American Government and Politics Today

Oct 25, 2012

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The Policy-Making Process. Agenda buildingPolicy formulationPolicy adoptionPolicy implementationPolicy evaluation. Health Care. The rising cost of health careAdvanced technologyThe government's role in financing health careMedicareMedicaidWhy has Medicaid spending exploded? Medicaid and th

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American Government and Politics Today

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American Government and Politics Today

American Government and Politics Today . Campaigns, Nominations, and Elections. The Candidate. Who are they? How do they run? What are the eligibility criteria? What are the typical demographics?. Campaign Organizations. Campaign organizations Keys to Success Charisma Smiles

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American Government and Politics Today

American Government and Politics Today . Chapter 4 Civil Liberties. The Bill of Rights. Origins - colonists’ fear of a tyrannical government Federalists agreed to amend the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights after ratification

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American Government and Politics Today . Chapter 14 The Courts. The Common Law Tradition.

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The Colonial Background. In 1607, the English government established Jamestown, Virginia, where colonists set up a representative assemblyThe separatists who sailed on the Mayflower fled the Church of England for the New World, where they could practice their religious beliefsTheir Mayflower Compact (1620) set forth the idea of consent of the governed and was a prototype for American compacts to comeThe number of colonies increased, and each one created its own set of laws Colonists, separat1146

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Who Can Become President?. Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution sets forth the qualifications to be president. The two major limitations are age, a minimum of 35, and being a natural-born citizen, thus eliminating naturalized citizens. . The Process of Becoming President. Nomination by one of the two major partiesMajority of the votes cast in the Electoral CollegeThe electors are decided in most states on a winner-take-all system, with the candidate who receives the plurality of votes w9445

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American Government and Politics Today . Chapter 11 The Congress. Why Was the Congress Created?. Fear that power in the hands of a single individual would be abused and the people would suffer. Congress that was to be a bicameral (two-house) institution.

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The Nature of the Bureaucracy. A bureaucracy is a large organization that is structured hierarchically to carry out specific functions. The purpose of a bureaucracy is the efficient administration of rules, regulations, and policies. Governments, businesses and other institutions such as colleges an

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Interest Groups: A Natural Phenomenon. In Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote

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Civil Rights: Introduction . Refer to those things that the government must do to provide equal protection and freedom from discrimination for all citizens. Traditionally, thought of as rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. . Civil Rights: Introduction (cont.). Early attempts at t

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American Government and Politics Today

Politics and Government . Key Terms:Politics: who gets what, when, and how" Institution: an ongoing organization that performs certain functions for society Government: institution in which decisions are made that resolve conflicts or allocate benefit

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Why Was Congress Created?. The founders feared that power in the hands of a single individual would be abused and the people would sufferTherefore, they gave national legislative power to a groupCongress was set up as a bicameral institution, with the two houses intended to serve different consti

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The Common Law Tradition. American law stems from English legal traditionUnlike the law in many other countries, English law is based on common lawJudge-made law is based on custom and then on precedentStare decisis: to stand on decided casesA decision in an initial case is binding on ensuing c

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American Government and Politics Today. Chapter 1 The Democratic Republic. Politics and Government . Key Terms: Politics : “who gets what, when, and how” Institution : an ongoing organization that performs certain functions for society

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The Policy-Making Process. Agenda Building: identifying a problem and getting it on the agenda. Policy Formulation: the debate that occurs among government officials and the public in the media, in Congress, and through campaigns. Policy Adoption: selection of a strategy for addressing the problem

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American Government and Politics Today . Chapter 8 Political Parties. What is a Political Party?. Definition: a group of political activists who organize to win elections , to operate the government, and to determine public policy. Parties versus interest groups Parties control

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American Government and Politics Today . Chapter 13 The Bureaucracy. The Nature of the Bureaucracy.

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American Government and Politics Today . Chapter 16 Economic Policy. Introduction. A major economic policy issue is how to maintain stable economic growth without falling into either excessive unemployment or inflation (rising prices).

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American Government and Politics Today. Chapter 5 Civil Rights. Civil Rights: Introduction. Refer to those things that the government must do to provide equal protection and freedom from discrimination for all citizens.

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American Government and Politics Today. Chapter 10 The Media and Cyberpolitics. The Media’s Functions. Entertainment Reporting the news Identifying public problems Setting the public agenda The investigative function Socializing new generations Providing a political forum Making profits.

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American Government and Politics Today. Chapter 8 Political Parties. What is a Political Party?. Definition: a group of political activists who organize to win elections, to operate the government, and to determine public policy. Parties versus interest groups.

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