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2301/2302 exam part 2

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Who was daniel elazar
came up with idea of the three state political cultures
Which states are moralistic
New England
Moralistic
" Politics is the concern of everyone", govt should protect every for the moral good
Individualistic
Limited gov, everyone works on themselves
Traditionalistic
gov benefits the elite, believes in a heirarchy and social status order, bible belt
Which political cultures indentify texas
Individualistic and tradiionalistic
What party has historically dominated texas
Democrats
provincialism
Narrow view pf the world
Which interests groups are weak in texas
Environmental and consumerist
What is texas's largest export
Technology
Texas population is on average
Younger than other states
What was the 1st attempt at a second founding, how many states showed up
Annapolis convention, 5 out of 13
In order to be heard by the supreme court
Writ of certiorari, 4 out of 9 agree to take
What is a concurring opinion
When the supreme court agrees a person should have won, but for a different law
What is a dissenting opinion
Opinion written by justices that dont agree with the outcome
What percentage of slaves were in 5 states
90%
How many ammedments were in the first bill of rights
10
What is federalism
When a gov is divided by state and federal
When was the constitution founded
1787
What are the two types of Supreme court styles?
Judicial activism and judicial restraint
Judicial activism is based on the belief that
The constitution can change
Judicial restraint is based on the belief that
the consitution cannot be changed, if the right isnt in the constituion it doesnt exist
14th ammendment
Equal protection under the law
What happened in dredd scott v stanford
slave ran from miss to illinois, Supreme court decided he wasnt free because he was property
What was the outcome of plessy v ferguson
All institutions must be kept seperate as long as they are equal
What was the point of the seneca falls convention
Women marching for voters rights
13th ammendment
abolished slavery
15th ammendment
Gave voting rights to african americans
26th ammendment
lowered voting rights to 18
27th ammendment
limits the amount of raises to congress salary
Equal rights ammendment
allowed for equal rights for genders
Article 4 IV
provided national unity and faught for non-discrimination
Article 6 VI
Constitution is the supreme law
Article 7 VII
Set up the approval of constitutipn. 9 out of 13 states needed to be approved
How many ammendments are there in total
27 total ammendments
What are the two ways to approve an ammendment
Pass in house and senate with 2/3 vote, ratified by 3/4 state vote. Or state convention
what happened in sweat V Painter
Black student applied to Ut law school, SCOTUS decision that seperate facilities must be equal
What happened in Brown v Board
Scotus Confirmed that seperate but equal is unconstitutional
Civil rights act
Outlawed public segregation, hiring, and firing
How many different types of constitutions does texas have
7 total constitutions
Voting rights act 1965
Penalty for interfering right to vote
24th ammendment
Abolished poll tax
Loving v virginia
Supreme Court decided that interracial marriage is legal
Intermediate scrutiny
Scrutiny based on gender
Reed v reed
Discrimation of gender
Mendez v westminster
Outlawed segregation in Orange County cali
Us v Wong Kim ark
If born in America, you are American citizen
Lawrence v texas
Butt secks, equal rights for homosexuals
Swan v cmisd
Buses can be used to desegregate schools
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