POLI 2053 Lecture : Lecture Notes
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[you can"t know if you don"t compare; you can"t compare if you don"t know: the use of comparison involves knowledge, the use of comparison is that you gain knowledge. State of the union is not the best way to determine how the country is governed: makes you look good, president builds himself up. Legislatures seem to be losing ground to the executive branch: when there is a dispute between the us and congress, it is the president who prevails. Legislative reform: change the way the legislative branch is functioning: has not yet been implemented, the profile of the legislature in the us is in the tank. Bill clinton wasn"t affected by his affair because the economy was at his best. Extinction that exists between an interest groups and a political party: interest groups: lobbyists and people with a singular particular interest, political party: brings together various different issues to create their basic ideology.
