PSCI 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Commerce Clause, Theodore J. Lowi, Executive Privilege
27 Oct 2016
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The u. s. political system is different from others in the following ways: three co-equal branches (executive/presidential, legislative, judicial) at diff levels of the syst. Cities mayor the exec, city council the legis and there may be minor courts (ex: traffic courts) Large spread out pop, media costs of informing voters. A(cid:374)(cid:455)ti(cid:373)e so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g happe(cid:374)s i(cid:374) a politi(cid:272)al s(cid:455)st it"s (cid:271)/(cid:272) so(cid:373)e(cid:271)od(cid:455) has (cid:449)o(cid:396)ked out that it works for them. Increase in election costs has been going on since 70s. Aka money equals free speech: ongoing party-syst at presidential and congressional levels (partly due to the electoral college) *despite fact that founding fathers thought parties were bad and would ultimately die away in the us. Syst founded on paradoxes & inconsistencies reflected in const. Revolt against britain, determination not to have a brit monarch (or all-powerful executive) One hand d(cid:396)i(cid:448)e to(cid:449)a(cid:396)ds (cid:862)de(cid:373)o(cid:272)(cid:396)a(cid:272)(cid:455)(cid:863); did(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t top-heavy gov.
