Political Parties and Interest Group Influence
Famous Court Cases
The Three Branches
Economic Policy
Odds and Ends
Amendments
100

Direct group involvement in the election process or giving financial support to a particular party or candidate.

What is electioneering

100
The Court case that protected the right to symbolic speech in this case flag burning.
What is Texas vs Johnson
100
The executive branch uses this to check the legislative branch.
What is a veto
100

The constitution gives the power to tax and spend to what branch of government.

What is the Legislative branch.

100
These are separate subject-matter committees in each house of Congress that handle bills in different policy areas.
What are standing committees?
100

The Anti-federalist insisted on the first 10 amendments being added to the constitution.  These are know as _______.

What are the Bill of Rights.

200
The Political party that is generally in favor of government regulation and increased government spending.
What is the Democratic Party
200

This case applied the 2nd Amendment the states.

What is McDonald v Chicago.

200
When a bill is passed and congress adjourns before the bill is signed or becomes law,thus killing the bill.
What is a pocket veto
200
DAILY DOUBLE!! Legislation that helps a congressman's home state.Often viewed as a bad thing.
What is pork barrel legislation
200
Authorizes Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out the enumerated powers.
What is the elastic clause?
200

The civil liberties of freedom of speech, religion, press, petition and assembly are included in this amendment.

What is the 1st Amendment.

300
The amendment prevents laws banning lobbying.
What is the first amendment right to free speech
300
This Case led to the integration of public schools.
What is Brown vs Board of Education
300
How the judicial branches checks the other branches.
What is Judicial review.
300

Approximately 2/3 of the government spending is __________.

What is entitlement spending?

300

Powers given to both the federal & state govts

What are concurrent powers

300

Miranda v Arizona required procedural due process action through this amendment

What is the 5th Amendment.

400

Interest groups, bureaucratic agencies and Congress collaborate together to pass policy.

What is an iron triangle.

400

The case established that race couldn't be the sole factor in drawing districts.

What is Shaw v Reno

400
The congress uses this to overturn a presidential veto.
What is congressional override or veto override.
400

This economic policy lets natural market forces adjust the economy over time.

What is supply-side economics

400

This concept by Rousseau argues that society must give up a certain amount of liberty for safety & order.

What is the social contract theory.

400

This amendment reserves powers to the states.

What is the 10th Amendment.

500

This linkage institution gives citizens an opportunity to people to interact & influence the public by mobilizing & educating voters, creating platforms, recruiting candidates, managing campaigns & providing committee & party leadership in Congress.

What is a political party

500
The supreme court case led to the establishment of judicial review.
What is Marbury vs Madision
500

Congress checks the executive branch and beauacracy through congressional oversight and the ___________.

What is the power of the purse.

500

The type of spending that is left over after mandatory expenditures are made.

Discretionary spending.

500

System of checks & balances among the branches of govt. giving power to both federal & state govts.

What is federalism

500

Unreasonable search & seizure is prohibited by what amendment.

What is the 4th Amendment

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