Election Process
In this type of journalism the focus is mainly on which candidate is ahead in the polls rather than the substance of their platform.
What is Horse-Race Journalism?
Arguably the most important clause of the 14th amendment, this clause guarantees rights for all US citizens.
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
Wisconsin v Yoder was a debate over this clause of the first amendment as the Amish felt like mandatory schooling went against their religious beliefs.
What is the Free Exercise Clause?
In Federalist Number 10 James Madison how a large republic protected against these groups.
What are Factions?
This is needed in both chambers of Congress to override a presidential veto.
What is a 2/3 Supermajority?
Prospective voting is voting for a candidate based on an expectation for the future, as opposed to this kind of voting which is based on recent events.
What is Retrospective Voting?
This amendment gave suffrage to women. It is also located between the 15th, which enfranchised African-Americans, and the 26th, which gave 18-year olds the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
Shaw vs Reno was a case over this debate, which was declared unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
What is Racial Gerrymandering?
Brutus Number 1 was written by this group who opposed a strong central government and how the Necessary and Proper Clause and the Supremacy Clause will result in a tyrannical government.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
In Congress, law-makers will often partake in this, or the exchange of votes to gain support for a bill.
What is Logrolling?
When a voter has no this they hold little faith that their vote will have any effect on an election. Low this is a large cause of little voter turn-out.
What is Political Efficacy?
This Bill of Rights amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial.
What is the 7th amendment?
The decision of US v Lopez decided that Congress could not use this clause to prohibit guns in schools which did not directly affect interstate commerce.
What is the Commerce Clause?
This 1963 document urged peaceful protest and civil disobedience.
What is Letter from Birmingham Jail?
The bonds between congressional committees, interest groups, and bureaucratic agencies are called these.
What are Iron Triangles?
This act banned soft money donations and increased limits of hard money donations. However, key parts of this law were overturned by Citizens United v Federal Election Commission.
What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)?
Among its other guaranteed rights like due process and "just composition" for eminent domain, this amendment has a guarantee against self-incrimination.
What is the 5th amendment?
In this alliterative case it was decided that Congress had the implied power to create a National bank under the Necessary and Proper Clause and decided that the state involved had no right to tax such a bank. Established federal supremacy.
What is McCulloch v Maryland?
Unlike Federalist 70, which talked about an "energetic executive", Federalist 78 talked about this branch of government and argued against haters saying this branch didn't have "influence over either the sword or the purse".
What is the Judicial Branch?
Through this doctrine specific protections from the Bill of Rights are applied to the state level on a case-by-base basis. This power was granted by the 14th amendment and an example of a case that exhibits this is McDonald v Chicago.
What is Selective Incorporation?
This effect occurs when African American candidates under-perform against their consistently inflated poll predictions. An example of social-desirability bias.
What is the Bradley Effect?
The Lemon test is used to determine if government action violates this clause of the first amendment.
What is the Establishment Clause?
In Schenck v US, Schenk urged resistance of this and claimed such was protected under free speech. However, the court disagreed saying free speech can be limited when there is "clear and present danger".
What is the military draft?
In this document James Madison argued in favor of a large government with a separation of powers and checks and balances to protect against tyranny.
What is Federalist Number 51?
Which conservative are more likely to support Supply-Side economics, leave money to the people and trust in laissez-faire, liberals are more likely to support this fiscal policy where the government manages the economy to promote stability.
What is Keynesian Economics?