Constitution
These types of "powers" are shared by both the state and federal governments.
What are concurrent powers?
This clause in Article VI establishes that federal law takes precedence over conflicting state laws.
Supremacy Clause
A belief that you play an active role in politics and the government is responsive to all participants.
What is political efficacy?
In Federalist 10, organizations within the government competing against one another are called this.
What are factions?
John Locke's three basic rights that must be protected by the government.
What are life, liberty, and property?
This large state plan during the Constitutional Convention called for representation to be based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
Federal funds provided to states for a broad purpose, such as "community development," which allows states more discretion.
What is a Block Grant
This is the acceptable amount of uncertainty in your survey.
What is a margin of error?
This ideological group tends to favor lower taxes, free markets, and more social traditionalism, largely supporting the Republican Party.
What are Conservatives
This uprising of Revolutionary War veterans highlighted the weaknesses of the central government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay's Rebellion
These types of powers are not given to the National government, but are only for the States.
What are reserved powers?
This landmark case held that a national ban on guns in a school zone had violated the commerce clause.
What is U.S. v. Lopez?
The process in which someone forms their political views from interactions with family, schools, religious gatherings, etc.
What is political socialization?
This is when there is a significant shift within the major political parties.
What is a realignment?
This plan at the Constitutional Convention proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in the House and equality in the Senate.
Connecticut Compromise
Found in Article I, Section 8, this clause gives Congress the authority to pass laws needed to carry out its enumerated powers, often leading to the expansion of federal authority.
Necessary and Proper Clause / Elastic Clause
Landmark case that decided that the states did not have the power to tax a federal bank?
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
The most common form of political participation in the United States.
Voting
Historically, this demographic group has been the most loyal base of the Democratic Party.
African Americans
The standard established by Schenck v. United States that allows the government to limit speech.
Clear and Present Danger
This philosopher is credited with the idea of separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
The amendment that reserves powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution to the states, forming the basis of federalism.
10th Amendment
A strategy used by interest groups to influence policy by providing information to lawmakers.
Lobbying
This refers to the growing gap between the ideological positions of the two parties, making compromise difficult.
What is Polarization
This 2010 Supreme Court case ruled that corporate and union funding of independent political broadcasts is protected as free speech.
Citizens United vs. FEC