Introduction (II)
Age of people who tend to be the most politically informed and politically engaged.
older Americans
Under fiscal federalism, the national government gets states to obey rules by giving them this.
money
The first constitution of the United States.
Articles of Confederation
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
This case protected a woman’s access to abortion in the first trimester of her pregnancy.
Roe v. Wade
This distracts the focus of politicians and provides opportunities for corruption.
money
This set of government policies in the 1930s involved increasing government regulation of the economy.
New Deal
Changing the Articles of Confederation required this.
unanimous consent
The most democratic part of the national government.
House of Representatives
Courts have allowed rules restricting these two groups from having firearms.
felons, mentally ill
This characteristic of U.S. politics refers to the fact that the government plays little role in the economy.
free market system
The national government convinced the states to lower the drinking age by threatening to withhold this.
highway funding
This law passed under the Articles of Confederation laid out a plan for new states to join the Union.
Northwest Ordinance
Solution to the problem of protecting liberty while ruling a large nation.
federalism
Protection from this prevents an individual from being tried twice for the same crime.
double jeopardy
This political challenge refers to the fact that the political parties in U.S. politics are moving further and further apart.
polarization
The movement of devolution in the 1980s and 1990s resulted in their increasing power.
States
Means by which the different branches of government limit each other’s powers.
checks and balances
Solution to the question of whether slaves would be counted for purposes of representation.
Three-Fifths Compromise
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) guaranteed the access of a criminal defendant to this.
an attorney
This value in U.S. political culture comes from both the English tradition and the early separation of America from the governments of Europe.
self-government
This is the basis of the implied powers of the national government.
necessary and proper clause
Supporters of the Constitution of 1787.
Federalists
Number of states participating in the Constitutional Convention.
Twelve
When a person is arrested, police must generally have a warrant to search this.
cell phone