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Mexico to statehood. He pushed the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment, which allowed the federal government to tax incomes. He reluctantly advocated the Seventeenth Amendment which stated direct election of senators by the people as opposed to the appointment by state legislatures. “In 1910 and 1911, Taft made a notable effort to secure the ratification of arbitration treaties which had been negotiated with Great Brittan and France” (Patterson). He was an advocate of world peace. Taft promoted an…
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* 535 members of Congress 3. How many members in the US House of Representatives? * 435 members 4. How many members in the US Senate? * 100 members 5. Term of office for US Senator (how long will they have to run for reelection) * US senators are elected statewide for 6 year terms. The terms are staggered so 1/3 of senate stands for election every 2 years. 6. Term of office for a member of the House * Members of the US House are elected from districts within…
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State Government Study Guide Answers 1.) What kind of budget does our State Constitution require us to have? balanced 2.) What is a revenue? What is an expenditure? Revenue: a source of income; money collected Expenditure: money spent 3.) What are Georgia’s 3 main revenues? 3 main expenditures? Revenues: income taxes, sales taxes, other taxes (special fees) Expenditures: education, human services, public safety 4.) What is a surplus? What is a deficit? Surplus: govt takes in more money than it spends…
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[of powers] than in response to clearly formulated ideas about the role of a national judicial system and its indispensability.” The Framers also debated the need for any federal courts below the Supreme Court. Some argued in favor of deciding all cases in state courts, with only appeals going before the Supreme Court. Others argued for a system of federal courts. A compromise left the final choice to Congress, and Article III, section 1, begins simply by vesting “The judicial Power of the United…
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A.P US Gov. and Politics Study Guide Answers 1. Democracy is a system of government in which, the people regularly have a say in what goes on in their lives. 2. Three things that are wrong with the Articles of Confederation are that there was no foreign policy, the government couldn’t levy taxes, and there was no standing army. 3. A unitary system of government is where there is a powerful central government and some regional governments. A federal system…
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 001 Dr. DURUKAN TEST # 2 STUDY GUIDE Chapter 11- THE CONGRESS Why was Congress created? Congress was created so that states would have representation. Congress is in charge of controlling the federal government, foreign trade and policy, and the military. What are the functions of Congress? Congress has four functions lawmaking, representation, constituent services, and oversight. The Lawmaking Function The principal and most obvious function Requires decisions about the size…
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poor person. 19. Amicus curiae briefs: someone who is not a party to a case who offers information that bears on the case but who has not been solicited by any of the parties to assist a court. 20. Bureaucracy: an administrative system, especially in a government, that divides work into specific categories carried out by special departments of nonelected officials. 21. Cloture: the process of closing a debate in the Senate by calling for a vote. 22. De facto segregation: segregation that happens…
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protests and new laws passed due to these women. In 1970 at San Diego State University the first Women’s Studies department started. This was an on-campus group that formed a committee that included faculty and community members called the Ad Hoc Committee for Women’s Studies. They collected signatures on a petition supporting a Women’s Studies program. In 1970 during the fall, the first Women’s Studies Department was approved. In 1970 there was a book called Sexual Politics published. This book was written…
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Edgardo Cruz Professor Lloyd Gaddis 04/03/14 Govt. 2306 Chapter 5: The Politics of Interest Groups Models of Democracies; A. The majoritarian model holds that the government should do what the majority of the public wants; B. Pluralistic model argues that the public as a whole seldom shows clear, consistent opinions on public issues; Democracy is at work when the opinions of these groups clash openly and fairly over government policies; This model is more relevant to the United States; a. This…
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still dealing with the glass ceiling today. In her opinion, employers follow "unconscious bias" when making important decisions regarding their employee's future. She states that although the issue of discrimination has changed for the better (and cases of racism and sexism are not as obscene and overt as they were before), white men in power still inevitably perceive white male employees as "people like us." Ultimately, those employees receive all the perks. Jones points out that the first step in…
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