POLI 1090 Study Guide - Final Guide: Supreme Court Review, Supremacy Clause, Precedent
27 Apr 2018
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-Main Targets of Media Regulation: Press, radio, & television
-Makeup of Electoral College: 538 members - the number of reps is decided by
the number of House Reps plus 2 for the Senators
-Marbury v. Madison: A landmark case that established the process of Judicial
Review
-Margin of Error: Statistic showing the degree to which the survey results
actually reflect the opinions of the broader public
-McCulloch v. Maryland: One of the first uses of the Supremacy Clause -
Supreme COurt ruled that Maryland had no legal right to federally tax the
second bank of the US
-Media Persuasion: The ability of the media to persusade the American public
into things by the way they present inforamtion
-Necessary & Proper Clause: Congress has the power to make laws required
for the exercise of its other powers established by the Constitution
-Open Primary: An election in which voters can choose on Election Day itself
which party's primary to vote in
-Oversight: The powers of Congress to have hearings and investigations to
exercise their powers over the Executive branch
-Ownership of the Media by Few Companies: This allows the media to control a
large portion of America's "mind," making them powerful and have influential
abilities
-Plessy v. Ferguson: A landmark case where the Supreme Court upheld the
rights of states to pass laws allowing racial segregation
-Pocket Veto: If there are less than ten days left in the congressional calendar
and the president does not sign the bill into law, it dies and must begin again
from scratch in the next session
-Presidential Appointment Process: The president appoints someone - Senate
confirmation goes underway - if the Senate confirms, then they are established
-Prior Restraint: Judicial suppression of material that would be published or
broadcast, on the grounds that it is libelous or harmful
-Protections of the 1st Amendment: -
•Freedom of Religion
•Freedom of Speech
•Freedom of the Press
•Freedom to Assemble Peacefully
•Freedom to Petition the Government
-Purpose of Appeals Courts: To review the application of the law in lower courts
and make sure it is being applied correctly
Document Summary
Main targets of media regulation: press, radio, & television. Makeup of electoral college: 538 members - the number of reps is decided by the number of house reps plus 2 for the senators. Marbury v. madison: a landmark case that established the process of judicial. Margin of error: statistic showing the degree to which the survey results actually re ect the opinions of the broader public. Mcculloch v. maryland: one of the rst uses of the supremacy clause - Supreme court ruled that maryland had no legal right to federally tax the second bank of the us. Media persuasion: the ability of the media to persusade the american public into things by the way they present inforamtion. Necessary & proper clause: congress has the power to make laws required for the exercise of its other powers established by the constitution. Open primary: an election in which voters can choose on election day itself which party"s primary to vote in.
