POLS 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jared Kushner, Breitbart News, First Amendment To The United States Constitution

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 1150
• Professor: Claudia Larson

Document Summary

Jared kushner (ivanka"s husband appointed as senior advisor) Nepotism: favoring family members/those close to you to take your position. Patronage: the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges. Freedom of press: first amendment in the bill of rights. Civil law = specific things in the law. If it isnt written down, it isnt law. If something is in the constitution it is very hard to change. If you change the constitution it will be at the top of the heirarchy (if you want something to not go away you put it in the constitution) If we pass a law that conflicts with the constitution the supreme court makes the decision -- they decide whether something is constitutional or not (judicial review) The supreme court rules whether or not a law is constitutional or not. Federalism: the states have independent political position and members of congress represent these localities (policies have to meet needs of state)