POLS 207 Lecture 15
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No class Tuesday, guest speaker on Thursday
Court and the Government
Why run for governor:
- progressive ambition: running for governor/senator/etc in order to move up.
- More authority than the president
- States' rights granted by constitution
- governors are closer to people
All Policies create losers, esp. in states with multiple preferences
Appellate courts:
- Not frequently used (< 2% of cases make it to appellate courts)
- Take a ton of time and money
Fairness
ultimate fairness doesn't exist:
- tyranny of minority
- tyranny of majority
Courts just limit the tyranny
Focus on what T&L say about courts and pay attention to the numbers
Trial by Jury
Peers understand your perspective.
Fragmentation of Authority
Delegation of power to several departments
- make life easier
- laziness
- focus more on more important things (like golf)