GWA100 Midterm
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- Politics
- the process by which rulers are selected and empowered to make decisions, take actions in order to obtain common goals, and recogncile conflicts in political communities
- communities
- associations of individuals who share a common identity
- Government
- A vechile through which societies are ruled
- Types of Governments
- Republic & Non-Republic
- Republic
- Power resides with people
- Types of Non-Republics
- Monarchies, dictatorship, totalitarian, authorian
- Predominate type of non-republic today
- Dictatorship
- Totalitarian
- Systematic control over ALL institutions
- Authorian
- Modern dictatorship, organized religion
- Democracy
- People elect officals to speak on their behalf
- Three Branches of Government
- Legislative, Judiciary, Executive
- Branches of Socialism
- Communism & Facisim
- Examples of Facisim
- Hitler, Mussolini, Japan (prior to WWII)
- Examples of Communism
- Lenin/Stalin, Mao Zedong, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Il Song
- Types of Totalitarian Governments
- Communism & Fascism
- Islamic Republic
- Secular Government: Iran (Shah)
- Realism
- take your allies as they are, regardless of their government type
- Current Foreign Policy of US
- neoconservative: must be a republic. the belief that everyone wants to be a democracy and we are obligated to democratize the world
- Foreign policy that the US is going back to
- Realism
- Nation
- the people that live within the same country [have shared values, languages and customs] ex: Americans
- State
- a specific piece of the world, borders, system of governing, flag and infrastructure [ex: United States]
- Nation-State
- People that share the same values, language, customs and who live in a specific piece of the world.
- Nationalist
- extremists who support their country
- Homogenity
- People of a nation who are very similar: same religion, values, language, customs. deep ancestral roots.
- US caused _____ after WWI & WWII
- decolonization
- Nationless state
- people of country dont consider themselves a collective group [ex: darfur, ottoman empire, austria-hungry, Rawanda]
- Stateless Nation
- group of people who are culturally similar but dont have a specific territory [ex: kurds, jews, palestinians
- Divided State
- Koreas
- Nations of Iraq
- Sunni Muslim, Shiite Muslim, Kurdish
- Palestinians in Israel
- FATAH- US supports HAMAS- sways elections
- Foundation of our Democracy
- Declaration of Independence & Bill of Rights
- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence & when?
- 1776 Thomas Jefferson
- 1700s Relationship between colonies & brits
- british didnt expect free raw materials, colonies did not ask for protection, colonies were self governing
- 1750s Relationship between colonies & brits
- brits aid in fighting French & Inidans in America. Brits bill Americans for services & protection
- 1770s Relationship between colonies & brits
- Paper, glass, tea & stamps subject to tax by Brits. Brits increase military presence
- French & Indian War
- Brit & Colonies vs French & Indians
- Anti-colonial Revolution
- Declaration of Independence
- Main points of D.I.
- people have right to abolish unfair government; national gov is less powerful than state governments; all men created equal; unalienable rights; seperation of church & state
- Legistlative
- Congress Makes Laws Enforces Law
- Judicial
- Courts (Supreme Court) Interprets laws to make sure they abide by the constitution
- Executive
- President
- Powers of Federal Government
- Postal Service Military Create Treaties Print Money
- Powers of State Governments
- Criminal Punishments Divorce
- What was created to prevent the national government from becoming too powerful
- Federation Seperation of Powers Systems of checks and Balances
- Articles of Federation
- Written by James Madison to convince citizens to create a federal government
- # of seats in House of Representatives
- based on population: 435 total. Serve 2 year terms
- Legislative branch is divided into:
- Senate & HOR
- Seats in Senate
- 2 per state 1/3 up for relection every 2 years
- Gerrymandering
- Politically motivated redistricting. whoever controls legislature in each state controls redistricting
- Senators are elected
- Statewide 1/3 up for relection every 2 years
- Purpose of staggered tenors of office in gov
- prevent all seats in gov from changing in the same year
- Reagen democrats
- economically democratic, conservative values
- Ultimate examples of checks & balances
- Filibusters Vetos Judicial Review
- Fillibuster
- all deomcrats in senate vote against allowing a bill to end debate. when bills are created in congress, they must have a 60/100 vote to end debate and make a final vote (51/100). Democrats frequently fillibuster laws to prevent them from leaving debate bc there are always 41 democrats, the bill cant leave debate.
- Silent Majority
- Americans out working hard, not caught in midst of protests and debates. crave law and order. AGAINST Miranda Rights.
- Marbury vs Madison
- Courts review actions of exec board
- US courts are the only courts to have
- judicial review over President
- Essence of a democracy
- derive powers from consent of the governed
- Landslide
- candidate gets almost all electoral votes
- Presidential candidate must get _____ to get elected
- 270
- ____ total electoral votes
- 435 (HOR)+ 100 (Senate) + 3 (DC)= 538
- Electoral College
- System created to avoid using popular vote when electing a president