seats to states based on population (more people = more seats) |
| Redistributes seats to states based on population (more people = more seats) | Reapportionment |
| Redistricting | Redrawing boundaries of a congressional district |
| Redrawing boundaries of a congressional district | Redistricting |
| Redrawing districts boundies to benifit a political party | Gerrymandering |
| Gerrymandering | Redrawing districts boundies to benifit a political party |
| What the American Presidential Colleges determinie the winner from | Electoral college |
| Electoral college | What the American Presidential Colleges determinie the winner from |
| Minimum amount given to each state in an election (regardless of pop. , but can be gained based on pop. ) | Electors |
| Electors | Minimum amount given to each state in an election (regardless of pop. , but can be gained based on pop. ) |
| Canidate who wins the state, wins the _______ | Elector |
| What 2 states don't follow the the electorate system in an election? | Nebraska & Maine |
| Canidate who wins majority of ________ becomes president | Electors |
| Incase of tie or no majority in an pres election, the issue is solved by _________ | Congress |
| Voted by House of Represintives in the case of a tie/no majoirty election | The President |
| The President | Voted by House of Represintives in the case of a tie/no majoirty election |
| Voted by Senate in the case of a tie/no majoirty election | Vice President |
| Vice President | Voted by Senate in the case of a tie/no majoirty election |
| A party's official endorsement of a canidate for office | A nomination |
| A nomination | A party's official endorsement of a canidate for office |
| Goal of nomination game | Win majority of delegates support @ national convention for the party |
| Win majority of delegates support @ national convention for the party | Goal of nomination game |
| 2 methods of choosing parties delegates | 1. National Convention through a Caucus 2. Primaries |
| Earliest traditionally held in Iowa; open to all voters within a registered party | Party caucus |
| Party caucus | Earliest traditionally held in Iowa; open to all voters within a registered party |
| When voters in a states go to polls and vote for their canidate; begins in New Hampshire | Presidential primaries |
| Presidential primaries | When voters in a states go to polls and vote for their canidate; begins in New Hampshire |
| Media dominated campaigns become distorted; voters within these also are educated, wealthy/affulent, or party acitivitst - likely undercoverages voters | Main criticism of early primaries & caucuses |
| Main criticism of early primaries & caucuses | Media dominated campaigns become distorted; voters within these also are educated, wealthy/affulent, or party acitivitst - likely undercoverages voters |
| Direct mail technique and tech campaigning | Involves sending info & money requests to names from lists of people who support canidates of similar views in the past |
| Involves sending info & money requests to names from lists of people who support canidates of similar views in the past | Direct mail technique and tech campaigning |
| Right to "peacefully assemble and petition" guaranteed by first amendment | Freedom to organize |
| Freedom to organize | Right to "peacefully assemble and petition" guaranteed by first amendment |
| Organization of people w/ similar policy goals trying to influence political policies to achive that goal - may support a canidate but dont run own canidates | Interest groups |
| Interest groups | Organization of people w/ similar policy goals trying to influence political policies to achive that goal - may support a canidate but dont run own canidates |
| Interest groups are often ________ ______ while parites are ______ ______ | policy specialists, policy generalists |
| Pluralism & group theory of interest groups | Groups win some and lose some but not always one group winning/loosing; groups are key links in govt. and people; all real interests get a hearing from the govt. & are able to affect public policy |
| Groups win some and lose some but not always one group winning/loosing; groups are key links in govt. and people; all real interests get a hearing from the govt. & are able to affect public policy | Pluralism & group theory of interest groups |
| Elites & denial of pluralism theory of interest groups | Real power is held only by a few; the govt. is ran by small number of interest groups only looking out for themselves; when confronted with power of big corporations, consumers interests are pushed aside |
| Real power is held only by a few; the govt. is ran by small number of interest groups only looking out for themselves; when confronted with power of big corporations, consumers interests are pushed aside | Elites & denial of pluralism theory of interest groups |
| Hyperplurailsm & interest group liberalism theory | Pluralist system is too out of control. Interest group liberalism: all pressure group elements are real & job of govt. is to advance all groups. Efforts to appeal every interest group = budgets skyrocketing |
| Pluralist system is too out of control. Interest group liberalism: all pressure group elements are real & job of govt. is to advance all groups. Efforts to appeal every interest group = budgets skyrocketing | Hyperplurailsm & interest group liberalism theory |
| Subgovernments (Iron triangles) | Composed of key interest groups for a particular policy, the govt. agency in charge of mandating the policy and members of congressional commitees & subcommittees handeling the policy |
| Composed of key interest groups for a particular policy, the govt. agency in charge of mandating the policy and members of congressional commitees & subcommittees handeling the policy | Subgovernments (Iron triangles) |
| Hard choices about national policy rarely get made; with so many interest groups to statisy and many competing against one another; a sustainable relationship & govt. is hard to obtain | Hyperplurailsm & interest group liberalism theory |
| Hyperplurailsm & interest group liberalism theory | Hard choices about national policy rarely get made; with so many interest groups to statisy and many competing against one another; a sustainable relationship & govt. is hard to obtain |
| ______ groups have organizational advantages over ______ groups | Smaller, larger |
| Composed of people who may be group members because they share a common interest - composed of those who choose to join | Potential group |
| Potential group | Composed of people who may be group members because they share a common interest - composed of those who choose to join |
| Something of value that cant be witheld from potential group member - members of potential group that share benifits that members of actual group work twoard | Collective good |
| Collective good | Something of value that cant be witheld from potential group member - members of potential group that share benifits that members of actual group work twoard |
| potentil members dont join group, but rather sit back & let others do the work and gain the benifits - bigger the group = more bigger the problem | freerider problem |
| freerider problem | potentil members dont join group, but rather sit back & let others do the work and gain the benifits - bigger the group = more of the problem |
| Economic & organizational advantages of smaller interest groups | Clear economic goals rather than broad goals; members share collective goods great enough to secure; larger groups will only gain a TINY share of policy gains |
| Clear economic goals rather than broad goals; members share collective goods great enough to secure; larger groups will only gain a TINY share of policy gains | Economic & organizational advantages of smaller interest groups |
| Selective benefits | Goods a govt. can restrict to those who pay yearly dues - used to overcome freeriding witihin potential groups |
| Goods a govt. can restrict to those who pay yearly dues - used to overcome freeriding witihin potential groups | Selective benefits |
| Single interest groups | narrow interests, dislikes comprimse and single-mindedly persues goals; usually persues issues to evoke strong emotion |
| narrow interests, dislikes comprimse and single-mindedly persues goals; usually persues issues to evoke strong emotion | Single interest groups |
| Organization that fund & donate to canidates they support | PACs (Political action commitees) |
| PACs (Political action commitees) | Organization that fund & donate to canidates they support |
| 2 main reasons for the explosion in interest groups | 1. Development of technology such as computer mail lists 2. Many groups primarily economically interested |
| 1. Development of technology such as computer mail lists 2. Many groups primarily economically interested | 2 main reasons for the explosion in interest groups |
| 3 ways interest groups shape policy making | 1. Lobbying 2. Electioneering 3. Litigation |
| 1. Lobbying 2. Electioneering 3. Litigation | 3 ways interest groups shape policy making |
| Political persuders who represent groups, normally working in DC with legislative business; important source of info and can confine to a single area in policy, usually only talking to politicians who support their political views | Lobbyists |
| Lobbyists | Political persuders who represent groups, normally working in DC with legislative business; important source of info and can confine to a single area in policy, usually only talking to politicians who support their political views |
| Getting right people in office & keeping theme there (key strategy of interest groups) - specifically within the House of Representitives recivieing campaign funds from PACs | Electioneering |
| Electioneering | Getting right people in office & keeping theme there (key strategy of interest groups) - specifically within the House of Representitives recivieing campaign funds from PACs |
| Often used if interest group fails in Congress - constant threat of lawsuit increasing likelihood buisnesses will consider environmental impact of what they do, most famous: Civil Rights Movement of 1950 | Litigation |
| Litigation | Often used if interest group fails in Congress - constant threat of lawsuit increasing likelihood buisnesses will consider environmental impact of what they do, most famous: Civil Rights Movement of 1950 |
| Amicus Curiae Briefs | Written arguments submitted to courts in support of one side of case during litigation |
| Written arguments submitted to courts in support of one side of case during litigation | Amicus Curiae Briefs |
| Class action lawsuits | Group of similarly situated plaintiffs to combine similar greviences into one single lawsuit during litigation |
| Group of similarly situated plaintiffs to combine similar greviences into one single lawsuit during litigation | Class action lawsuits |
| Interest groups where every economic group wants to get share, two types; Labor Unions & Buisnesses | Economic Groups |
| Economic Groups | Interest groups where every economic group wants to get share, two types; Labor Unions & Buisnesses |
| Establish by Labour Unions requiring employees to joing their unions to represent them | Union Shops |
| Union Shops | Establish by Labour Unions requiring employees to joing their unions to represent them |
| Right-to-Work laws | Outlaws union memebership required for employment |
| Outlaws union memebership required for employment | Right-to-Work laws |
| Speaks when general buisness interests are at stake | Chamber of Congress |
| Chamber of Congress | Speaks when general buisness interests are at stake |
| Interest groups supporing environmental protection | Environmental Interests |
| Environmental Interests | Interest groups supporing environmental protection |
| Interest groups representing women & minoritites, ex: National Association for Advanement of Colored People (NAACP) | Equality Interests |
| Equality Interests | Interest groups representing women & minoritites, ex: National Association for Advanement of Colored People (NAACP) |
| Interest groups of organizations seeking a "collective good" everyone should be better off | Consumer & Public interest lobbies |
| Consumer & Public interest lobbies | Interest groups of organizations seeking a "collective good" everyone should be better off |
| James Madisons model on interest groups | For democracy to work well, it is important that self-interested groups not be allowed to assume a dominant position |
| For democracy to work well, it is important that self-interested groups not be allowed to assume a dominant position | James Madisons model on interest groups |
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