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what's a party caucus and what's the floor of the house? what's the difference between the discussions between them?
party caucus is how candidates USED to be chosen
before the ntl convention method
caucus is LESS democratic because party leaders just got together and chose
instead of delegates
oh ok!
Can any person who meets the formal requirments get on a ballot?
i thought it had something to do with congressional discussions
5:45 PM
getting on the ballot depends on the election
congressional vs. presidential vs. gub vs mayoral
presidential
for the general
yes but the formal requirements are elevated
vs. lesser elections
what elections are funded by public monies?
by public money do they mean taxes? or contributions?
candidates can qualify for federal matching funds in presidential election
taxes
so, on the ballot, will it say if someone is running from a party or independt or does it just say the names of the candidates?
different states different ballots
remember what FL did in 2000 with making the fonts bigger
o right right
that would be a good answer if my predictions turns out (federalism and elections)
and on the topic of federal matching funds, how does it work again, i remember my notes saying sometihng about 5%
(is that prediction just a gut feeling)
not based on anything..I promise!
5:50 PM
ha ok
and so what exactly is funderal funds matching
If your party got 5 percent of the vote in the previous election, your party can get expect certain matching finds from the federal govt
that hurts 3rd parties right?
while, you need to get 5 percent in the previous elections and most 3rd parties don't
ok!
ok 2 follow up questions, 1-at what level wil lthey give funds(basically how much money will the fed. govt give) 2-why would the federal govt give money to political parties
the money comes from voluntary submissions from people when they do their tax return
there is a box they can check
to give 3 dollars
right, now i rmember
but why would the govt do that
the federal govt matches up to a certain amount but then there are more regulations on tha tmoney
could we go over the congress seniority system?
to help underfunded candidates who have a chance
k
and since its from voluntary contributions its ok
ic
seniroity system works like this...
it's about leadership over committees
members in the MAJORITY party with the most years of service on that committee usually become chairperson
5:55 PM
in the review packet they have a different definition of hard. vs. soft money, the way it is explained in the packet, u can give hard money to a political party
ok!
the way i thought it was defined, hard money=to a specific candidate, soft money=to a party
back to matching funds, I believe you have to have raised 100k to qualify
k
hard money used to mean money given that was regulated
and soft money unregulated
oh do we have to know different tupes of debate rules? like closed rule?
that;s why some definations say McCainF banned Soft because all money is regulated
but M-F also changed some of the definitions
Jay, on a different note, did you check out Lal's blog?
i have yea
ok good
y
Just wanted to make sure the Edline E-mail went through
ya it worked
6:00 PM
so for an FRQ can we refer to hard and soft money the way we discussed them in class?
yes
ok koo
do u know what the breakdown of questions is or normally is, like 25% on congressional powers 10% on political parties, etc
The AIM service could not send the message: A message or picture is too large to be transmitted.
I. Constitutional Underpinnings of United States Government / 5-15%
II. Political Beliefs and Behaviors / 10-20%
III. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media / 10-20%
IV. Institutions of National Government: The Congress, the Presidency, the Bureaucracy, and the Federal Courts / 35-45%
V. Public Policy / 5-15%
VI. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties / 5-15%
thanks
do we have to know different tupes of debate rules? like closed rule?
open vs. closed rule
yeah
closed=restrict passage of amendments
open=amendments allowed from floor of HOUSE OF REPS
ok
these are determined by the rules committee WHICH IS ONLY IN THE HOUSE
sorry to yell!
senate doesn't have a rules committee
6:05 PM
a good example of how they are a more august chamber governed by tradition
haha, so who deteremines when a clotur will be voted on?
The motion must be proposed, seconded, and be passed and then be put to a vote
so you need to vote in order to vote?
yes
kk
16 senators must sign the petition for cloture i believe
are we going to need to know the details of the scotus cases or more so the precedent of each one?
precedents
not details
k
the details are more for a con law class
you know?!
yea, a ture con law class, haha and then back to the senate and to some degree the house, how are the majority and minority leaders choosen
by the chamber
members
ok
and then pre. pro tem. is determined by senate majority?
6:10 PM
selected by party conferences....pres pro temp is usually given to majority member with most seniority
is that more of a title than actual power?
no the VP is gone a lot so that person steps in as Prez of the Senate
plus they are pretty high up in prez succession
gotchya
1-prez 2- vp- speaker- prez pro temp
so who would be above whom , ppt or senate majority
then sec of state
is it 16 senators or 60 senators?
i always get this confused!
16 for the MOTION
ok!
the review book says 60
senate maj leader is the real leader
60 for the ACTUAL cloture
60 to pass the cloture, 16 to vote for a cloture
16 to propose cloture
k
so just remember 60
y was the house set to 435 seats?
well based on a census they want one member for every 30k people or so
what's a procedural and substantive due process?
ok
i did not understand the definition
so a statue was passed
substantive? Im not sure what you mean
6:15 PM
I just looked it up because I was curious,..435 statue passed in 1929
kool
they just decided it was time to limit the house?
congress wanted a permenant ends to battles over the size
kool
oh no i think i understand! i misread it sorry
will we have to recognize and or refer to articles/sections of the constitution or will they most likely say Article1, section 8, which gives congress its powers does ...
A longshot for one MC question
k
FRQ will be thematic
supremecy, commerce,
gotchya
ahve they ruled on florida and michigan yet?
Nope
But Obama won Guam!
does that ad to his big mo
6:20 PM
I think it;s 4 delegates
haha
ok, the provisions for DC's electors are a little confusing, they can't have more than the lowest state right?
no state gets less than 3
now democrats argue for dc statehood
really?
because dc is very blue
gotchya
and it would probaby give dems 2 senators and 1 congressman
does it have the population requirement?
dems pushed a few years ago for PR statehood
i remember that
dc has 581k residents
and none of those are elected officials of the federal government
alaska ahs 670k
haha
dc is run by the congress
but they do have a mayor
ok
wyoming has 515k
that's crazy
alright, i've got a west wing question
bring it
what was the name of the town in NH where they predicted the turnout of every election
and is that place real
hartfields landing
6:25 PM
is it true that they predicted the outcomes
there are two places like that in NH that vote first
Its based off of a place called Dixville notch
gotchyua
which do vote before the rsr of the state
and ahs a population of 75 people
wow, ap gov question now , well just general gov question, can congressmen send out letters (that they paid for) saying 'vote for me' from their officies, or are those considered federal buildings?
can't say vote for me
Only highlight accomplihsments
even if they don't use franking
also, congresman get free staff but not free campaign staff
o
k
oh, right, then they send letters ot but have to pay for them
so Kirk fires 3 people every year and rehires them as campaign staff and pays them from a seperate account
his warchest
right
question... sorry to disrupt
no keep going
sry sharanya, didn't mean to get off tiopic
how does having no term limit insulate the fed judges from public opinion?
never have to go in front of the people
6:30 PM
no elections
no campaigning, no promises
oooohh
ok
thanks!
I'll be back on later tonight...Dinner time