POL 106 Lecture 1: pol 106 August 26
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Its better if congress thinks about decisions for a long time. We are 17 trillion in debt: we may never pay it back, ** it is okay for congress to disagree. *politics; the process by which the actions of government are determined. *public policy: what government decides to do or not do: government makes sure water is safe. As students we break a lot of laws: j-walking, rolling stop, speed limit. Government trains army, gives them proper equipment: takes care of garbage. People in congress don"t do it for the money. Life tenure for judges***** they can make decisions that people disagree with: power to invalidate laws, litigation. Fragmented governmental system: checks and balances, bicameral legislature, federalism. We let black men vote and nothing bad happened. We let women vote and nothing bad happened: which of the following would influence , not paying taxes. 2. 1 identify the differences between government and politics.
