Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy
This was the 1st government of the United States that was later replaced for the Constitution.
Articles of Confederation
This branch of the government is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Legislative Branch
These polls are used to understand what people think about a certain topic.
Public Opinion Poll
The 19th Amendment gave this group of people the right to vote.
Women
This document was the formal document that separated the United States from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
This type of democracy focuses on encouraging participation from mostly the wealthy instead of everyone.
Elite Democracy
The President of the Senate also holds another position. This position is in the executive branch.
Vice President
These are the three political ideologies that we need to know.
Conservative, Liberal, and Libertarian
If someone is currently holding a political office and running for reelection, they have this advantage which makes it easier to win.
Incumbency advantage
In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) the court ruled that there needed to be restrictions on these.
Political Contributions
Otherwise known as the Elastic Clause, this allows congress to make laws based on expressed powers in the Constitution.
Necessary and Proper Clause
This person (Mike Johnson) currently holds this position in the House of Representatives which is the most powerful.
Speaker of the House
This type of policy involves things just happening within a country.
Domestic Policy
In a presidential election, this many electoral votes are required for a nominee to become president.
270 Votes
Federalist 10. discussed how a large republic was necessary in order to keep these from getting too much power.
Factions (Political Parties)
These essays/papers were written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison in order to encourage people to support the new Constitution.
Federalist Papers
The job of this person is to make sure that everybody in their party votes a certain way.
Whip
This is the margin that is used to account for mistakes in polls.
Margin of Error
If I am voting for a candidate based on what I think they will do if elected I am using this type of voting.
Prospective voting
In US v. Lopez the court determined that the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 violated this clause in the Constitution.
Commerce Clause
This type of Federalism involves different levels of government sharing powers between each other.
Cooperative Federalism (Marble Cake Federalism)
These groups in Congress are used to break down new legislation in specific areas like education, military, and health.
Committees
On the political spectrum, if you are located in the middle you are considered this.
A moderate
These types of barriers make it more difficult to vote by adding restrictions.
Structural Barriers
In McCullough v. Maryland the court determined that the state of Maryland violated this clause of the Constitution by trying to tax the National Bank.
Supremacy Clause