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Federal Government 3

Exam 3

QuestionAnswer
12th Amendment President and vice president run on the same ticket
13-15th Amendment Voting rights for male slaves
!6th Amendment Income Tax
17th Amendment Direct election of senators
18th Amendment Prohibition - outlawed the making, distribution, transportation and sale of alcohol
19th Amendment Women's suffrage - Right to vote
21st Amendment Repeal of Prohibition
22nd Amendment 2 term limit for president
23rd Amendment DC gets 3 electoral college votes
University Effect Effects of attending college for long periods of time in voting
Republican Higher education, 25-65, high social economic status, men, non minorities
Democrat Lowest educated, 18-25/ 65+, lowest social economic status, minorities, other genders
Electoral College 525 possible votes - 270 votes to win
Redistricting Drawing electoral district boundaries
Extrapolation Statistical way to figure out population
War Powers Act President has 48 hours to notify congress of use of military
Vice President Only job is what the president gives them to do
Veto Only president can use veto - weak
Culture Sum of values and beliefs of a group
Values what a person thinks is good/ desirable
Beliefs What a person thinks are true
Socialization Process to learn values and beliefs
Rational Choice Theory The way one orders their preferences
Liberals Equality > Freedom > Order/ tend to be Democrats
Conservatives Order > Freedom > Equality / tend to be Republicans
Librarians Freedom > Order / Freedom > Equality
Fascist Order > Equality / Order > Freedom
Ideology Consistent values and beliefs in government
Conventional voting Within the system
Supportive voting Vote for people in power
Influencing voting Vote for the other party
Unconventional legal voting Protest with license
Civil disobedience break the law on purpose / want to get arrested
Plain Illegal Break the law / don't want to get arrested
Retrospective voting Voting based on the past
Prospective voting Voting based on the promise of future
Party column ballet Current party in power is listed first (Party)
Office block ballet Current power holding office is listed first (Individual)
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