Voting Rights/ and Behavior
This 1965 law banned literacy tests and allowed federal oversight of elections in certain states.
Voting rights act of 1965
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
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Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
-Faults included:
1) Could not collect taxes
2) Could not regulate trade
3) Could not enforce laws
4) Needed approval from 9-13 states in order to pass laws
5) Amending the document had to have unanimous approval
(The) Articles of Confederation
system of commonly held beliefs and values
Ideology
A system of government in which power is divided between one central government and several regional governments
Federalism
process through which an individual acquires political orientation and beliefs
Political Socialization
Presidential succession and disability.
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Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
-States that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws
-Message: take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts
Letter from a Birmingham Jail (Martin Luther King Jr.)
What must a poll have to be considered accurate?
accurate sample of the universe
A group who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1787.
Anti-Federalists
three influences on political Socialization
1. Family
2. School and Peers
3. Mass Media
Direct election of Senators.
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One Man, One Vote
Baker v. Carr (1962)
-States that an executive brings the government both the energy of one person & the safety of an accountability to the people
Federalist (No.) 70
conducted at election places during voting day to grasp popularity
exit poll
The effort to reduce the size & power of the federal government by returning (devolving) power to the states. Associated with economic conservatives
Devolution
surveys that allow candidates to chart rise or fall in support
tracking polls
Voting rights cannot be denied based on race.
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Prohibited state-sponsored recitation of prayer in public schools by virtue of 1st Amendment's establishment clause
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
-Discusses the power of judicial review
-Argues that the federal courts have the duty to determine whether acts of Congress are constitutional
-Justifies the structure/function of the Judicial Branch
Federalist (No.) 78
gauged by pollsters asking whether the respondent approves of the president's job performance
approval rating
Prohibits discrimination based on race or gender in employment or public accommodations (restaurants, hotels). Created EEOC to enforce.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
a primary election in which voters are required to declare party affiliation
Closed Primary
Presidential term limits (two terms).
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The Court ruled that freedom of the press is protected, and prior restraint of the press is illegal. BOlstered freedom of the press. "heavy presumption against prior restraint"
New York Times v. US (1971)
-Addresses means by which appropriate checks and balances can be created in government
-Advocates a separation of powers within the national government
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taken to provide information on an opponent that would lead respondents to vote against that candidate
Push Poll
Plan at Philadelphia Convention for equal representation in new Congress (1 state 1 vote).
New Jersey Plan