Unit 1
The sharing of power between federal and state governments
What is Federalism?
The amount of senators required for quorum
What is 51 senators?
The basic rights and freedoms guaranteed to citizens
What are civil liberties?
The process by which citizens acquire their political beliefs
What is Political Socialization?
This amendment gave women the right to vote in the United States
What is the 19th amendment?
This document explained the idea of separation of powers between 3 government branches
What is Federalist 51?
The most underrepresented group of people in Congress
What is women?
This court case ruled that states must provide lawyers for criminals who can't afford a lawyer
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
This political term refers to the shared beliefs, values, and norms
What is Political Culture?
The term for the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in the election
What is voter turnout?
This compromise established the bicameral legislature for the United States government
What is the Great/Connecticut Compromise?
This court case limited racial gerrymandering, stating districts solely drawn based on race violates the 14th amendment
What is Shaw v. Reno?
This amendment limited the President to 2 terms
What is the 22nd amendment?
This political ideology believes the government should have a minimal role in society
What is Libertarian?
Name the two major linkage institutions that connect citizens to the government
What are political parties and interest groups?
This court case helped establish that states cannot interfere with federal affairs made in pursuance
What is McCoulloch v. Maryland?
This document explained the need for a strong and energetic singular POTUS
What is Fed. 70?
This act passed in 1965 provided federal oversight on election, and outlawed any unfair voting tests
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This type of voting makes decisions based on party performance
What is Retrospective Voting?
The main difference between a political party and an interest group
What is controlling vs. influencing government?
This model of representative democracy is how wealthy people influence politics
What is Elite democracy?
A federal agency created by Congress to enforce rules, with a prominent one being the Federal Election Commission
What is an Independent Regulatory Commission?
The court case that overturned Roe v. Wade
What is Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization?
The most popular way someone acquires their political beliefs
What is Family?
Give a reason why voter turnout is lower in the U.S.
What is harder voting processes and low political efficacy?