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ch. 17 social welfare

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Social welfare in the United States Who deserves to benefit? Insistence that it be only those who cannot help themselves Slow, steady change in deserving/undeserving line Alternative view: fair share of national income; government redistribute money Preference to give services, not money, to help deserving poor Late arrival of welfare policy Behind twenty-two European nations Contrast with Great Britain in 1908 Influence of federalism Federal involvement "illegal" until 1930s Experiments by state governments Argued against federal involvement because state already providing welfare Lobbied for federal involvement to help states Majoritarian welfare programs Social Security Act of 1935 Great Depression of 1929: local relief overwhelmed

Unit 3 Vocab. and Study Questions

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Unit 3: Party Politics & State and Local Government Vocabulary • political party: a group of people with broad common interest • theocracy: a government dominated by a religion • ideologies: basic beliefs about government • coalition government: the result of several parties combining forces to gain majority • third party: any party other than the two main parties • single-member district: no matter how many members compete in a district only one will win • proportional representation: several officials are elected to represent voters • independent: not supporting any particular party • precinct: a voting district • precinct captain: organizes efforts of mobilizing party members • ward: several adjoining precincts

The Executive Branch at Work

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EXECUTIVE BRANCH AT WORK American Government Objectives Explain how the Executive Office of the President is organized. Describe the role of the vice president. Discuss how the cabinet helps carry out the work of the executive branch Executive Office of the President WHITE HOUSE OFFICE- made up of the president?s personal staff and close advisers, organized into groups that handle different areas such as National Security Issues Domestic Policy Speechwriting- Extremely important today Dealing with Congress The Press and the public Chief of Staff- manages all of the White House staff & controls access to the President Executive Office of the President

Media influence in Government

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1. The idea that journalists do not provide a negative slant on their political reporting is false. This is because the issues they report is not proportional to reality this inevitably leads to an innate negative slant in political reporting. For example, the selective nature of the media to choose stories about scandals over stories covering the small triumphs of everyday politics inaccurately represents the true effects of Congress. Therefore, selective reporting leads to inherent negative slants. 2. Yes, it is important for citizens to understand political tactics in a campaign but the media overemphasizes these tactics because they spend more time on discussing the tactics than the actual problems and issues the nation faces.

Diversity in the Power Elite

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Fuhst Daniel Fuhst A.P. U.S. Government- 4th Hour 31 January 2011 Title of Article: Diversity in the Power Elite Thesis Statement: Minorities and Women must do more than white Christian males to end up as part of the ?power elite?. Summary: Issues with race, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation have been at the forefront of American society since the end of the 1960s. (86) As wealth increases in American society, so does power. (87) Horatio Alger Jr. wrote of many stories of poor people making it into the ?power elite? through hard work and perseverance. (88) After World War II, Americans celebrated a society in which everyone was supposed to have equal opportunity. (88)

Judicial Review

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As we know, judicial review is grounded in the court case of Marbury v. Madison. To see if your knowledge is solid at this point, look over the current case of Schwarzenegger v. Plata at the site http://topics.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/09-1233. After viewing all of the case briefs, act as if you were a Justice in the Supreme Court and decide if the case is constitutional or not.

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The Constitution Articles of Confederation Nickname for constitution Made by 2nd continental congress Annapolis Convention Shays Rebellion In western Massachusetts Poor farmers were unable to pay taxes and lost their farms to go to debtor?s prison Rebellion led by Daniel Shay Constitutional Convention Great Compromise Aka Connecticut plan Sherman?s plan Created a 2 house congress Virginia Plan Madison?s plan Included 2 house congress one house would be elected by the people members of the 2nd house would be elected by the 1st an executive (or pres.) with real power to enforce the laws a system of courts for interpreting Congress?s law favored large states do it by population New Jersey Plan Equal representation Included One house congress

redistricting

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Redistricting, a form of redistribution, is the process of drawing United States district lines. This often means changing electoral district and constituency boundaries in response to periodic census results.[1] In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to approval by the state governor. To reduce the role that legislative politics might play, seven states (Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, New Jersey, California, Minnesota and Washington), carry out congressional redistricting by an independent or bipartisan commission. Three states, Iowa, Florida and Maine, give independent bodies authority to propose redistricting plans, but preserve the role of legislatures to approve them.

Constitution

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THE CONSTITUTION of?the?United?States? NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER C O N S T I T U T I O N O F T H E U N I T E D S T AT E S We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Article.?I. SECTION. 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Sen- ate and House of Representatives. SECTION. 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Mem- bers chosen every second Year by the People of the several

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