American Politics

Lecture 8

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Houses that form US Congress

House of Representatives & the Senate

200

2 types of federalism mentioned in slides

• Dual federalism

• cooperative federalism

• new federalism

• contemporary federalism

300

Main types of political cultures

•  Moralistic culture

•  Individualistic culture

•  Traditionalistic culture

Lecture 9

100

Branches of federal government

 Executive, Legislative, Judicial

    

200

Types of local governments (2 examples)

Counties, cities, townships, special districts, consolidated govts.

300

How local government affects us daily... (2 examples)

Street repairs, trash pickup, schools, water bills