Definitions
Fill in the blank(s)
American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
So you wanna be a millionare
American Democracy Potpourri
100
Feeling that political and social change is possible and that the individual citizen can play a part in bringing about this change.
What is Political Efficacy?
100
_____ Race Coverage
What is Horse?
100
What are: poverty, homelessness, overpopulation, racial discrimination, gender inequality, immigration stresses, climate change?
What are Social Issues?
100
The doctrine of a political viewpoint that: strongly value individual freedom and see this as justifying strong protections for individual freedom.
What is Libertarianism?
doctrine; No 'ism' no points
100
The sharing of power between the states and national government
What is Federalism?
200
The problem faced by unions and other groups; when people do not join because they can benefit from the groups' activities without officially joining.
What is the Free-Rider problem?
200
Types of Polls: ____ Poll and _________ Poll
What are Exit and Benchmark?
200
Give an example of one major political event and how it can influence the political views of someone who witnessed/experienced it?
9/11, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Assassination of [political leader], the Monica Lewinsky affair, the election of Donald J. Trump, etc.
200
Summarize the US v. Lopez case including key details.
Lopez, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was unconstitutional because the U.S. Congress, in enacting the legislation, had exceeded its authority under the commerce clause of the Constitution.
+20 extra points if answered adequately
200
The idea that the government's power comes from the people giving their consent to be governed.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
300
This court case resulted in the decision that established the supremacy of the Constitution, the expansion of Congress’ powers beyond those enumerated, and the inferior status of state laws in relation to federal laws.
What was McCulloch v. Maryland?
300
What does MPIE stand for? (you have to say MPIE like you're really enjoying some pie or NO POINTS)
What is media, political parties, interest groups, elections?
300
the increasing interconnectedness of economies, political systems and societies on a global scale.
What is Globalization?
300
an economic theory advocated by President Reagan holding that too much income goes to taxes so too little money is available for purchasing, and the solution is to cut taxes and return purchasing power to consumers.
What is Supply-Side Economics?
300
Argued that the Constitution gives to much power to the federal government and that Republican gov't works for small groups, but not for large ones.
What is Brutus 1?
405
The electoral advantage a candidate enjoys by virtue of being an incumbent, over and above his or her other personal and political characteristics.
What is Incumbency Advantage?
405
________ believe in: individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), democracy, secularism, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of _______, and a market economy.
What is Liberals, religion?
405
the theory that the government can stabilize the economy.
What is Keynesian Economics?
405
What does the 17th amendment do?
The 17th amendment allowed voters of each state to directly elect their senators.
405
The Necessary and Proper Clause says that ________ can make any law that is necessary and proper for them to be able to execute their powers.
(WHO makes laws?)
What is Congress?
510
when a bureaucratic agency, an interest group, and a congressional committee work together to advance its own agenda and act in its own interests.
What is Iron Triangle?
510
The Great __________ agreed for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which ____________ would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have ____ senators.
What is Compromise, Representation, and Two?
510
Give at least 4 examples of Entitlement Programs.
Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, Welfare, Unemployment Programs
510
Define Federalist 10
AND
Define Federalist 51
Fed 10: Argued that the gov't needs more power to control factions and that republican gov't is better for representing larger groups.
Fed 51: Explains that the separation of powers and checks and balances set up in the Constitution will prevent the gov't from becoming corrupt and taking away people's rights.
510
Great job going big!
A Winner
What are you?
~510 free points~