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100
The Supremacy Clause states that...?
What is federal law takes precedent over state laws (Constitution is Supreme Law)
100
Establishing boundaries of US congressional districts to give one party an advantage over another is known as...?
What is gerrymandering
100
Constitutional checks and balances, especially applied to the president, are designed to...?
What is minimize the threat of tyranny from any one branch of government
100
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
What is 9
100
TRUE or FALSE: Senior citizens are more likely to vote than college students. (NOT UP FOR STEAL!)
What is TRUE.
200
The development and persistence of the two-party system in the US is best accounted for by...?
What is single-member legislative districts.
200
Which committee deals with broad areas of public policy and can be found in both houses of Congress?
What is Standing Committee.
200
Describe the president's Cabinet.
What is its members have varying levels of influence on presidential decisions and are chosen by the president.
200
The idea that judges ought to freely strike down laws that are inconsistent with their understanding of the Constitution is known as?
What is judicial activism
200
The concept of realignment refers to changes in...?
What is the social bases of parties' voting support.
300
The most significant difference between the Constitution of 1787 and the Articles of Confederation was?
What is Constitution provided a strong national government with many powers where the Articles had no centralized government.
300
Congress adopted the War Powers Resolution to...?
What is to limit the president's authority to commit troops overseas.
300
Much of the steady increases in federal government expenditures since 1960 has been caused by...?
What is increases in entitlement programs.
300
A writ of habeas corpus refers to?
What is person's right to know reasons for their imprisonment
300
Explain why the winner of the presidential elections usually claims mandate from voters.
What is the winner-take-all system exaggerates the margin of victory.
400
Which clause in the Constitution justifies all the implied powers?
What is necessary and proper clause
400
Congress is most likely to exert oversight of the executive bureaucracy in which ways?
What is controlling the budget (power of the purse)
400
The expansion of the executive branch since 1939 has affected the separation of powers by...?
Increasing presidential control over the legislative process.
400
The doctrine of stare decisis is significant because...?
What is it is the principle that affirms that courts are bound by prior decisions.
400
Presidential candidates implement their campaign strategy through...? (Hint: where do they focus their campaign?)
What is by focusing on larger, competitive states, because they may tip the balance in the electoral college.
500
The Framers of the Constitution designed which branch to be LEAST susceptible to public opinion?
What is Judicial (courts)
500
Congress has the constitutional power to control the judicial branch by...?
What is determining the size of the Supreme Court
500
Give an example of the president's informal powers.
What is a president advocating for public policy reform
500
If a college's admission policy to reserve twenty seats in the incoming class for applicants belonging to a racial minority group is challenged in the courts, a judge is likely to...?
What is strike it down, as reserving seats refers to a quota system which was struck down in previous case decisions.
500
When people vote for some candidates from one party and other candidates from another party it is called?
What is ticket splitting.
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