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Judiciary Outline
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
8:11 AM
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Introduction
Only in the United States do judges play so large a role in policy-making.
Judicial review: right to rule on laws and executive acts on basis of constitutionality; chief judicial weapon in system of checks and balances
In Great Britain, Parliament is supreme
In other countries, judicial review means little?Exceptions: Australia, Canada, West Germany, India, and a few others
Debate is over how the Constitution should be interpreted
Chapter 4
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
8:01 AM
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Introduction
The American model of government both here and abroad
Tocqueville on American democracy
Abundant and fertile soil for democracy to grow
No feudal aristocracy; minimal taxes; few legal restraints
Westward movement; vast territory provided opportunities
Nation of small, independent farmers
"Moral and intellectual characteristics," today called political culture
Political Culture
Chapter 7 outline- public opinion, ideology, participation, and voting
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
8:41 AM
I. What is public opinion?
A. Government does not always do what people want
1. Unbalanced budget
2. Opposition to busing
3. Support for ERA
4. Aid to Nicaragua
5. Congressional term limits
6. Campaign Finance Reform
7. Gun Control
8. Abortion
B . Reasons public policy and public opinion may differ
1. Many constitutional checks on public opinion; many public's conflict
Chapter 6- Political Parties Outline
Monday, September 19, 2016
2:22 PM
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Chapter 8- elections and campaigns
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
7:43 AM
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Presidential versus congressional campaigns
Introduction
Two phases: getting nominated and getting elected
Getting nominated
Getting a name on the ballot
An individual effort (versus organizational effort in Europe)
Parties play a minor role (compared with Europe)
Parties used to play a major role
Major differences
Presidential races are more competitive.
House races have lately been one-sided for Democrats.
Chapter 10- Congress Outline
Monday, October 10, 2016
8:53 PM
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Introduction/Congressional elections (public criticizes Congress, but do they understand democracy?)
A. 435 in House, 100 in Senate; 2 yr. And 6 yr. Terms; 25 and 30 qualifying ages
1. Safe seats
2. Most incumbents win-- 97% won in 1998
B. Districting and apportionment
Chapter 11- The Presidency Outline
Monday, October 17, 2016
1:02 PM
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I. Presidents and Prime Ministers
1. Only sixteen countries in the world have a directly elected president, out of the 60 or so countries that have democratic characteristics; the alternative to a president is a prime minister.
i. In a parliamentary system, like in Europe, the legislature, not the people, chooses the leader (the prime minister), who in turn chooses the other ministers from parliament members.
Chapter 14- civil liberties outline
Thursday, November 17, 2016
5:00 PM
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Chapter 15-civil rights outline
Thursday, November 17, 2016
9:00 PM
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DAVE BARRY
Turkeys in the Kitchen
A nationally syndicated columnist based at the Miami Herald, Dave
Barry was born in Armonk, New York, in 194Z He came to his present
career as a humorist after working as a reporter and business writing
consultant. He has won the PuIitzer Prize for commentary and pub-
lished a number of humor collections.
Activity Series of Metal
Lydia Dobransky, Kush Patel, Kunj Patel, Owen Shea, Max Mizrahi, Isabella Wetherington
Purpose: In this laboratory you will be testing the relative reactivity of metals and rank the elements in order of decreasing reactivity.
Procedure:
Each station will have all the solutions necessary
Place a small sample of the metal in one spot of the well plate
Add 5-10 drops of the solution. Observe if there is a reaction and label the result on the table
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