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The Tumultuous ‘60s Domestic Policies John F. Kennedy - **Space Program**: Aimed to land on the moon; part of broader technological advancements. - **Civil Rights**: Efforts made to strengthen voting rights laws and assist schools in voluntarily desegregating. Policies gained momentum post-assassination. New Frontier - **Objectives**: Address social, economic, and technological challenges. - Expand civil rights. - Federal aid for education. - Space exploration (Apollo program). - Fight poverty and stimulate economic growth. - **Success**: Laid groundwork for civil rights, advanced the Apollo program, promoted economic growth. Lyndon B. Johnson - **War on Poverty**: Programs to reduce poverty. - **Medicare**: Health insurance for the elderly. - **Medicaid**: Aid for poor and elderly care. - **VISTA**: Volunteers in Service to America, similar to domestic Peace Corps. - **Job Corps**: Education and skills for employment. - **Office of Economic Opportunity**: Coordinated anti-poverty programs. - **Public Broadcasting Act**: Supported educational programming (PBS). Great Society - **Objectives**: Eliminate poverty, racial injustice, improve education, healthcare, and the environment. - **Programs**: Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Medicare, Medicaid, War on Poverty. - **Success**: Reduced poverty, expanded healthcare access, strengthened civil rights. Foreign Policies John F. Kennedy - **Peace Corps**: Sent volunteers abroad to aid in education and health in developing countries. - **Alliance for Progress**: Economic assistance to Latin America, supported infrastructure and education. - **Bay of Pigs**: Failed invasion of Cuba, tarnished US reputation. - **Cuban Missile Crisis**: US-Soviet standoff over missiles in Cuba, led to communication improvements and enhanced US global standing. - **Berlin Wall**: Soviet actions in Berlin did not directly affect US but had geopolitical implications. Lyndon B. Johnson - **Pueblo Incident**: Capture of US Navy ship by North Korea; perceived weakness for the US. Key Events Assassination of JFK - **Assassin**: Lee Harvey Oswald. - **Warren Commission**: Investigation into JFK's assassination, leading to various conspiracy theories. Civil Rights Movement Key People - **Martin Luther King, Jr.**: Led major protests and marches. - **Malcolm X**: Advocated for Black separation and founded OAAU. - **Stokely Carmichael**: Leader in the Black Power movement. - **Jackie Robinson**: Integrated Major League Baseball. - **James Farmer**: Co-founded CORE and led Freedom Rides. - **James Meredith**: Integrated the University of Mississippi. - **Medgar Evers**: NAACP leader, assassinated. - **Huey Newton**: Founded the Black Panther Party. - **Elijah Muhammad**: Promoted separate nation for black Muslims. - **Robert Kennedy**: Enforced civil rights laws and protections. Legislation - **Civil Rights Act 1964**: Prohibited discrimination. - **Voting Rights Act 1965**: Eliminated voting loopholes. - **Civil Rights Act 1968**: Addressed housing discrimination. - **24th Amendment**: Abolished poll taxes. Protests - **Greensboro Sit-Ins**: Led to desegregation in dining. - **March on Washington**: Famous "I Have a Dream" speech. - **Selma March**: Highlighted voting rights and met police resistance. - **Freedom Summer**: Exposed voter suppression and racial violence. - **Freedom Riders**: Challenged interstate segregation laws. Civil Rights Groups - **SNCC**: Aimed to register black voters; part of the Freedom Summer project. - **CORE**: Focused on ending segregation in interstate transport. - **SCLC**: Led by MLK, used peaceful protests to highlight racial injustice. - **Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party**: Challenged segregationist political structures

Evaluate the view that the American voters are the biggest influence on legislation (30)

NSTP. lec3 VOTERS EDUCATION

Impact of conformity bias on candidates to voters perception (PR2)

1. Continuous body- legislative body, such as the U.S. Senate, that achieves stability by staggering the terms of its members to prevent more than a minority of seats from changing in a single election. 3. Special Session- Only the president can call one of these, emergency meeting of Congress 4. President Pro Tempore- presides over the senate when the VP is absent, handles the day to day business of the senate 5. Term- how long members of Congress hold office 6. Gerrymander- manipulate the boundaries of a district so as to favor one party 9. Quorum- minimum number of members needed to be present to make a vote valid 10. Bicameral- 2 house legislature 11. Unicameral- one house legislature 12. Expressed Powers- specifically named in the Constitution. They are sometimes called delegated powers or enumerated powers. 13. Hopper- Box used to introduce bills in the House of Representatives 14. Implied Powers- not been explicitly granted by the Constitution, given by the necessary and proper clause, needed to carry out the expressed powers 15. Impeachment- power of Congress, a way to bring charges against the president for any high crimes committed while in office , power held by House of Representatives 16. Reapportion- redistribute 17. Joint Committee- committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature. 18. Standing Committee- permanent committees found in each chamber of Congress 19. Conference Committee- temporary joint committee created to iron out differences in bill from both chambers, come up with a compromise bill that both chambers will accept before it goes to the president Select Committee: A committee formed to conduct investigations on a specific topic. 20. compensation Eminent Domain- the right of a government to take private property for public use, with payment of 22. responsibility Separation of Powers- government is divided into branches, each with different powers and 24. Pocket Veto- If congress adjourns the session within 10 days of submitting the bill and the president does not act, the measure dies. 25. Veto- refusal to sign a bill 26. Cloture- limited debate , need a majority vote to set a limit on floor time in Senate 27. Copyright- law that gives the owner of a work (for example, a book, movie, picture, song or website) the right to say how other people can use it 28. Patent- gives an inventor the right to stop other people making or using their invention 21. Filibuster- an attempt to talk a bill to death, stalling tactic to attempt to delay or prevent Senate action on a measure 30. Formal Qualifications of a HOR: At least 25 years old, have been a citizen for at least 7 years, live in state from which they are running 31. There are 435 members in the HOR and that number is found after they reapportion after a Census MI has 13 reps 32. Formal Qualifications for Senators:2 senators from each state, at least 30, a citizen for 9 years, live in the state from which they are chosen 33. There are 100 Senators 34. Senate terms are 6 years, House is 2 years 42. The Vice President is the President of the Senate and their role is to preside over the Senate only on ceremonial occasions or when a tie-breaking vote may be needed The Speaker of the House is in charge in the House of Representatives What is the job of the president pro tempore? To fill in if the senate president (VP) is absent 36. Congressional Districts are drawn by State Legislators 37. How can Gerrymandering be used to the advantage of one political party? It can pack the opposing party voters into one area or spread them thinly so they won’t win 38. numbered year Congressional elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every even 40. Who screens the bills that may be made into laws? Congress/Committees in congress 41. Why are committees created? To divide the workload within Congress 44. What are the expressed powers of Congress? Power to declare war, tax, copyright/patent, naturalize citizens, create a post office, print money 45. What are the non legislative powers of Congress? Impeach, propose Constitutional amendments, investigate, elect president if electoral college tie 47. What is the Necessary and Proper Clause? Elastic clause, to do whatever is necessary and proper to carry out the expressed powers Why was it included in the Constitution? To make sure the expressed powers were carried out 49. Bill to law process Look at a flowchart! Introduced - sent to committee- if it survives, to the floor for debate- conference committee- president 50. Where do most bills “die”? Committee 51. What are the options for a president once they have received a bill passed by Congress? Sign it, veto it, set it aside for 10 days and then congress adjourns and is no longer in session so it automatically vetoes (also known as a pocket veto) 52. Congress can override a Presidential veto with ⅔ vote in both chambers 53. What are the rules of debate for the house? Senate? House: no one member can speak for more than 5 min Senate: they can filibuster. Filibuster can end with Cloture or a majority vote to discuss bill again 54. In what ways does Congress check the power of the other branches of government? - Judicial branch: congress can impeach judges and remove them - Executive branch: approve presidential nominations, override vetoes with majority vote 27th Amendment deals with Congressional Pay

liberals and conservatives + party platforms, 2008 + Voters & Non Voters

1. Continuous body- legislative body, such as the U.S. Senate, that achieves stability by staggering the terms of its members to prevent more than a minority of seats from changing in a single election. 3. Special Session- Only the president can call one of these, emergency meeting of Congress 4. President Pro Tempore- presides over the senate when the VP is absent, handles the day to day business of the senate 5. Term- how long members of Congress hold office 6. Gerrymander- manipulate the boundaries of a district so as to favor one party 9. Quorum- minimum number of members needed to be present to make a vote valid 10. Bicameral- 2 house legislature 11. Unicameral- one house legislature 12. Expressed Powers- specifically named in the Constitution. They are sometimes called delegated powers or enumerated powers. 13. Hopper- Box used to introduce bills in the House of Representatives 14. Implied Powers- not been explicitly granted by the Constitution, given by the necessary and proper clause, needed to carry out the expressed powers 15. Impeachment- power of Congress, a way to bring charges against the president for any high crimes committed while in office , power held by House of Representatives 16. Reapportion- redistribute 17. Joint Committee- committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature. 18. Standing Committee- permanent committees found in each chamber of Congress 19. Conference Committee- temporary joint committee created to iron out differences in bill from both chambers, come up with a compromise bill that both chambers will accept before it goes to the president Select Committee: A committee formed to conduct investigations on a specific topic. 20. Eminent Domain- the right of a government to take private property for public use, with payment of compensation 22. Separation of Powers- government is divided into branches, each with different powers and responsibility 24. Pocket Veto- If congress adjourns the session within 10 days of submitting the bill and the president does not act, the measure dies. 25. Veto- refusal to sign a bill 26. Cloture- limited debate , need a majority vote to set a limit on floor time in Senate 27. Copyright- law that gives the owner of a work (for example, a book, movie, picture, song or website) the right to say how other people can use it 28. Patent- gives an inventor the right to stop other people making or using their invention 21. Filibuster- an attempt to talk a bill to death, stalling tactic to attempt to delay or prevent Senate action on a measure 30. Formal Qualifications of a HOR: At least 25 years old, have been a citizen for at least 7 years, live in state from which they are running 31. There are 435 members in the HOR and that number is found after they reapportion after a Census MI has 13 reps 32. Formal Qualifications for Senators:2 senators from each state, at least 30, a citizen for 9 years, live in the state from which they are chosen 33. There are 100 Senators 34. Senate terms are 6 years, House is 2 years 42. The Vice President is the President of the Senate and their role is to preside over the Senate only on ceremonial occasions or when a tie-breaking vote may be needed The Speaker of the House is in charge in the House of Representatives What is the job of the president pro tempore? To fill in if the senate president (VP) is absent 36. Congressional Districts are drawn by State Legislators 37. How can Gerrymandering be used to the advantage of one political party? It can pack the opposing party voters into one area or spread them thinly so they won’t win 38. Congressional elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every even numbered year 40. Who screens the bills that may be made into laws? Congress/Committees in congress 41. Why are committees created? To divide the workload within Congress 44. What are the expressed powers of Congress? Power to declare war, tax, copyright/patent, naturalize citizens, create a post office, print money 45. What are the non legislative powers of Congress? Impeach, propose Constitutional amendments, investigate, elect president if electoral college tie 47. What is the Necessary and Proper Clause? Elastic clause, to do whatever is necessary and proper to carry out the expressed powers Why was it included in the Constitution? To make sure the expressed powers were carried out 49. Bill to law process Look at a flowchart! Introduced - sent to committee- if it survives, to the floor for debate- conference committee- president 50. Where do most bills “die”? Committee 51. What are the options for a president once they have received a bill passed by Congress? Sign it, veto it, set it aside for 10 days and then congress adjourns and is no longer in session so it automatically vetoes (also known as a pocket veto) 52. Congress can override a Presidential veto with ⅔ vote in both chambers 53. What are the rules of debate for the house? Senate? House: no one member can speak for more than 5 min Senate: they can filibuster. Filibuster can end with Cloture or a majority vote to discuss bill again 54. In what ways does Congress check the power of the other branches of government? - Judicial branch: congress can impeach judges and remove them - Executive branch: approve presidential nominations, override vetoes with majority vote 27th Amendment deals with Congressional Pay 55. The 27th Amendment Changes to Congressional pay must take effect after the next term of office for the representatives.

Citizen-Voters Education and Leadership Principles

How Are American Political Beliefs Formed And How Do They Evolve Over Time? How Do Political Ideology And Core Values Influence Government Policy Making? What Is Political Culture? What Makes Up American Political Culture? What Is Political Socialization? What Are The Most Significant Influences On Political Socialization? What Is The Generational Effect? The Lifecycle Effect? What Are The Different Types Of Political Polls? How Can You Determine The Reliability And Validity Of A Poll? What Is The Difference Between Liberal, Conservative, And Libertarian Ideologies? How Are Political Parties And Ideology Different In The United States? Who Do Americans Vote For During Times Of Economic Hardship? What Voting Trends Do We See In Regard To Age, Race/Ethnicity, Education, Gender, Religion, Region, And Income? How Did 18-21 Year Olds Respond To The Passage Of The 26th Amendment? What Role Does Party Loyalty Play In How People Vote? Why Does The U.S. Have A Lower Voter Turnout Than Most Other Developed Democracies? What Is Political Efficacy? Who Has The Highest Efficacy? How Does This Relate To Voting? How Does The Media Influence Political Beliefs And Behaviors? Who Are The Voters? The Non-Voters? How Does Demand-Side And Supply-Side Economics Differ? What Is The Difference Between Monetary And Fiscal Policy? Study Guide For Unit 2: Political Beliefs & Behavior Chapter 6: Public Opinion And Political Action What Demographic Changes Have Occurred In The U.S., And What Are Their Political And Public Policy Consequences? What Is Political Socialization? What Is The Difference Between Formal And Informal Learning? Which Do You Think Is Most Important And Why? Give Examples To Support Your Answer. How Is Public Opinion Measured? What Scientific Techniques Are Used To Measure Public Opinion? What Are The Arguments Against Public Opinion Polling? What Are The Main Differences Between Liberals And Conservatives? What Are Some Ways People Participate In Politics? Compare Conventional And Unconventional Participation. How Do They Affect Policy Differently? Why Is Participation In America Unequal? What Are The Political And Policy Implications Of Unequal Participation? Terms To Identify & Describe Demographics Melting Pot Minority Majority Reapportionment Political Socialization Political Culture Gender Gap Political Ideology Civil Disobedience Chapter 9: Nominations & Campaigns How Is A Candidate Nominated For The Presidency? What Functions Do National Party Conventions Perform? What Criticisms Have Been Raised About The Nomination Process? Is It A Representative Process? What Are The Elements Of A Successful Political Campaign? What Impacts Do Campaigns Have On Voters? What Is The Role Of Money In Campaigns? What Campaign Finance Reforms Have Been Adopted? What Effects Have They Had? What Are The Positive And Negative Features Of Political Action Committees? How Might They Affect Politicians And Policymaking? How Do Campaign Images And Issues Conflict, Or Do They? What Is The Role Of The Media In Shaping Both? Terms To Identify & Describe Caucus Frontloading Presidential Primaries Party Platform Direct Mail Federal Election Campaign Act Federal Election Commission Political Action Committees National Party Convention Chapter 10: Elections & Voting Behavior How Has The American Election System Evolved? How Did The Election Of 2000 Contrast With Elections Of The Past, Particularly The Elections Of 1800 And 1896? What Is The Electoral Paradox Of More Suffrage And Less Participation? Why Would We Expect People To Vote More Today, And Why Do They Not? How Does The Voter Registration System Affect The Decision To Vote? What Factors Determine Why People Choose To Vote? What Groups Are Most Likely To Vote And What Groups Are Least Likely To Vote? What Are The Implications Of These Differences In Electoral Participation? Why Do People Vote The Way They Do? Which Reason Do You Think Is Most Important And Why? What Is The Electoral College And How Does It Work? What Biases In The Electoral Process Does It Introduce? Should The Electoral College System Be Preserved Or Abolished? Terms To Identify & Describe Suffrage Motor Voter Act Policy Voting Political Efficacy Voter Registration Plurality (And Plurality Elections)

Voters and Elections Exam

Voters and elections (copy)

Parties and voters (Politics prelims)

Using the source evaluate the view that the Liberal democrats offer a clear alternative to voters from the Labour and Conservative parties (30 marks)

10. Voters and political behavior

Voters and election (copy)

Voters and election

Voters citizenship Education

Mestizo A person of mixed white, indigenous (Amerindian), and sometimes African descent.####Amerindian Original peoples of North and South America; indigenous people.####Indigenous Groups Population of Amerindian heritage in Mexico.####Maquiladoras Factories that produce goods for export, often located along the US-Mexican border.####Coup D'etat A forceful, extra-constitutional action resulting in the removal of an existing government.####Ejidos Land granted by Mexican government to an organized group of peasants.####Sexenio The six-year administration of Mexican presidents.####Clientelism An informal aspect of policymaking in which a powerful patron (for example, a traditional local boss, government agency, or dominant party) offers resources such as land, contracts, protection, or jobs in return for the support and services (such as labor or votes) of lower-status and less powerful clients; corruption, preferential treatment, and inequality are characteristic of clientelist politics.####North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) A treaty among the US, Mexico, and Canada implemented on January 1, 1994, that largely eliminates trade barriers among the three nations and establishes procedures to resolve trade disputes. NAFTA serves as a model for an eventual Free Trade Area of the Americas zone that could include most Western Hemisphere nations.####Corporatist State A state in which interest groups become an institutionalized part of the structure.####Civil Society Refers to the space occupied by voluntary associations outside the state, for example, professional associations (lawyers, doctors, teacher), trade unions, student and women's groups, religious bodies, and other voluntary association groups. The term is similar to society, although civil society implies a degree of organization absent from the more inclusive term society.####State Capitalism A political system in which the state requires all members of a particular economic sector to join an officially designated interest group. Such interest groups thus attain public status, and they participate in national policymaking. The result is that the state has great control over the groups, and groups have great control over their members.####Import Substituting Industrialization (ISI) Strategy for industrialization based on domestic manufacture of previously imported goods to satisfy domestic market demands.####Informal Sector That portion of the economy largely outside government control in which local traditional rulers and political structures were used to help support the colonial governing structure.####Proportional Representation A system of political representation in which seats are allocated to parties within multi-member constituencies, roughly in proportion to the votes each party receives. PR usually encourages the election to parliament of more political parties than single-member-district winner-take-all systems.####Technocrats Career-minded bureaucrats who administer public policy according to a technical rather than political rationale. In Mexico and Brazil, these are known as the tecnicos.####Para-Statal State-owned, or at least state-controlled, corporations, created to undertake a broad range of activities, from control and marketing of agricultural production to provision of banking services, operation of airlines, and other transportation facilities and public utilities.####Camarillas Vast informal networks of personal royalty that operates as powerful political cliques.####Chamber of Deputies, Senate The lower house of Mexico's legislature.####Chiapas Rebellion Southern Mexican state which had large groups of Native Americans, where rebels took up arms and challenged the government, demanding land reform.####Neo-Corporatism A structure in which business, labor, and state engage in bargaining over economic policies.####Dependency A model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploration of poor nations by rich ones.####Election Reform Campaign finance restrictions. Laws that limit contributions to campaigns. Critical media coverage, as media is less under PRI control. International watch teams, as Mexico has tried to convince other countries that elections are fair and competitive. Election monitoring by opposition party members.####Vicente Fox Mexico's president since 2000. The first non-PRI president in over seven decades.####GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. International trade organization that encourages free trade by lowering tariffs and other trade restrictions.####IFE Organizing elections of the president and the Congress of the Union. Registering voters and parties. Giving all parties access to the media. Setting the ceiling for campaign expenditures. Allocating public funds fr campaigns. Recruiting and training citizens to run polling places. Confirming the electoral results.####Import Substitution A government policy that uses trade restrictions and subsidies to encourage domestic production of manufactured goods.####"Mexican Miracle" Described a country with a rapidly increasing GNP in orderly transition from an authoritarian to a democratic government.####Neoliberalism A political orientation origination in the 1960s. A strategy for economic development that calls for free markets, balanced budgets, privatization, free trade, and minimal government intervention in the economy.####Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Leading candidate in 2018 presidential race####Para-Statals Industry partially owned by the state.####Patron-Client System Powerful government officials deliver state servicing policies and access to power in exchange for the delivery of political support.####PEMEX Mexico's powerful state-owned oil monopoly.####PAN National Action Party. A conservative Catholic Mexican political party that until 2000 was the main opposition to the PRI.####PRD Party of the Democratic Revolution. Mexico's main left-of-center opposition party.####PRI Intended to stabilize political power in the hands of its leaders. Served as an important source of government legitimacy until other political parties successfully challenged its monopoly during the late 20th century.####WTO The World Trade Organization. An international body that enforces agreements that reduce barriers to international trade. Successor to the GATT.####Zapatistas Guerilla movement named in honor of Emiliano Zapata; originated in 1994 in Mexico's Southern state of Chiapas. Government responded with a combination of repression and negotiation.####

Chapter 12: The Federal Republic of Nigeria

Voters and Elections Midterm