AQA A2 US Politics thread (Units 3A 11th and 4A 14th)

There is one from edexcel titled 'How and why is federalism enshrined in the Constitution?'

Can anyone tell me what clientelism is? I have nothing in my notes about it at all!

I really hope if there's a question on federalism it's a nice question...

Cant they be impeached? Some guy called Roy was impeached for something. Think it was being accused of taking bribes.

"Though subject to the process of impeachment, only one Justice has ever been impeached and no Supreme Court Justice has been removed from office." - wiki sats it was Samuel Chase

Other checks are the nomination and confirmation process as well as their constraints like they can only act on cases brought to them, congress can change the no. of justices on the court, the S.C. interpretations can be overturned by constitutional amendments like the 16th amendment and informally their rulings can be ignored

Where rather than carrying out the wishes of their President, they carry out policies that are in interest of their department, favour their superiors of their department rather than the President.

I think you have that mixed up with 'going native' or possibly imperialism? Clientelism, in my notes, is when they start to serve outside interests more - it's related to 'iron triangles.' They serve their clients more than the executive. What you've described is more the federal bureaucracy serving its own needs more than the president's.

Progressive Federalism basically along the lines of;

- In favour of State rights.
- States are more 'progressive' than the lobbyist clogged Federal government and are more effective for precision policy
- Federal govt. is needed for the 'general welfare and liberty'. Suggests that he is using 'implied powers' as a justification for this. (Could be worth checking on what clause the defence are using for his Healthcare reforms legal case to find out more.)
- Federal govt. legislates when States are inefficient in relation to 'general welfare and liberty'. So for example he passed Healthcare Reforms so all Americans have medical insurance for the general welfare.
- Embraces the idea presented by Louis Brandeis that federalism allows for states to be laboratories for experimental socioeconomic policy; e.g Education vouchers in Wisconsin, Gay Marriage in NY and Carbon emission caps in California and NY.

We've been told there is a pretty good chance the 30marker for Congress will be on Senate/House power, but apart from that im pretty lost for predictions. Whats everyone concentraating on for Congress? (asking the scarily few reople who seem to be revising it...)

Yeah i got them mixed up. Totally forgot about iron triangles. Either way i could not like to mention clientelism, unless i was talking about constraints of the President, even so i would just stick to going native.

I've not heard of progressive federalism? I thought it was just dual, cooperative or new federalism? Is it the same as new federalism?
Thanks.


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I'm revising the Constitution and Supreme Court, ive pretty much written every potential essay for both topics. (Federalism, is the constitution rigid or flexible, adapt to changing times etc. and Supreme Court, politicians in robes, increasingly political, activist v retstraint etc)

I was wondering if anyone had any guesses on potential 10 markers for these topics. I've got a feeling Constitution topic the 10 marker might me on the principle of separation of power. (or something along those lines)

Does anyone revising the Supreme Court have any guesses/predictions on what the 10 marker might be e.g. appointment process of justices?

thanks

Does anyone know anything about Bideman as vice-president?

Feeling pretty confident about this exam, thank god XD I thought monday's paper had really nice questions, I was grinning when I turned over the paper (after looking like an idiot trying to open it 'cos I thought it was in booklet form not just one sheet...doesn't bode well :L)

Haha I did the exact same thing with 3A on Monday, I was so confused by one sheet XD

Does anyone have any notes on the constitution and Executive they could share please? struggling really bad