<p>you guys know that this silly caucus/primary/presidential election order that you're trying to figure out is probably NOT going to be on the test (and if it will, it will be a multiple choice Q like: why do the primaries result in lower voter turnout than formal presidential elections?)</p>
<p>Umm...dust bunny...why do they?</p>
<p>well... you never know when it will be put into good use. Better to understand it then freak out and not know it.</p>
<p>its because no one knows about them. i mean we just had a whole conversation about them b/c they arent talked about much. Also, it is only for party loyalists. It has a lot to do with why people dont vote, they have no time/are too lazy/ not enough resources, etc. </p>
<p>It would make more sense to spend energy to vote for the right candidate, but most americans dont know much about the elections/candidacy system. All they think about is the candidates are chosen, i pick one out of the group, i am done.</p>
<p>Since when has there been a Senate Rules Committee? What would the point of one even be, since they can filibuster/invoke cloture?</p>
<p>Does anyone think there'll be much about the bureaucracy? Cause I can barely spell it, let alone explain it.</p>
<p>And isn't your grade impacted by a curve? So is there any real way of knowing what the cutoff for a 5 is? Thanks, and good luck to everyone tomarrow!</p>
<p>um, I think that there might be some stuff on bureaucracy [cant spell it myself either]. Perhaps you may have to use it in the FR sections for a question in regards to the involvance of citizens in the political process, bureaucracy plays a part in involving citizens, interest groups, PACs, etc.. It wouldnt be too stressed in my opinion, but you should nonetheless know the pros and cons of it.</p>
<p>This is the order (I think)
Primary. People vote for the candidates of a political party. They also vote for delegates that will later go to the national convention.
National Convention. The delegates confirm the winner (one who won most primaries). The winner is the presidential candidate. He (Kerry) then picks his runner(John Edwards). (runner is to be the vice pres if the winner(of the primary) wins the election)</p>
<p>My teacher told us that there will probably be a question about civil rights/amendments on the FR section. Remember to study that....</p>
<p>Anyone have tips on the FR? any topic they will touch on this year?</p>
<p>I heard affirmative action and abortion.</p>
<p>What does bureaucracy (various agencies) have to do with involving Citizens? I don't get it.</p>
<p>Civil rights on FR? Like what?</p>
<p>i think foreign policy might be a biggie ( like how it has changed over the years)
also how the federal government has become more adept to civil rights : commerce clause, etc
federalism: state vs. federal power: californian marijuana legalization vs. federal views on the issue
how the constitution was shaped into what it is</p>
<p>i am guessing.. lol</p>
<p>like the main court cases and its rulings + amendments that went along with each case...Miranda (Miranda rights)..Gitlow (freedom of speech / 14th amendment)..those kinda things</p>
<p>I don't think the things that appeared last year would come up again THIS year...right? :/</p>
<p>btw hey juniorita. lol
i really don't care if i don't pass this test...ucsc. whatever. haha</p>
<p>I know about civil rights. How does commerce clause relate to civil rights? (other than Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US (1964), etc. I.E. Brown v. BOE.</p>
<p>Also, I never learned about foreign policy. Can you tell me about it?</p>
<p>As for federalism...it seems federal power has greatly increased since 1776.</p>
<p>the federal bureaucracy is linked to the people through interest groups. They are what links the interest groups to the federal government [legislative side] in regards to issues. As a citizen if you are concerned with something, you can go to an interest group who advocates your concerns and they can go to the correct bureacratic department, who can influence legislation. Also, the bureaucracies help in dealing with the federal budget.</p>
<p>damn it</p>
<p>i gotta go back to my princeton book</p>
<p>foreign policy! i love it!
so, it is a biggie, because of the whole iraw war thing.
deals with nuclear proliferation, there is a nuclear nonproliferation treaty: which has countries signed up who promise to not carry nukes or use them.
Most countries who use nukes say that they use them for energy and electricity (Iran). US makes deals with them to trade their nukes in exchange for us dealing with their electricity problem
Also, there are many approaches to foreign policy, such as isolationism, idealism, relativism, neoisolationism
Ways to deal with foriegn policy: military intervention, economic sanctions, foreign aid, and one more i forgot.
CIA, FBI, President, Department of Defence, Ambassadors deal with foreign issues
Um if you dont know any terms i am stating wikipedia them or email me and i will send u my notes and ppt on it. <a href="mailto:cherrytomatoe23@gmail.com">cherrytomatoe23@gmail.com</a></p>
<p>thats all i can think of at the top of my head.</p>
<p>hey degeneres, yeah i know i dont care if i fail, but i dont want to retake it. this is the only test i want to pass, calc i am retaking because of premed requirement, and spanish i dont care about cuz i want to learn as much spanish as i can in college.</p>
<p>is it a good idea to bring in current issues to FR section?
my teacher told us not to do it..and just stick to the main points...</p>
<p>i'm not striking for a 4/5. i'm fine with a 3..
im pretty good on the MC part...i can get a few points on the FR and i'm fine...</p>
<p>well, as long as you dont side with a side.. lol in your current issues, its fine. you can just use it as an example. i would do it because it shows that you are making connections with what you learned and current day issues.</p>
<p>hey juniorita, sent you an email</p>
<p>its loading, you should get it in like 2 minutes? i hate my internet.. so slow!</p>
<p>all right. looking forward to it,</p>