PSC200-02 Exam One

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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


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