POL SCI 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Language Change, Electoral College, Natural And Legal Rights
14 Oct 2016
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Lecture 6: civil liberties and the bill of rights. President chosen by electors: electoral college. Each state gets as many votes as reps + senators. State legislature decides how states select electors. 2 votes per elector, 2nd place = vp* *changed by 12th amendment: states matter; national polls do not matter. Gives process to amend itself: step 1: 2/3 of both houses agree to amendment (common path) 2/3 of all state legislatures call a constitutional convention (never used: step 2: Of state legislatures ratify (common path) State constitutional conventions ratify (used once) Civil rights set of rules which have active protections by government: expression, participation, protect from. Each other: unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Protections from gov power: limitations on what gov can do, esp. to citizens. Can the nsa spy on us: anti-majoritarian (anti-democratic?) See(cid:374) so fu(cid:374)da(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal to (cid:373)ake sure (cid:373)ajority i(cid:374) specific ti(cid:373)es ca(cid:374)"t do certain things.
