POLS 207 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which programs do state and local governments provide? - Answer Health care, Vaccinations, Safeguarding of water supplies, Hospitals/health centers/nursing homes, Medicaid and Medicare Know the impeachment process - Answer Presentation of formal charges against Government official. House of Reps.- Needs majority Vote Senate- follows house of Reps with 2/3 vote requirement Trial would then proceed to the supreme court Know the executive positions in Texas - Answer Governor Lieutenant ...

How do most people participate in the political system? - Answer Political participation includes voting, running for office, participating in marches or demonstrations, giving money, attending rallies or events, writing letters or emails, or discussing issues with friends (this class). What is a rational voter? - Answer A "rational" voter is one who will vote on if the personal benefits outweigh the costs Benefits: policy, civic duty, varies by individual Costs: time, information/becom...

dillon's rule - Answer ***state constitutions create a unitary system in which power is vested in the state gov, and local units exist as agents of the state and exercise only those powers expressly given to them by their state gov*** activities of interest groups - Answer **-raise funds to support politicians who align w/ their interests -educate and organize voters -grow membership -lobby at state capitols and city halls hyper-pluralism - Answer *when one group holds ore power than t...

Federal government policies - Answer The only level that can make foreign treaties and declare war. Cannot manage local police forces. State government policies - Answer Education, health and welfare, transportation, public safety, civil rights, physical environment, taxation Federalism - Answer power divided between national and subnational governments (state and local) and enforce own laws on citizens. Neither can alter without consent from the other Unitary - Answer -Power lies in ce...

Politics - Answer Who gets what, when and how. Political actors have preferences about What should be done How should it be done and Should the gov influence it, Politics manages conflicts through political institutions and processes Texas legislature meetings - Answer meets once every two years for 140 days State police power (policy powers) - Answer Power to make laws for the general welfare of community to promote Health Safety Welfare and Morals, In popular government these goals and w...

What is the benefit of studying states and communities comparatively? - Answer to identify and explain similarities and differences - it helps us explain the why. The benefit of studying states and communities comparatively is that states and communities come to very different solutions when it comes to policy outcomes based on a variety of different factors. 4 way that States contrast from regular communities? - Answer 1. Populations & political actors (state legislators) 2. Social & econom...

What percentage of K-12 students attend public school? - Answer 90 percent The primary purpose of state and local government is to provide services to ______. - Answer Thir population The comparative method of analysis uses ______ and ______ as the basis for systematic explanation. - Answer similarities; differences Variance is another word for ______. - Answer difference States with older populations face ______ demand for education spending. - Answer less Cartograms use things s...

Why is it difficult to generalize about local governments? - Answer -Diverse communities with diverse governments - no mention of local government in Constitution How do local communities in the United States get their authority to govern themselves? How does this differ from the legal status of the states? - Answer a. Authority delegated by their state constitution and/or laws, only have powers granted to them by the state. b.State power is not derived from the national government because ...

What is policy conservatism? - Answer A state's tendency to limit the welfare benefits, deregulate business, keep taxes low, and generally place less reliance on government and more reliance on individuals and the marketplace to achieve social goals. What is policy liberalism? - Answer A state's tendency to expand welfare benefits, regulate business, adopt progressive state income taxes, and generally use government to achieve social change. From where do state and local governments deri...

What is economic development? - Answer Population growth and the income and educational levels of a state's population How has the ethnic composition of the United States changed in the last twenty years? - Answer Hispanics became the largest minority in the US. The Asian population is growing faster than any other minority. African Americans comprise about 13% of the total population of the US. Native Americans are about 1% of the population today. State and local governments are respons...