Foundations of American Democracy
A system where power is shared between national and state governments.
What is Federalism?
The president's power to reject legislation passed by Congress.
What is a veto?
The legal requirement that the government follow fair procedures.
What is Due Process?
The process by which individuals acquire political beliefs.
What is political socialization?
The process of drawing electoral district boundaries.
What is redistricting?
A government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them.
What is a Republic?
The power of Congress to remove a president, vice president, or federal official from office for misconduct.
What is impeachment?
The process by which the Bill of Rights is extended to the States.
What is selective incorporation?
The collection of beliefs about government, politics, and public policy.
What is political ideology?
The manipulation of district boundaries to favor one party over the other.
What is gerrymandering?
A compromise that created a bicameral legislature with proportional and equal representation.
What is the Great Compromise?
A tactic used by the Senate to delay or black legislation by extended debate.
A law that punishes someone without a trial.
What is a bill of attainder?
A poll that surveys a representative portion of a population.
What is a sample survey?
An organization that seeks to influence public policy.
What is an interest group?
The principle that government authority comes from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The Supreme Court's authority to declare laws and actions of the government unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
Government censorship of speech before it is published.
What is prior restraint?
The belief in limited government and free markets.
What is conservatism?
A system where voters select electors to choose the president.
What is the Electoral College?
The idea that each branch of government has powers that limit the others.
What is Checks and Balances?
The president's power to negotiate international agreements without Senate approval.
What is an executive agreement?
A classification that requires the government to show a compelling interest to justify.
What is strict scrutiny?
What is liberalism?
The act of citizens directly voting on laws or policies.
What is a referendum?