Foundations of Democracy
This democratic ideal emphasizes that all government power comes from the consent of the people
What is popular sovereignty?
This branch of the federal government is responsible for making laws
What is the Legislative Branch (or Congress)?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively known as this
What is the Bill of Rights?
This process is how individuals acquire their political values, beliefs, and attitudes
What is political socialization?
This is the percentage of eligible voters who actually cast their votes
What is voter turnout?
The failure of this first governing document in the U.S. was highlighted by Shays' Rebellion
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The Senate has the power to provide this to presidential appointments
What is advice and consent?
The Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause are part of this amendment
What is the First Amendment?
Individuals with this ideology generally favor more government regulation of the marketplace
What is liberalism?
A political party gathering in which party members choose candidates for an election is known as this
What is a caucus?
According to Federalist No. 10, this is a number of citizens united by a common impulse adverse to the rights of others
What is a faction?
This presidential power, though informal, allows the president to communicate directly with the public to influence opinion
What is the bully pulpit?
Speech that creates a "clear and present danger" is not protected by this amendment, according to Schenck v. United States
What is the First Amendment?
This core American value emphasizes that the government's power cannot be absolute
What is limited government?
The winner-take-all system in most states serves as a structural barrier to the success of these
What are third parties?
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention created a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in one house and equal representation in the other
What is the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
The power of judicial review, which allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional, was established in this landmark case
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This Supreme Court case held that students' wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War was protected symbolic speech
What is Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District?
This type of public opinion poll is used to create a baseline view of a candidate
What is a benchmark poll?
These are channels that allow individuals to communicate their preferences to policymakers, such as political parties and interest groups
What are linkage institutions?
Brutus No. 1 argued that this clause in the Constitution gives the general government absolute and uncontrollable power
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause (or the Elastic Clause)?
These alliances between congressional committees, bureaucratic agencies, and interest groups are prominent in specific policy areas
What are iron triangles?
The Second Amendment right to bear arms was applied to the states through this process involving the Fourteenth Amendment
What is selective incorporation?
The belief that your voice in government matters is known as this
What is political efficacy?
Spending by corporations and unions to advocate for the election or defeat of a candidate is known as this, and its limitations were at issue in Citizens United v. FEC
What are independent expenditures (or electioneering communications)?