Constitution
Federalism
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Public Opinion and Participation
Political Parties
100
Term used to describe powers shared by the national and state governments.
What are concurrent powers?
100

This amendment sets the groundwork for federalism. 

What is the 10th Amendement?

100
Regents of the U. of California v. Bakke (1978), Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Gratz v. Bollinger (2003) all dealt with this issue.
What is affirmative action?
100
A belief that you play a role in politics and the government is responsive to the participants.
What is political efficacy?
100

This method of economic stimulation characterized by large tax cuts is known as what? 

What is supply-side economics/Reaganomics/Trickle-Down Economics

200
This large-state contribution to the Constitutional Convention called for a strong national government.
What is the Virginia Plan?
200
This concept of federalism views the national and state governments as collaborating to solve common problems.
What is cooperative federalism?
200
This rule says that illegally gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial.
What is the exclusionary rule?
200
The difference between the results of random poll samples at the same time.
What is a sampling error?
200
Which current political party is the largest? (according to individual responses)
What is the Democratic Party?
300
This uprising of Revolutionary War veterans brought attention to several weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays's Rebellion?
300
Type of federal grant for a specific purpose.
What is a categorical grant?
300
These two clauses in the First Amendment make up what is generally understood as Americans' "freedom of religion."
What are free exercise and establishment clauses?
300
The process by which a person forms his or her political views.
What is political socialization?
300
A period when a significant shift occurs in the coalitions of national political parties.
What is a realignment (or critical period)?
400

This section of the Constitution details the roles and responsibilities of the judicial branch.

What is Article III?

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)?
400

This landmark SCOTUS case said the 6th Amendment applies to the states, thereby applying the process of selective incorporation.

What is Gideon v. Wainwright? 

400

Which of the following groups would favor an Estate Tax? 

A. Republicans     B. Democrats

C. Libertarians     D. Farmers

What is B. Democrats

400

This is the designation given to the candidate who leads in the polls. 

Who is the front runner? 

500

This political philosopher was most known among the Founding Fathers for promoting the separation of powers.

Who is Montesquieu?

500

Landmark case that established Congress's ability to use the necessary and proper clause to carry out enumerated powers. 

What is McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

500
This landmark case's majority opinion created the "clear and present danger test" to analyze future free speech cases.
What is Schenck v. United States (1919)?
500

Someone who supports government stimulation of the economy could be described as ____________________

A Keynesian 

500

Elections to select party nominee. 

What is a primary nomination?

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