Pols 1100 Final exam cscc Questions With Answers Graded A+ Assured Success
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Pols 1100 cscc
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Pols 1100 Cscc
Clientele groups - Special interest groups that benefit directly from the activities of a particular
bureaucratic agency and therefore are strong advocates of the agency.
district courts - the lowest federal courts; federal trials can be held only here
Caucus - private meeting of a group of peop...
Pols 1100 Final exam cscc
Clientele groups - Special interest groups that benefit directly from the activities of a particular
bureaucratic agency and therefore are strong advocates of the agency.
district courts - the lowest federal courts; federal trials can be held only here
Caucus - private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine
policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
14th Amendment - 1) Citizenship for African Americans, 2) Repeal of 3/5 Compromise, 3) Denial
of former confederate officials from holding national or state office, 4) Repudiate (reject) confederate
debts
3/5 Compromise - -each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation
purposes
agenda setting - Determining which public-policy questions will be debated or considered.
agents of socialization - social institutions, including families and schools, that help to shape
individuals' basic political beliefs and values
Aristocracy - Government power concentrated among the top social class
Artical 1 - Creates a Legislative Branch and give s more power to the government and presidency.It
includes raises taxes, develops economy, enlarges foreign commerce and declares wars.
Artical 2 - Expains the job of the president (executive branch)
Article 3: Judicial Branch - the Supreme Court decides ourt cases according to US Constitution. The
courts under the Supreme Court decide criminal and civil court cases according to the correct federal,
state, and local laws.
Authority - the right to use power
, Autocarcy - Form of government ruled by a single person
Bureaucratic accountability - The degree to which bureaucrats are held accountable for the power
they exercise.
Capitalism - An economic system based on the idea that government should interfere with
economic transactions as little as possible
centralized power - power in the hands of one, single ruler
Circuit Courts - Intermediate federal appellate courts. Cover 13 "circuits" across America. Hear
appeals from District Courts in their jurisdiction.
citizen groups - organizations created to support government policies that they believe will
benefit the public at large
Civil Liberties - Constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all citizens
Civil rights - Policies designed to protect people against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by
government officials or individuals.
Collective goods - Goods and services, such as clean air and clean water, that by their nature
cannot be denied to anyone.
Communism - An economic system based on the idea that government should own and operate
every aspect of the economy
Concept of civil rights - The term civil rights refers to the basic rights afforded by laws of the
government to every person regardless of race nationality gender Age religion or disability
Constitutinalism - Limiting government power to protect citizens liberties
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