Government &Political Philosophy
A system of rule in which citizens play a significant part in government.
What is democracy?
The first written constitution of the United States (1777–1789).
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Standard placing the burden on government in racial discrimination cases.
What is strict scrutiny?
Dominant U.S. election system with two main competitors.
What is the two-party system?
Large government units responsible for broad policy areas.
What are cabinet departments?
This form of government recognizes no formal limits and seeks to absorb/eliminate other social institutions.
What is totalitarian?
Division of government powers among several institutions.
What is separation of powers?
Supreme Court case guaranteeing the right to counsel.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)?
Survey measuring public opinion from a representative sample.
What is a poll?
Government-run businesses like USPS.
What are government corporations?
Membership in a political community that confers legal rights and responsibilities.
What is citizenship?
People who favored strong state governments and a weak national government.
Who are Antifederalists?
Supreme Court case establishing Miranda rights.
What is Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
Amendment granting women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
Departments, agencies, and offices carrying out laws.
What is the federal bureaucracy?
Belief that ordinary citizens can affect government actions.
What is political efficacy?
Agreement counting five enslaved people as three for House representation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Case ruling that anti-sodomy laws violate the 14th Amendment.
What is Lawrence v. Texas (2003)?
Amendment outlawing poll taxes.
What is the 24th Amendment?
Lawsuits used to advance policy goals.
What is litigation?
The ideal that all people should have freedom to reach their potential.
What is equality of opportunity?
Guarantees citizens of one state the same rights as residents of another.
What is the Privileges and Immunities Clause (Article IV)?
Case overturning “separate but equal” in schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
Case limiting personal campaign spending restrictions.
What is Buckley v. Valeo?
Law creating a merit-based civil service system.
What is the Pendleton Act?