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American Pageant Outlines for Ch 15 and 16 Edition 13th

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Cornell Notes American Government

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Cornell Notes Topic: Page ___ of ____. Name: Morgan Course: Goverment Teache/r: Drummond Date: 5/8/12 Main Idea: Notes: This justification for representative democracy, written by Virginia delegate James Madison, was pivotal to ratifying the Constitution. A republic, by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect, and promises the cure for which we are seeking. Let us examine the points in which it varies from pure democracy, and we shall comprehend both the nature of the cure and the efficacy which it must derive from the Union.

Forensics: An introduction to The Serial Killer

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Murderers
Criminals
Criminal homicide
Violence against women in the United States
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Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters
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CRIMINAL PROFILING OF SERIAL KILLERS A Compilation of Cases Class Projects 2011-2012 Consider the Following Serial Murder: The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Psychopath: Primarily characterized by the lack of empathy and remorse, shallow emotions, egocentricity, and deceptiveness. Empathy- Empathy is more a sense that one can truly understand or imagine the depth of another person?s feelings.

AP GOV BUREAUCRACY UNIT NOTES

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Unit IV: The Bureaucracy Unit IV: The Bureaucracy Overview Definition a large complex organization composed of appointed officials (authority divided, no one person makes decisions) Structure/Types of Bureaucracy in Fed. Government Once structured as an iron triangle (agency, committee, and IG) but recently more of a switch to issue network (IG, congressional staff, universities and think-tanks) Executive office of the president Cabinet Ex. structure of Secretary of Defense Department Secretary of Defense on top, delegates power to people below him, who delegate to people below them, thus many mini triangles of power Independent agencies (NASA, FEMA-demoted to Homeland Security Department but then moved back to independent agency after Hurricane Katrina)

AP GOV CONGRESSIONAL UNIT NOTES

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Unit IV: Congress Unit IV: Congress The Beginning & Evolution of Congress Framer?s Intention Thought Congress would stay the most powerful Lacked precedent Philosophical/practical fears Legislative tyranny through majority party Mob rule by an out-of-control majority in the House Solution: a bicameral legislative branch keeps House in check with a responsible Senate (who are not popularly elected) Evolution Conflict in the distribution of power in Congress (Centralization vs. Decentralization in the House) Centralism increased efficiency and decisiveness at the cost of less freedom/power to individual members Strong central leadership with lots of authority over members Fewer opportunities to stall Minimal committee interference Less freedom to debate

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Unit IV: Congress Unit IV: Congress The Beginning & Evolution of Congress Framer?s Intention Thought Congress would stay the most powerful Lacked precedent Philosophical/practical fears Legislative tyranny through majority party Mob rule by an out-of-control majority in the House Solution: a bicameral legislative branch keeps House in check with a responsible Senate (who are not popularly elected) Evolution Conflict in the distribution of power in Congress (Centralization vs. Decentralization in the House) Centralism increased efficiency and decisiveness at the cost of less freedom/power to individual members Strong central leadership with lots of authority over members Fewer opportunities to stall Minimal committee interference Less freedom to debate

AP GOV BUREAUCRACY UNIT NOTES

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Unit IV: The Bureaucracy Unit IV: The Bureaucracy Overview Definition a large complex organization composed of appointed officials (authority divided, no one person makes decisions) Structure/Types of Bureaucracy in Fed. Government Once structured as an iron triangle (agency, committee, and IG) but recently more of a switch to issue network (IG, congressional staff, universities and think-tanks) Executive office of the president Cabinet Ex. structure of Secretary of Defense Department Secretary of Defense on top, delegates power to people below him, who delegate to people below them, thus many mini triangles of power Independent agencies (NASA, FEMA-demoted to Homeland Security Department but then moved back to independent agency after Hurricane Katrina)

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