Politics

Samuel Choi CHAPTER 12 OUTLINE: The Presidency Introduction Some people view the President as having too much power. The President can send troops without declaration of war. Johnson sending troops to Vietnam before the actual war. President Bush sending troops to Saudi Arabia. The President can control wages and prices. Nixon: Wage and Price controls of 1971 Roosevelt: Office of Price Administration The President can appoint officials FDR?s failed court packing plan Reagan + Carter: Appointed most federal judges, usually with similar ideology. U.S. presidency sometimes referred to as, ?imperial presidency? Others view the President as too weak. Compared to the power of prime ministers, the President has little power. Actions of the president are usually refuted by Congress.

Samuel Choi CHAPTER 5 OUTLINE: PUBLIC OPINION Introduction Abraham Lincoln described the government as ?of the people, by the people, and for the people?, but is it really true? The government does not always support what the people want. People want balanced budget, but the federal government is in debt People supported the Equal Rights Amendment, but it was not ratified Most people believe in a term limit for Senators and Representatives, but this has not been ratified. Such ?hypocrisy is present in the U.S. democracy. People believe that the government is democratic in name only also, but this is not completely true also. People can express their political rights: Can vote for President, Senate, and House of Representatives.

Samuel Choi CHAPTER 2 OUTLINE: THE CONSTITUTION Introduction The goal of the American revolution was liberty The Problem of Liberty Americans fought to protect their liberties when fighting against the British; they felt their liberties were being violated. At first colonists believed they could stay within the British empire and still retain their liberties. As colonist lost faith in the English Constitution, they realized they could only protect their rights by breaking off from the British empire. The Colonial Mind Most colonists believed that man was naturally corrupt and greedy and would continually try to seek power. This is why colonists believed that the English Constitution would not work; English politicians were corrupt. Colonists believed in natural rights