Gov Structure
Division of Power in government Central, State, County, Town/City
Federalism
Democracy came from here
Athens
What does SIGS stand for
Special Interest Groups
Bill of Rights
Two sides of political spectrum ( Not parties)
Conservative and Liberal
This is the power set aside for the states. Examples are Education, Conduct elections, Marriage and Driving laws.
Reserved
Who said life liberty property
John Locke
two strategies used by SIGs
Lobbying (talking with the government) & Communication (informing the people of policies)
Amendment that is related to warrants
4th
This political ideology deals with slow change, traditional values, and smaller government
Conservatism
To serve here you need to be 25 years old and a U.S. Citizen for at least 7 years
House of Reps
The idea of limiting government came from here
English Bill of Rights
3 parts of the Iron triangle
Government, SIGs, and people.
Study of the law
Jurisprudence
Your background, life experience , and community influencing you political beliefs
Political Socialization
Veto, Override, and Judicial Review
Checks and Balance
This political theorist said humans are naturally chaotic and it is necessary to have a strong government to guide us.
Thomas Hobbes
Describe the steps to polling
Thesis, creating questions, removing bias, polling, analyzing data, coming to a conclusion.
A civil wronging that goes against contract
Tort
Political ideology that is okay with as large social change and okay with government interfering to protect induvial over preserving tradition
Liberal
Vice President, Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, and Attorney General.
Presidential Cabinet
Who said "It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both"
Machiavelli
What is universe? Representative sample? Sampling error?
Group of people you want to sample
The group of people being polled
The gap between results of poll and actual population
Four ways to deal with a disagreement
Mediation, Litigation, Arbitration & Negotiation
Political parties are part of this by creating laws, regulations. They use their political ideology to guide them. The government and SIGs are involved with them
Public Policy