POL 111- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 47 pages long!)
30 Nov 2017
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Political science: normative approach: theorizing about how things ought to be, is this good or bad, positivist approach: studies how things actually are, when does this happy/under what circumstances, four major subfields, american politics. British citizens: sons of liberty was created, aimed at intimidating the stamp agents who collected. Congress: states decide how electors are selected. James monroe: richard henry lee, george mason, samuel adams, the federalist papers, written under the pseudonym publius, to encourage ratification of the constitution in new. Chapter three: federalism: affordable care act, universal healthcare coverage, cannot deny coverage for preexisting conditions, means you need everyone to sign up for coverage, leads to an individual mandate. If you don"t get coverage, you pay a fine: healthcare reform, states argued that congress had exceeded its constitutional authority, 26 states sued the federal government, supreme court heard the case in 2012, questions before the court.
