Media
What are different forms of media?
Different forms of media include newspapers, magazines, television, radios, blogs, podcasts, and different social media platforms such as Instagram, Tiktok, ect.
What is The Bill of Rights, and what does it specifically protect?
The Bill of Rights are the first 10 Amendments listed in the Constitution. These were created to specifically protect individual freedoms such as speech, religion, fair trial, ect.
What is federalism?
A system of government where power is shared between both the national government and state government.
What is the political spectrum?
The political spectrum is the range that shows people's political belief.
How does a case become a federal case and make it to the Supreme Court?
The case must involve the US Constitution or a federal law. The case must start in a federal district court and the Supreme Court chooses to hear it or not.
What is Fake News, and how can it be a problem?
Fake News is false information presented as real. This could be in the form of made up stories, facts being twisted into something different, ect. This can become a problem because it breaks trust among users, can affect peoples political views, and may divide people more greatly leading to conflict
What does the Constitution describe the idea of the Full Faith and Credit Clause to be?
The Constitution describes the Full Faith and Credit Clause to enforce each state to honor the public acts and records from other states.
What Amendment states that powers not given to the federal government government nor prohibited to the state government are reserved for the states or the people?
The 10th Amendment.
Which side of the spectrum is liberal, and other side is conservative? What political Beliefs does each group have?
Left is liberal, they favor bigger government presence in the economy, equality, social change, and public school systems. Right is conservative, they favor a smaller role of government in the economy, traditional beliefs, individual initiative, and private school vouchers.
In the Marbury v. Madison (1803) case, Marbury was unable to fill his government job because he never received his commission under James Adams. Marbury asked the Supreme Court to have Madison deliver it. The Court didn't order it. What power did the Court establish in its ruling.
They established Judicial review, which is the power of the courts to strike down unconstitutional laws.
Which Amendment is Media connected to?
Media is in connection to the 1st Amendment as journalists have the right to freedom of press, in which they can check power and criticize the government freely.
What system lets each branch limit the power of others?
Checks and balances
What are concurrent powers, give an example?
Concurrent powers are shared by the state and federal government such as building roads, running court systems, or taxing the people.
What is a voter demographic, and what are some examples?
A Voter demographic is a group of voters based on a shared trait such as age, race, gender, wealth, ect. Usually people of black, mexican, female, jewish, urban groups tend to vote democratic. While groups of white, cuban, male, christian, rural groups tend to vote more deomocratic.
In the Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland (1819). Maryland tried to place a tax on the national bank in its state which McCulloch refused to pay. What was the ruling of this case?
The Supreme Court ruling was that states can't tax the federal government, and Congress has implied powers to help cary out their enumerated powers.
A specific news outlet is left out relevant information about a situation that other news stations covered. What form of media Bias is this?
This is a form of omission.
What vote do both of Congress's chambers need to override a presidential veto?
They would need a two/thirds vote.
If a state passes a law that conflicts with the federal law, which law overrides the other and why?
The federal law would override the state law because of the Supremacy Clause
What is a swing state, and why do candidates try to win them over?
A swing state is a state that isn't loyal to one party in which their vote could go either way. Candidates try to win them over becasue they are what may decide the difference between a loss or a win.
In 1995, a high school student brought a concealed handgun to school. He was charged under the Gun Free School Zone Act which was created to regulate interstate commerce. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in in favor of the student as their was not a strong enough connection to interstate commerce. What is the name of this Supreme Court case.
United States v. Lopez (1995)
In 1972, a break in. happened in the Watergate building. Reporters from The Washington Post investigated the issue. They revealed the break in was connected to the re-election campaign of President Nixon.
Which role in the media did the Reporters from The Washington Post play in this situation?
Which branches of government are Articles I, II, and II connected to?
Article I is connected to the Legislative Branch by describing Congress's powers and including how laws are made. Article II is connected to the Executive Branch as it includes the powers and duties of the President. Lastly, Article II is connected to the Judicial branch as it is the foundation of the federal court system.
Name a power that only belongs to the federal government, and one that belongs only to the states.
The federal government has the power of coin money, declaring war, making treaties, ect.
The state government has the power of running elections and schools, licensing, ect.
What is gerrymandering, and how can it become unfair in terms of elections?
Gerrymandering is drawing voting district lines to give a political party an unfair advantage in elections. It becomes unfair because it can be used to underrepresent certain groups.
In Shaw v. Reno (1993), North Carolina drew a weird shaped district to create a majority Black voting area. This case was challenged in The Supreme Court as people were saying this district was drawn on race. The Court ruled this to be racial gerrymandering. Which amendment does this case connect to?
The Shaw v. Reno (1993) case connects to The 14th Amendment under the Equal Protection Clause