PSC200-02 Exam One
Thomas Hobbes
"States without government life would be "nasty, brutish, and short" and to protect the people, they need to give up certain rights to government
Between what income amount do people vote more?
$150,000
Why is it important to study participation?
- Heart or essence of democracy - Citizens Participation - The instrumental value for people
Strengths of Constitution
- adaptability -Flexibility -Brevity -Vague
White Primaries
- party restricted actitivites to white only, disenfranchised black voters, overturned in 1940
What are the 6 American Assumptions
1. General acceptance of the rules of the game 2.Individualism 3.Politics is seen as salient 4. A preoccupation with rights 5. Belief in Equality 6. Capitalism and Democracy Beliefs
What are the 2 methods of ratification?
1. Passed by 3/4 of state legislature 2. Passed by constitutional conventions in 3/4 of the states
the 3 participation explanations are....
1. Sociological 2. Individual 3. Cultural
An amendment may be proposed to the Constitution by
1. a vote of 2/3 of Congress 2.when 2/3 of the states call upon Congress to convene a convention
Which amendment states that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the law?
14
How many senators per state?
2
How many of people in the house?
435
Between what ages are people most likely to vote?
65+ years
Between what education level do people vote more?
Advanced Degrees (Ph.d or masters)
What is Political Participation?
All behavior through which people directly express their political opinions
In August of 1787, George Mason said that he would " rather chop off my right hand than put it to the US Constitution as it now stands." Was he a (n)
Anti-Federalist
The root cause of Shays' Rebellion was :
Congress' inability to get the states to pay taxes
Census Bureau
Determines each state population every 10 years
The New Jersey
Equal Representation by state
Federalist #10 was about:
Factions
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
First time court uses Judicial Review, dealing with the national bank, interpretation of the Elastic Clause
Thomas Jefferson was heavily influenced by this philosopher who said that men are born with the right to "life, liberty and property."
John Locke
John Locke
Life, Liberty, and Property
Traditionalist
Low voter turnout, participation restricted, and corruption widespread
The court case that allowed for the expansion of federal power by allowing the establishment of a national bank was:
McCulloch v. Maryland
Which political subculture have the highest turnout?
Moralist
Women are
More likely to vote than men
Individualist
Participation limited, Tolerates corruption, Politics of bosses, patronage and machines, politics is viewed as a business
American national identity is based largely on shared
Political Ideas
10th Amendment
Powers not given to the US in the constitution are reserved for the states
The Virginia Plan
Represented based on population
Local units are....
Separate and Sovereign
Montesquieu
Separation Of Powers
The most important explanation of political participation is:
Socio-economic status
Political Culture
The basic values that most members of society hold as to what politics should address and how they should be handeled
Which political subculture have the lowest turnout?
Traditionalist
Between what race votes more?
White people
What is the consequence of Americans' sense of individualism?
a reluctance to rely on government, as in health care
Full Faith and Credit Clause
addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
Doctrine of Nullification
claimed the ability of a state to declare a federal law null and void
The necessary and proper clause
has been used to extend the power of the federal government aka Elastic Clause
A unitary government
has local governments that execute policy , used by most countries, more efficent and no conflict
Moralist
high turnout rate and little tolerance for corruption . Its citizens also see politics as a way to create a good society
Most other democracies have
higher turnout than the US
Grandfather Clause
if you grandfather voted before 1867, could vote, outlawed in 1915
Socio-economic status includes:
income, education and occupation
The full faith and credit clause
means that marriage performed in one state is valid in another
Confederation System
rarely used, states represent the states, states report to government
3/5 compromise
slaves counted as 3/5 of a person
Federalism is defined as
two levels of government over the same territory
