AP Government Jeopardy

History of the Constitution

100

This group of the Founders favored a smaller central government.

Who are the anti-federalists?

200

This uprising of Revolutionary War veterans brought attention to several weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.

What is Shays's Rebellion?

300

This large-state contribution to the Constitutional Convention called for a strong national government.

What is the Virginia Plan?

400

The 3/5 compromise settled disputes over __________

Counting enslaved people for representation and taxation 

500

Author of Federalist 10

James Madison

SCOTUS

100

Landmark case which used the 14th amendment to establish "separate but equal is inherently unequal." It led to the desegregation of public schools 

What is Brown v. Board? 

200

This court case, about the appointment of midnight justices, established the principle of judicial review. 

What is Marbury v. Madison?

300

In this court case, Amish parents argued that requirements for their child to attend school violated their right to freedom of religion. 

What is Wisconsin v. Yoder? 

400

Landmark case that held a national ban on guns in a school zone had violated the commerce clause.

What is U.S. v. Lopez (1995)?

500

Landmark case that held all interstate commerce will be regulated by the national government.

What is Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

Text of the Constitution

100

This term describes powers that are explicitly given to the federal government in the Constitution 

What are enumerated powers?

200

This is the name for the clause that states that, in times of disagreement, federal laws and the text of the Constitution take precedence over state laws 

What is the supremacy clause? 

300

This person in the executive branch also serves as President of the Senate 

Who is the Vice President?

400

This amendment stipulated that all Senators must be directly elected, rather than selected by state legislatures 

The 17th amendmnet 

500

Congress is specifically prohibited from making these kinds of laws in article 1 of the constitution 

suspension of writ of habeas corpus, ex post facto laws, laws granting titles of nobility 

Elections and participation

100

The process by which a person forms his or her political views.

What is political socialization?

200

A belief that you play a role in politics and the government is responsive to the participants.

What is political efficacy?

300

This term refers to a voter who will vote for every candidate representing a particular party

Straight ticket or party line voting 

400

This term refers to countries in which seats in legislatures are awarded based on the percentage of the total vote given to that party, not based on the winners of individual districts 

What is proportional representation 

500

This law - requiring states to allow citizens to register to vote at the DMV - increased voter registration dramatically.

What is the motor-voter law? (National Voter Registration Act of 1993)

Political Parties

100

This term refers to bias in favor of a particular political party 

Partisanship 

200

This third party supports very small government and limited government regulation of social issues. 

the Libertarian Party

300

Money whose source does not have to be disclosed 

Dark money 

400

Party leaders and elected officials who automatically become delegates to the national convention.

What are superdelegates?

500

This political party challenged the Jacksonian Democrats, but the Democrats typically dominated politically throughout this party era.

What was the Whig party?