Political Parties and Interest Group Influence
Famous Court Cases
The Three Branches
Economic Policy
100
The system in which two major political parties compete in the United States.
What is the two party system
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 idea that next years budget will be the same as this years plus a little more.
What is incrementalism
200
The Political party that is generally in favor of government regulation and increased government spending.
What is the Democratic Party
200
This case allowed women the right to choose.
What is Roe v. Wade
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
Legislation that helps a congressman's home state.Often viewed as a bad thing.
What is pork barrel legislation
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
This government program takes up the majority of the federal budget.
What is Social Security
400
A party that breaks off from another political party.
What is a splinter party
400
This case is often considered one of the worst decisions in Supreme court history and helped spark the civil war.
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford
400
The congress uses this to overturn a presidential veto.
What is congressional override or veto override.
400
The government agency collects and sorts taxes.
What is the IRS
500
The party that originated in the early 1900s that lead to the regulation of the meat industry and government reform.
What is the progressive party?
500
The supreme court case led to the establishment of judicial review.
What is Marbury vs Madision
500
The judge who established the rule of judicial review making the judicial branch equal in power to the other branches.
Who is John Marshall
500
The maximum amount of debt that a government agrees to take on
What is a debt ceiling
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