P SC 1113 1nd Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture I Interesting time to study politics a Lack of political knowledge b Lack of trust c Political parties II Campaign finance a Increasing cost of running for office Outline of Current Lecture I Is politics a science or an art II Overruling a Gay marriage b Special education Current Lecture I Is politics a science or an art a Should class be called Political Science b Many faculty see it as artistic and others toward mathematical side i Relies heavily on feelings and emotions but you still have to know the science behind the influence ii Just taking Politics These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute iii Today statistically there are 70 or 80 times more filibusters because politicians are so against working together that it s preventing consensus on sensitive and important issues c Is Washington reflecting the division among people II Overruling a Gay marriage ban overruled by federal judge i Conflict with freedom of gender preference ii Democracy sometimes interferes with freedom iii Does majority vote win or Bill of Rights Judicial system b Bill for special education i Ballot counting for unopposed elected officials wasted money why not just declare the unopposed elected ii Advised not to bring up bill did it anyway 1 People wanted names on ballots for advertising popularity etc instead of money for children s education 2 Majority leader knew it was a bad day when he walked out on the floor because everyone was in a bad mood 3 Shamed legislators for using taxpayer money to advertise passed when put up for a revote iii Timing is everything in politics iv Not necessarily science and graphs