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Philosopher that influenced Thomas Jefferson and the concept of natural rights
John Locke
Type of voting system where the winner of the election must also recieve more than 50% of the vote
Majoritarian Voting System
Term to describe the agreement between the government and the people it governs; if the government does not protect people's natural rights, the people can rebel and overthrow the government
Social Contract
Two groups that argued over ratification of the Constitution
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Biggest influence on an individual's political socialization
Family
Alexander Hamilton's argument that the US needs an executive branch with one leader that can be held accountable and can hold others accountable
Federalist 70
These are the three branches of our federal government
What is the legislative, executive and judicial
Act passed that banned segregation in all public places and prohibited workplace discrimination
Five Concepts of the Declaration of Independence
Popular Sovereignty, Inalienable (natural) rights, Republicanism, Equality, Liberty
Type of voting where a voter is considering how the candidate has voted in the past
Retrospective Voting
Clause in article 1 of the US Constitution that states that Congress has powers not in the Constitution that are deemed necessary so that Congress can carry out its enumerated powers
Necessary and Proper Clause
System of government where power is divided between the federal government and state goverments
Federalism
type of poll that is conducted before an election begins to gauge the public's opinion about a candidate and the issues that are important to voters
Benchmark poll
Argued a Bill of Rights is not necessary because the Constitution will not create a system with a dominating faction with so much influence it can take away individual rights, instead it will create a system where factions compete for influence and protect individual rights
Name given to the relationship that continuously exists between interest groups, Congress and the Federal Bureaucracy
What is the iron triangle?
This act banned literacy tests as a method to prevent minority races from voting
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Three Unique Powers of the House of Representatives
Power of the Purse - All spending bills begin in the House
Initiate Impeachment
Break Ties in the Electoral College
Type of lobbying that involves mobilizing members to pressure elected representatives though phone calls, emails and social media.
Grassroots Lobbying
a change to the Constitution
Amendment
Type of federalism where the federal and state governments operate side by side one another with very little interaction (layer-cake federalism)
Dual Federalism
The case that restricted the right of the federal government to use the commerce clause to regulate guns in schools
Lopez v. US
Dont ratify the Constitution! The necessary and proper clause will give Congress implied powers. There's no definition of what an implied power is - you are giving Congress unlimited power and once you give up power - you will never get it back
What is Brutus 1?
What is executive priviledge?
Successful protest in Montgomery that led to the Supreme Court decision in Browder v. Gayle that banned segregation on public transportation
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Clause that requires states to recognize other state's court rulings, laws and determinations
Full Faith and Credit Clause
When Interest groups want to weigh in on a case to try and influence the court's decision - they file this as a “friend of the court”
Amicus Curiae Brief
Plan for Congress introduced at the Constitutional Convention that favored small states; wanted a unicameral Congress with equal representation
New Jersey Plan
Term to describe powers shared by both the federal and state governments (examples include taxing and borrowing money)
Concurrent Powers
Limiting Soft Money Contributions and independent expenditure is a violation of the 1st amendment right to freedom of speech
Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission
Created a confederal system of government
Articles of Confederation
The three levels of the federal judiciary system (lowest - highest)
What is the District, Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court?
City where students protested segregated lunch counters in Woolworth's by participating in daily "sit-ins"
Greensboro
grants that are funds the federal government gives to state and local governments to spend on specific activities within specific programs.
Categorical Grant
Type of delegate in the Democratic Party that can completely ignore the results of primaries and caucuses and choose whichever candidate they want
Superdelegates
Plan for Congress that was introduced at Constitutional Convention that favored large states; Bicameral congress with both houses being based on opulation
Virginia Plan
Type of grant in aid where the federal government provides funding to a state and lets the state determine what they want to use the funding for
Block Grant
The case that expanded the power of the federal government under the necessary and proper clause that implied that Congress can establish a national bank
McCulloch v. Maryland
Argued that the US does not need a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution because the Constitution will limit the power of the federal government using checks and balances and separation of powers so that the government will not have enough power to take away people's individual rights
Federalist 51
The number of representatives North Carolina currently has in the US House of Representatives
What is 14?
Name of the African- American girl in Montgomery that refused to give up her seat on a white section of a bus leading her to be arrested
Claudette Colvin