POLS 207 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Fifteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Voting Rights Act Of 1965
30 Oct 2014
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Review for exam 1- 90% of test material. Immigration reform and control act of 1986 (aka simpson-mazzoli act) Control immigration by placing principal resp. on employers. 5 major issues on which liberal/conservatism is measured in a state. 4 ways that a state constitution can be changed. Approx. amt of total govts in the us. How money shifted power to washington (section in textbook) Dual federalism, cooperative federalism, centralized federalism and what time periods. Incentives/ways govt has tried to get active voters (voter registration act of 1993) Women in state politics: why women are not as involved serving in politics as men. Difference in turnout in consideration of age- stats. Interest groups and tactics they use to influence govt. Sectional protest: civil disobedience, book definition violence as means of protest . Rise of candidate-centered elections: factors that brought about individual centered campaigns instead of party-centered. Political parties: role of state party, role of political activists w/in the party.
