Who said "politics is the struggle over who gets what, when, and how"
Who is Harold Laswell
100
This was America's first written constitution
What is the Articles of Confederation
100
This is a system in which power is divided, by a constitution, between a central government and regional governments.
What is federalism
100
This civil rights case established "seperate but equal'
What is Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
100
These are personal freedoms with which governments are constrained from interfering.
What is civil liberties
200
Since the early 1960's, this has declined steadily in the US
What is trust in government
200
This clause provides Congress with the authority to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out their enumerated duties.
What is the elastic clause or necessary and proper clause
200
This system centralizes power in the national government and the lower levels of government have little independent power.
What is unitary system
200
This act made discrimination by private employers and state governments illegal
What is the Civil Rights Act 1964
200
This is the First Amendment clause that protects a citizen's right to believe and practice whatever religion he or she chooses.
What is the free exercise clause
300
In this form of government a single indiviudal-king, queens, or dictator-rules
What is an autocracy
300
This state's proposal embodied a principle of representating states in Congress according to their size and wealth.
What is Virginia or Virginia plan
300
These powers are derived from the tenth amendment to the Constitution, and are not specifically delegated to the national government or denied to the states.
What is reserved powers
300
This civil rights case overturned the "seperate but equal" clause in public education
What is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS 1954
300
This is the test to determine whether speech is protected or not, based on its capacity to present a "clear and present danger" to society.
What is "clear and present danger" test
400
This theory states that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the government
What is pluralism
400
This is what the anti-federalists were most concerned with?
What is the potential for tyranny in the central government
400
This provision from Art IV of the Constitution requires that states normally honor the public acts and judicial decisions that take place in another state.
What is full faith and credit clause
400
In this case the Supreme Court determined that race cannot be the sole factor for college admissions
What is Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
400
This is a law that declares a person guilty of a crime without a trial?
What is bill of attainder
500
This economic system promotes private ownership over the means of production and operates for profit with minimial or no government interference
What is lassiez-faire capitalism
500
Which state did not send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
What is Rhode Island
500
These are federal grants-in-aid that allow states considerable discretion in how the funds are spent.
What is block grants
500
This was practice was used by banks who refused to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.
What is redlining
500
This is the gurantee against arbitrary action by national or state governments against US citizens.