Studied by 41 PeopleTags & Description
Local Politics
issues that may vary by precinct, ward, or district
Proposition
an issue voted on directly by the people
Referendum
a proposition placed on the ballot by way of a state or local legislative vote
Initiative
a proposition placed on the ballot by way of signature drive
Infrastructure, Zoning, and Annexation/Incorporation
Common Proposition Topics
Zoning
dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc
Annexation
a local community is absorbed by a nearby town or city
Incorporation
a local community organizes itself into a town or city
Commissioner, Mayor-Council, and Council-Manager
Most common types of local government
Gallup
Polling Organization Example
Quota Sample
Attempts to create an exact representative slice of the population being studied
More Accurate
More Time Consuming Less Utilized
Random Sample
Employs the mathematical law of probability
Quicker to generate
Less Accurate More Utilized
-/+ 3%
Margin or Error for Polls
Coattails Effect
how able a president is to get members of their party elected
Bellweather Districts
shows you the direction of the political winds
Economic Political Factors
Economic variables largely beyond the control of a president
Canada and Mexico
Top 2 US Trading Partners
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada`
Andres Obrador
President of Mexico
The Federal Reserve
The US Central Bank is called...
Jerome Powell
"The Fed" Chairman
Janet Yellen
Treasury Secretary
Bipartisanship
political cooperation between Republicans and Democrats
Economic Ripple Effect
one economic condition effects another, which effects another and so on
PRICE PER BARREL OF OIL
#1 Economic Ripple Effector