Dual Gov Exam 3

Top down:

From the government

Bottom up:

From the grassroots

What is public policy:

Laws, rules, regulations, ordinances formulated by the government

Special interest:

Groups that who wish to affect the government

Who has authority over for:

The state governments

Libertarians argue for government's role in civil liberties:

False

Voting:

A formal expression of a citizen's wishes or choice on a proposal or candidate

Rights:

An entitlement or a justified claim as a member of a society/community

Liberties:

The agency to resist government interference to citizens entitlement

Political rights:

An entitled claim to take part in the electoral

Who has the constitutional responsibility of access:

The government

Conservatives argue for state governments' role in morality:

True

Describe Texas political culture:

Limited government and strong local government

What is Access to polls:

The conditions necessary to exercise voting OR The ability and protections to enjoy suffrage

Conservatism:

Government out of economy and social issues but state in morality

Liberalism:

Government in economy and social issues but out of morality

Libertarians:

Government out of most sector of policy issue

Populism:

Government as active in most policy areas

Majoritarian:

Candidate must receive more votes than all opponents combined, 50 + 1

Plurality:

Candidate just needs to receive most votes to win

From the historical context of the United States:

It takes citizens to fight for the right of suffrage

Spin:

Attempt of politicians to manipulate the news stories

Polling:

Generalized views of a selected and random interviewed population

Linkage institution:

Provides a connection between ordinary citizens and elected officials

Ideology:

Principles that lead to policy innovation and their consequences

Agents:

Factors that teach us principles and attitudes

Interests:

Something of value people share and affected by government activity

Public goods:

Goods and services provided by the government

What is republicanism:

Indirectly rule through representatives

A poll is:

Where you cast your bullet or vote

Why can a citizen of 18 years-old vote:

Because they are old enough to go to war

Experiential Relevance agents:

Family, peers, church

Emotive agents:

Media, music, art

Logic and empirical agents:

Academia, schools, thi...

What did the desegregation policies to the Truman and Johnson administrations do:

Shifted the South to republicans

Organized electoral organizations that seek to gain office and exercise political power:

Political parties

How is the electoral college calculated:

The number of representatives plus senators

Why is voting and access relevant:

Second generation suppression versus electoral safeguarding

At review:

Evaluation of the outputs and...

At the agenda setting:

Scheduled discourses on the policy and support is mobilzed

At the Policy adoption/legitimization:

Compromises with stakeholder...

At the formulate policy:

The solutions to the issue and options are presented

What the required conditions for Access:

Accessible location, sufficient education, registraion

Amendment 15:

To all men regardless of race or...

Amendment 17:

To the general selection of Senators by the people

Amendment 19:

To all people regardless of sex

Amendment 26:

To all adults 18 years and above

An external provision gives the citizens in a republic the ability to keep checks in government:

Voting

Liberals want government in solving complex social issues:

True