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GOVT 113 Midterm

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Apportionment
Using the Census, the Congress acting to set the appropriate number of seats in the House and deciding how many seats each state will receive is called
The growing power of the federal government in the wake of 9/11
The creation of the Department of Homeland Security is an example of
Recovery from a natural disasters where the damage crosses state lines
Where does federalism work very well
Levying and collecting taxes
Shared duties of federal and state governments are
1980s and 90s
During what time periods was there a greater effort by both dems and reps to devolve more power to the states
And many of those battles continue today
Post Civil war, there was a lot of battling between the state and federal governments powers...
Protecting individual rights
One of the greatest benefits of federalism or the sharing of power between the state and federal governments is
Important for federalism to function effectively
Town hall meetings or other civic activities and voting are
The apportionment of representatives can only happen in the year after the census
Since the Census is only taken every 10 year...
Representation and lawmaking
According to Dolan, members of Congress are charged with two main jobs:
Believes they are being treated in a special way and is more likely to vote for the member
According to Dolan, when a constitutent is served well by a member of Congress, the constituent...
Supports issues based on his own positions on behalf of their constituents
A representative acting as a trustee...
Reflects in his or votes the positions of his constituents
A representative acting as a delegate...
changes in state population every 10 years
Representation on the House depends on:
Unequal representation of people in the House of Representatives
The Wyoming Rule attempts to remedy
True, T
ToF: Changes in the way the House of Representatives is structured have led to changes in how people are presented
True, T
ToF: The crisis of 9/11 tended to create greater emphasis on centralized government
Hundreds of thousands to millions
Members of the Senate represent how many constituents?
700,000 constituents
Members of the House represent, on average:
The Industrial Belt (West and South)
The part of the country that has lost seats in the House over the last 40 years is
The western states
What area of the country gained seats in the House between 1980-2000s?
The Southeast
An area of the country that gained seats in the 2010 Census is:
rational actor theory
Theory that states people will act on self-interest based off of our rationale, hence self-interest + rules will lead to action.
Swing States
states on the fence between Democrat and Republican in the electoral college. Heavily campaign by presidential candidates to win their votes
Citizens United vs. FEC
Case that ruled that corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited. They stated that political speech is indispensable to a democracy, which is no less true because the speech comes from a corporation.
executive order
a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law. Not allowed to contradict a law and can't do something opposite of a law.
Science
the attempt to explain behavior, either natural (physics and chemistry) or social (political science and economics)
theory
A large, rational, explanation of why
Method
how we test our theories/ a way of doing research and gather observations Ex. Triangulation
Observation
culture/information gathered by method to confirm or disprove a theory
Executive Branch
the branch of government that carries out laws and vetoes. Includes President, Vice President, the cabinet
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
the branch of government that reviews and interprets laws
Legislative Branch
the branch of government that makes and passes laws to be reviewed. includes House of Representatives and Senate
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