Ldr 202 exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ecision Rules - ANSWER voting rules- (majority, 2/3) when can things end and when can we stop debating/arguing sequential- rules that would restrict like the president can't take action on a law until congress dos something first (know voting rules during colonies, confederation, and now) Equal Protection - ANSWER equal protection of the laws, basis for civil rights of African American women and other groups, ex: 14th amendment

What were the framers concerned with? - ANSWER Executive power, they did not want to create another king; feared tyranny What does it mean by The framers feared the idea of "popular leaders" - ANSWER If the executive has power, then they could use their popularity forcorrupt reasons (tyranny). Four Institutional Devices: - ANSWER Electoral College Length of Office Constitutional Power Public Opinion Electoral College - ANSWER The framers worried that "the dynamics of mass politics wou...

CHAPTER 1 - ANSWER CHAPTER 1 Political science is the study of _______ - ANSWER Power. Common definition of Political Science is: - ANSWER WHO gets WHAT, WHEN, and HOW. What is a government? - ANSWER Sets rules of society. Organized institution that uses coercion to influence the behavior of citizens Representative Democracy = - ANSWER Directly electing leaders to represent the people Democracy = - ANSWER Form of GOV where power is given to the votes to choose leaders and make law

What is an example of direct democracy? - ANSWER Referendums what did John Locke argue the purpose of gov. was to protect? - ANSWER life, liberty, and property what is important about Shay's Rebellion? - ANSWER it showed that the powers of the central government were limited how did the Virginia Plan propose to distribute federal power? - ANSWER representation was proportional to each states population

Whip - ANSWER Vote with the party has to be from the senate - ANSWER present a bill to congress in senate House - ANSWER Bill to raise taxes have to start Senate - ANSWER I propose the admenment that does nothing with bill in the The conference committee - ANSWER 2 different bills in the senate and house goes too First stop for a case - ANSWER A federal district