POLS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Proportional Representation, Natural-Born-Citizen Clause
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More issues involving immigration reform going on. Trial of the boston marathon bomber began today (march. 4th, 2015) defense attorney not denying his client"s guilt (life sentence or death penalty?) Pregnant women sneaking into u. s. to have children and get immediate citizenship for them and their child. Mother reunited with child after 17 years, child was abducted. Fixed and staggered: members of the house 2yr term, senate 6 yr term/ 1/3 re-elected every 2 years, president every 4 years. Most races are won in the primary election. Tea party: people who cannot govern began to win the primaries, effectively posing a challenge (georgia likes gerrymandering - manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class. : midterm vs. presidential. Resident of state for at least 9 years. You do not have to be a man to run/be elected (it"s just worked out that way) Things you need to run in general.
