Government Set up
Separated powers of government (Keeps one branch from having too much power)
What is Checks and balances
Liberal, Conservative, and libertarian ideology connect to
What is a person's political ideology?
Random sampling, stratified sampling and sampling error are all shown in
What is scientific polling
Watch Dogs get their stories based on who wants them to follow it
What are Gatekeepers
The Necessary and Proper clause allows for
What are implied powers?
2 documents defending federalism (Divided power between state and national government)
What is Fed 51 and Fed 10
Participatory democracy allows for (Voting for what party you want)
What is Party line voting?
Interest Groups, media, political parties, and elections are all part of
What are linkage institutions?
The act of logrolling can result in
You get natural rights from
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Articles of Confederation were proven invalid by what uprising?
What is Shays Rebellion
Demographics change (where you live and your beliefs)
What is political efficacy?
Primary elections decide who runs for the
What are General and Midterm elections?
Having a strong iron triangle when it comes to elections the in-house candidate will get the
What is the incumbency advantage?
Electoral college maintains voting directly for who you want for president and vice president
What is popular sovereignty?
Rational choice theory results in (Voting by self-interest not by party)
What are elected officials being from the same party?
Political parties have their beliefs and values which fall under
What is party platform?
Pluralist democracy allows for what organizations
What is PAC (Political Action Committee)
Families, Friends, and School is a type of
What is political socialization?
The Constitution gave the legislative branch
What are enumerated powers?
What two cases involved redistricting with gerrymandering in favor of one race or population?
What is Baker v. Carr and Shaw v. Reno
Generational effects can lead to
What is political realignment?
Only having rich people in charge
What is elite democracy?
Us v. Lopez was influenced by
What are The Constitution and Amendments?
The Senate majority leader is an example of
What is a politico