Key Vocab
Supreme Court Decisions
Voting Behavior
Political Parties
Interest Groups
100
A proposal by the citizens to repeal a law that is in existence and is voted on directly by the citizens on the ballot is:
What is a referendum?
100
Court case that upheld "separate but equal"
What is Plessey v. Ferguson?
100
This racial group is the largest percentage of voting citizens.
What is the white race?
100
This political party is more likely to identify as conservatives.
What is the Republican Party?
100
Lobbying, contributing money to candidates, filing lawsuits, and appealing to public opinion are examples of:
What is interest group influence in the political process?
200
States and localities have the most discretion in establishing policy when federal funding is derived from:
What is block grant?
200
Court case that ruled "separate but equal is inherently unequal" and called for desegregation of schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
200
These people play the most important role in the political socialization of children.
What is the family?
200
Informing public about issues and mobilizing voters and getting them to polls are examples of:
What is political party function?
200
Interest groups are most likely to have influence on Congress when:
What is an issue is high profile or dramatized by the media?
300
Theory in which the states are portrayed as powerful components of the federal government is:
What is dual federalism?
300
This court case made it so police must warn citizens of their rights when they are arrested.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
300
This factor is the best indicator to decide if someone will vote or not.
What is education level.
300
Political parties promote democracy by:
What is linking citizens to the political process?
300
This type of interest group is limited in the amount of money they can give to a candidate, but can also do things like run advertisements.
What is a political action committee?
400
A proposal by citizens to remove a public official from office is:
What is a recall vote?
400
This case upheld a woman's right to secure an abortion.
What is Roe v. Wade?
400
This group of people is least likely to vote.
What are young voters with low education levels?
400
The power of political parties is likely to change during this type of election because their views change or peoples party identification changes.
What is a critical election or realigning election?
400
This interest group raises campaign funds to support favored candidates.
What is a political action committee?
500
The American population is made up of people of different ethnicities, races, and backgrounds.
What is the American Melting Pot?
500
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress ahs the power to make laws to carry out the duties given to it in the Constitution.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
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