Citizens United
This is the Federal organization sued in Citizens United
What is the F.E.C. (Federal Elections Commission)
This document outlined our natural rights and separated us from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This document outlined our Civil Liberties as additions to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the #1 way Americans participate in their Democracy
What is voting?
These groups are focused on lobbying for a specific interest (e.g. gun rights, abortion)
What is single-issue groups?
Citizens United argued that this right was violated by the F.E.C's rules on campaign spending
What is the 1st Amendment (Speech)?
This document outlined our current structure of government in 7 Articles
What is the Constitution?
This document created sovereign states, a weak federal government, and no presidency or federal courts.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This is the method of candidate evaluation the majority of Americans use at their voting booth.
What is party-line voting?
This how most modern campaigns are run - focusing on the candidate's life-story.
What is candidate-centered campaign?
These organizations were created by the F.E.C. to follow the Supreme Court's ruling for Citizens United
What is a Super PAC?
What is Federalist 51?
This document outlined the need for civil disobedience as a way to push Civil Rights and make things 'uncomfortable' for those who are moderate.
What is Letter from a Birmingham Jail?
This is the #1 formal barrier to the vote for Americans
What is registration?
These are the two ways that parties choose their candidates.
What are caucuses and primaries?
Super PACs can only spend money separately from a political campaign, called this
This document argued that a large republic would do better at controlling factions than a small republic.
What is Federalist 10?
This document argued against the Constitution and that a free republic cannot exist in the large area of the United States.
What is Brutus I
This is the candidate evaluation method where voters evaluate a candidate based on what they will do for them personally.
What is Rational Choice Voting?
These are elections that lead to political realignment (e.g. 2008)
What are critical elections?
This law was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Citizens United
This document identified the Supreme Court as the weakest branch and that it should have the power of Judicial Review
What is Federalist 78?
This document argued that the executive branch relies upon an energetic executive
What is Federalist 70?
This is the type of ballot used in Missouri - and leads to less party-line voting.
What is Office-Block Ballots?
This is the covering of politics by focusing on polling and its changes over a campaign.
What is horse-race politics?