Identify the compromise at the Constitutional Convention that established a bicameral legislature
What is the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise
100
Two ways interest groups influence the Supreme Court
What is amicus curiae and litmus test
100
Identify two groups who are more likely to vote for Democrats than Republicans.
What is African Americans and Women (Gender Gap)
100
Why is an independent agency that oversees the monetary policy?
What is the need to make their decisions based on expertise not politics.
100
How can the president influence actions of Congress?
What is State of the Union Address, Bully pulpit, proposing the federal budget, veto, veto threat, and executive orders
200
Which part of the American government is granted the authority to pass the Articles of Impeachment?
What is the House of Representatives
200
How did Marbury v. Madison influenced the Madisonian Model of government?
What is judicial review
200
Explain a major reason that the United States is and has been a two party system.
What is Winner-take-all system, must win 5% of the popular vote in a prior election, must petition to get on the ballot, third parties are too extreme, or lack of mass media coverage.
200
What is the two largest entitlement programs of the federal government?
What is social security and Medicare
200
Two reasons why the bureaucracy have been given bureaucratic discretion.
What is they are the experts and someone to blame
300
How does the Madisonian Model of Government create good governance?
What is it blocks the tyranny of the majority, separates powers of government, and establishes a system of checks and balances
300
This case granted everyone the right to an attorney and incorporated that right.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright
300
How has foreign policy extended the imperial presidency?
What is executive agreements, War Powers Act, executive privilege
300
How did Clinton v. New York limit the power of the presidency?
What is the line-item veto was declare unconstitutional
400
What philosophy of government was created by John Locke and expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
What is the social contract theory
400
This case established a right of privacy based upon penumbras in the Bill of Rights. It also demonstrates judicial activism.
What is Griswold v. Connecticut
400
Why have PACs and Super PACs become a prominent part of the election process?
What is campaign finance laws, such as Federal Election Reform Act and Bi-partisan Campaign Act, which have attempted to limit the influence of interest groups on the election process.
400
What is the Republican against agencies such as the EPA?
What is regulations interfere with a growing economy and enlarge the power of federal government
400
How can Congress limit the power of the Supreme Court?
What is change the law, start the amendment process, and Senate approval of Court justices
500
What type of government does James Madison argue would stop factionalism in Federalist 10?
What is a Republic
500
This case demonstrates the weakness of affirmative action.
What is Bakke v. University of California at Regents or Gratz v. Bollinger
500
Explain one reason that political scientist have argued that American politics have become candidate centered.
What is mass media's influence on politics, primary elections in the selection of the nominee, rise of special interest, and use of the internet to campaign
500
How has the implementation of public policy broken down the system of checks and balances?
What is the creation of iron triangles and issue networks
500
What factors contribute to the centralization of the legislative process in the House of Representatives?
What is Speaker of the House controls the legislative process, rules committee, 453 members, time restriction