Approximately how many (or percentage) members of the U.S. house of Representatives are African Americans ?
What is 43 or 10%
100
This is work Congresspeople do to assist with Constituents interactions with the Federal government
What is "Case Work"
100
This amendment sets the template for federalism and is also known as _________?
What is the 10th amendment or "reserve clause"
100
What is the power to interpret the Constitution formally called ?
What is "Judicial Review"
100
Which President was the first President to desegregate the Armed Forces
Who is "Harry Truman"
200
This is done every ten years in the House of Representatives after the census is taken
What is "Reapportionment?"
200
this is a term used to describe money and programs that Congresspersons bring back to their districts
What is "Pork Barrel" legislation
200
These three areas are where slavery is addressed in the Constitution
What is the 3/5 clause, return runaway slaves, and banning the slave trade from Africa
200
What are the three elements in defining Judicial Restraint (original intent) ?
What is interpreting the Constitution verbatim, a reluctance to go against legislatures, and a reluctance to overturn precedent.
200
Name five functional roles of the President
What is Chief of Party, Chief Diplomat, Chief Executive, Chief Legislator, Commander in Chief, Head of State
300
After the census is taken and the numbers of Representatives are allotted to each state, this takes place within each state
What is "Redistricting"?
300
This is a type of representation that looks at the composition of an institution in a demographic sense
What is "Descriptive Representation"
300
What amendment addresses civil rights for the first time in U.S. History ?
What is the 14th amendment
300
What are the three elements in Judicial Activism ?
What is interpreting the Constitution as a living document that can change with the times, a willingness to go against legislatures, and a willingness to overturn precedent
300
Why did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation ?
What is to create a "fourth column" in the South and to use freed slaves as a tactical weapon in winning the war
400
The politicizing of drawing Congressional boundaries is called _____________
What is "Gerrymandering"
400
This is the reason why for most of our nation's history that few blacks were members of Congress
What is black voters were disenfranchised through poll tests and intimidation
400
What were the two primary reasons that the slavery issue was not directly addressed at the Constitutional Convention?
What is the north had vested economic interests in the South and the desire to keep the colonies unified was paramount
400
Name one famous case that exemplifies judicial restraint and one for judicial activism
What is Heller v Washington D.C., Plessy v Ferguson, or Dred Scott, and activism is Roe v Wade or Brown v Board of Education
400
Who was the first African American to run (with a major party) for President ?
Who is "Shirley Chisolm"
500
Extensive Gerrymandering has caused this to increase in number for many House seats
What is "Safe seats" or non-competitive seats...
500
The way in which people feel about an entire institution on the whole is called what ?
What is "Symbolic Representation"
500
What are the five elements in the First Amendment ?
What is the freedom of the Press, Religion, Speech, Assembly, and the right to petition the government for grievences
500
These are the areas that Judicial Review can be applied
Where are: Presidential actions, Laws passed by Congress, Lower court decisions, State court decisions, State legislatures, bureaucracies
500
Sometimes a situation can occur in the Electoral College where a candidate can win the popular vote yet lose the election...This is due to the _______________affect