Documents
The list of the first ten amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
Powers that are assumed by congress
What are implied powers?
A group of people seeking control of the government through candidates
What are political parties?
The legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the government
What are the three branches?
The process in which voters gain political attitudes and opinions
What is political socialization?
The first outline of our government
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The clause that states that the Constitution and US law is higher
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The function that makes political parties the "4th branch of the government"
What is the watchdog function?
The act of balancing power between the branches of government
What are checks and balances?
The belief system between conservative and liberal
What is moderate?
The article of the Constitution that outlines the amendment process
The amendment that declares that states have reserved powers
What is the 10th amendment?
Groups that lobby political parties or candidates in support of their belief
What are interest groups?
The group that ultimately decides who wins presidential elections
What is the Electoral College?
The largest age group of non-voters
What are 18-25 year olds?
The article of the Constitution establishing the full faith and credit clause
What is Article 4?
A process where a criminal is surrendered by one state to the state where the crime was committed
What is extradition?
Factors uncontrollable by someone that influences their voting patterns
What are sociological factors?
Giving power to the people and offering the right to vote
What is popular sovereignty?
A poll containing a random sample, a quota sample, and contains open ended questions
What is a valid poll?
The biggest success of the Articles of Confederation
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1789?
A requirement imposed by the federal government in order to receive federal funds
What is a federal mandate?
Committees formed by businesses and corporations to make donations to campaigns
What are PACs or Political Action Committees?
The convention that formed the constitution
What is the Annapolis Convention?
Performing actions to gain support in this type of journalism