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| | *political cycles | | *political cycles |
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| − | *political factions, such as Big Labor, anti-war, pro-life, Second Amendment, etc. | + | *political factions, such as Big Labor, anti-war, pro-life, Second Amendment, etc.; interest groups and their scorecards and endorsements |
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| | *Tea Party: the decentralized political party | | *Tea Party: the decentralized political party |
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| | *polling, pollsters, and their impact (e.g., Scott Brown upset) | | *polling, pollsters, and their impact (e.g., Scott Brown upset) |
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| − | *contrast the two-party system in America with multiple-party systems in other nations | + | *contrast the two-party system in America with multiple-party systems in other nations, how the power of political parties ebbs and flows with changes in campaign finance and the strength of interest groups like the NRA |
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| | *the role of the Courts: the "least dangerous branch," or now the most powerful branch of government? | | *the role of the Courts: the "least dangerous branch," or now the most powerful branch of government? |
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| | *"strict scrutiny," "intermediate scrutiny," and "rational basis" as three levels for judicial review in civil rights | | *"strict scrutiny," "intermediate scrutiny," and "rational basis" as three levels for judicial review in civil rights |
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| | + | *[[consumer confidence]] and the effect of the economy on elections |
| | (add to list) | | (add to list) |