The Constitution
Branches of Government
Elections
Court Cases
Mystery/Bureacracy
100
Article I of the Constitution establishes that the House of Representatives has __(number)___ amount of voting members.
What is 435?
100
Through this system, each branch can limit the powers of the others, ensuring no single part of the government becomes too powerful.
What is Checks and Balances?
100
Inauguration day is always held on this day unless it is a Sunday.
What is January 20th?
100
This Supreme Court Case ruled that Amish Children are not required to continue education past the 8th grade.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?
100
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What is an Iron Triangle?
200
Total amendments in the Constitution, and name of the first ten.
What is 27 amendments. What is the Bill of Rights.
200
This branch does not make laws or interpret their constitutionality.
What is the Executive Branch
200
This election restricts voter participation and only allowed registered voters with a specific political party to participate in an election.
What is close primaries?
200
The court case heavily strengthened freedom of the press.
What is New York Times v. United States?
200
These organizations act as linkage institutions by trying to influence government policies and legislation directly, usually representing specific issues.
What are interest groups?
300
This amendment prohibits all governments from denying citizens a right to vote based on race.
What is the 15th ammendment?
300
If a president vetoes a bill, Senate and Congress have the ability to pass it again if it receives this amount of majority votes.
What is 2/3 majority votes?
HOR: at least 290 votes
Senate: at least 67 votes
300
A candidate needs __(number)___ out of 538 electoral votes to win presidency.
What is 270.
300
This Supreme Court Case expanded the establishment clause.
What is Engel v. Vitale?
300
This is the only way senate is able to end a filibuster.
What is cloture?
400
This ammendment of the Constitution establishes the direct election of Senators.
What is the 17th amendment?
400
This is a group of senior appointed officials in the executive branch of government, serving as an advisory body to the President.
What is the Cabinet?
400
This term refers to how much an individuals believes their vote matters/ has an effect.
What is political Efficacy?
400
This Supreme Court Case established that the First Amendment does not protect speech that creates a "clear and present danger".
What is Schenck v. United States?
400
Through these kind of grants, federal money is give to states for a SPECIFIC purpose.
What is categorical grants?
500
This amendment lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 in all federal, state, and local elections.
What is the 26th amendment?
500
This is the process where the Supreme Court hears a court case.
What is the appellate process?
500
This informal power allows the president to override congress and establish a new policy.
What is executive order?
500
This court case from the early 2000s ruled that political spending by corporations and labor unions is a form of protected speech.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
500
This term refers to "let the decision stand" and requires courts to follow the precedents set by previous court rulings when deciding similar cases.
What is stare decisis?