It determines who will benefit from, and who will pay for, public policies.
What is politics?
100
This is the "check and balance" the judicial branch has over the other 2 branches of government
What is judicial review?
100
This proposal finally moved the Philadelphia Convention to create a Congress composed of two houses.
What is the Connecticut/Great Compromise?
100
This is another name for a wide open primary.
What is a blanket primary?
100
This is what determines how many members each state sends to the House of Representatives.
What is the population of each state?
200
In this government system the central government lacks the power to make laws.
What is a confederate government?
200
These powers are not written in the Constitution but exist because the United States is a sovereign state.
What are inherent powers?
200
The Federalist were in favor of ratifying the new Constitution because it created and called for this.
What is a strong national/central government?
200
This term applies when one major party occupies the White House while the other major party holds a majority of seats in Congress
What is a divided government?
200
These are the powers given to Congress by the Constitution
What are delegated powers?
300
This important document was signed by King John in the 1200's which granted certain rights to the English people and limited the king's power.
What is the Magna Carta?
300
In a Democracy, this is where the supreme authority resides.
What is the people?
300
This keeps one branch of government from becoming more powerful than the other branches.
What are checks and balances?
300
In this type of primary any qualified voter can vote.
What is an open primary?
300
They confirm the presidential appointments of Cabinet officers and other top federal officials.
What is the Senate?
400
This compromise created a 2-part legislature which members of one part of the legislature would be chosen by population, the other part would have 2 representatives from each state.
What is the Connecticut or Great Compromise?
400
In this type of government, power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elders.
What is an oligarchy?
400
This principle of government helped the Framers of the Constitution shape a strong central government while preserving local self-government.
What is Federalism?
400
In this type of primary only voters with declared party membership is allowed to vote.
What is a closed primary?
400
This person is the leader of the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
500
Anti-Federalists, like Patrick Henry, were concerned about the new Constitution due to a fear of this becoming too powerful.
What is the national/central government?
500
These are the essential principles to a balanced democracy.
What are majority rule and minority rights?
500
This amendment to the Constitution was passed during the Vietnam War which lower the voting age from 21 to 18 years old.
What is the 26th Amendment?
500
The largest number of interest groups are based upon this.