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Information Gathered From Test

Date : April 16 , 2012 Topic : Assessing Our Performance on the 2009 Diagnostic. Aim : How can self assessment lead to improved performance on May 15 th ? Do Now : Scan- Trons. Information Gathered From Test. YOU ARE ALL WORTHLESS AND HORRIBLE!!. OH, JUST KIDDING…NO REALLY I AM….

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Information Gathered From Test

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  1. Date: April 16, 2012Topic: Assessing Our Performance on the 2009 Diagnostic.Aim: How can self assessment lead to improved performance on May 15th?Do Now: Scan-Trons.

  2. Information Gathered From Test YOU ARE ALL WORTHLESS AND HORRIBLE!! OH, JUST KIDDING…NO REALLY I AM…. • Question 2 – Gerrymandering. • Baker v Carr – Supreme Court can hear cases involving apportionment. Wesberry v. Sanders – equal representation voting districts. • Question 5 – White House Staff • Advisors are on the staff – think more personal. • Question 6 – Coalition Building • Posse Up! Survivor. • Question 9 – Free Exercise Clause • Look at the choices – Before school – It’s tricky. • Question 11 – Divided Government • What happens when there is divided government?

  3. Question 15 – Federal Government Regulating Campaigns. • What else? • Question 16 – Senate Characteristics – Oh your’re nervous are you? Process of elimination! • Question 19 – Single Member Election Districts. • House of Reps – one person reps a district – two party system(with time). • Question 20 – First Amendment cases. • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. • Gitlow v. New York – INCORPORATION DOCTRINE! • Times v. Sullivan – ACTUAL MALICE

  4. FOCUS FOCUSFOCUS! • Question 21 – Role of PAC’s • They can contribute to multiple candidates (federal and state) • Question 22 – Checks and Balances • The Judicial Branch can say that! You cannot not know that! • Question 23 – Attorney General • Head of the Department of Justice. • Question 24 – Oversight (Bureaucracy Unit) • Hearings. • Question 25 – House of Rep role electing President. • Question 26 – Mandates • There are funded and unfunded mandates • Question 28 – Political Efficacy • One can make a difference in the political process.

  5. Question 29 – Inherent • Loosely based powers – ex: Executive Orders/Emergency Powers. • Question 30 – Writs of Certiorari • Allowance by SC to hear a case – We’ll grant you certiorari. • Rule of Four = Certiorari. Very few cases are given certiorari. Once certiorari is granted then court starts receiving amicus curiae briefs. Many cases are not heard by the SC because of stare decisis. • Question 32 – Independent Regulatory Agencies = Bureaucratic Agencies. • Quasi Government vs Real Government – problems with separation of powers. • Question 34 – Cloture – Senate – end Filibuster.

  6. Lets Go! • Question 35 – Election 1972 – individual candidates • Question 36 – Incorporation – remember it’s made possible by the 14th amendment (Due Process without the Bill of Rights doesn’t make sense). • Question 38 – Concentration of ownership means – 1 owner of newspaper and tv news/network. • Question 39 – appellate court – appeals court. • Question 41 – death penalty nor necessarily cruel ad unusual – 8th amendment. • Question 42 – devolution (you will see this – I bet my life on it). • Question 43 – categorical grant – Money given to states for… • Question 45 – Republicans and Evangelical Christians. • Question 48 – Revenue Bills begin in the House of Representatives – close to people. • Question 49 – simple majority in the Senate.

  7. Question 50 – federal judges are for life – they can be impeached. • Question 51 – interest groups ARE NOT a part of the government they INFLUENCE government. • Question 52 – more ideological(by the book ideas). • Question 54 – from the federal budget. • Question 56 – partisanship. • Question 58 – pocket veto - The Constitution grants the president 10 days to review a measure passed by the Congress. If the president has not signed the bill after 10 days, it becomes law without his signature. However, if Congress adjourns during the 10-day period, the bill does not become law. • Question 60 – testify because they are experts/sponsor ads/lobby/litigation – courts.

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