Unit 1
Natural Rights reflected within the Declaration of Independence
What are God given rights that can never be taken or never given away?
PAC stands for what?
What is Political Action Committee
The free exercise clause and establishment clause are part of what amendment?
What is the first amendment?
Mass media is what?
What is the main means of mass communication, such as broadcasting, publishing, and the internet, considered collectively?
The two major political parties in the United States
What are the Democratic and Republican Party?
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
What is/are:
-no executive branch
-Congress had no power to tax
-no judicial branch
-Hard to pass laws (bonus if they can guess how many states had to agree, Answer: 2/3)
-No common currency
Describe Gerrymandering
What is used by political parties to draw boundary lines to control as many districts as possible
The difference between civil liberties and civil rights is what?
What is freedom that protect the individual from the government vs. personal human rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution?
The three types of distribution poll results
Skewed, Bimodal, and Normal (Stable)
Factors that may affect voter turnout
Only have to name 2-3
What is/are:
Age
Socioeconomic status
Eligibility
Race
Gender
Education
Explain the main difference between Brutus I and Federalist 10
Bonus: If you can name who Brutus I was named after
What is Federalist No. 10 emphasizes the benefits of a strong central government, while Brutus 1 focuses on the dangers of such a government?
Political Participation's most common form
What is voting in presidential elections
This idea allows for each person to be guaranteed the same chance to succeed in life
What is Equality of opportunity?
Name at least three agents of early socialization
What is:
Primary School
Secondary School
College
Friends
Family
Job/Work
This event occurred in 1970's and is the primary reason why there a significant drop in political participation
What is the Watergate Scandal?
The main idea of Federalist 51
What is Federalist No. 51 addresses means by which appropriate checks and balances can be created in government and also advocates a separation of powers within the national government?
The difference between a conference, joint, and select committee are what?
What is:
Select used for selected purposes
Joint used for few subject matter areas draw from both houses
Conference: when both the Senate and the House pass a bill in different forms and appoint members to iron out the differences
The clear and present danger test is what? (Older version)
What is the old interpretation of the 1st amendment that holds that the government cannot interfere with speech unless the speech presents a clear and present danger that it will lead to evil or illegal acts?
what is a statistical formulation of how well a sample of voters (those voters who took the poll) reflects the general population (all voters), assuming that their voices are chosen randomly within the population you want to know about. It tells how confident we can be that a poll is telling us how the whole population feels?
Describe the differences between all the different types of participation (Political, Conventional and Unconventional)
What is:
Conventional, where relatively routine behavior such as putting candidate signs on lawns,
Unconventional, relatively uncommon behavior that tries to challenge or defy a law in place, such as sit ins or protests
Name all 10 amendments, including their clauses
(Im not gonna put all the answers here because it would be too long so I'll check off when you get it right)
How does the Necessary and Proper clause impact the amount of power Congress has?
What is because it allows them to do anything necessary to carry out their specific powers. SCOTUS cases have further expanded Congress' power under this clause by reaffirming that anything that is argued necessary to an enumerated power is unconstitutional
Name all the clauses within the amendments
Describe the difference between the conservative and liberalism ideology
What is Conservatism in the United States is based on a belief in limited government, individualism, traditionalism, republicanism, and limited federal governmental power in relation to U.S. states.
Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property and equality before the law.
All the minor parties in the United States have a type, name each type and an example of a type in a minor party
What are Ideological parties, single issue parties, economic protest parties and splinter parties?
Example can be from anywhere