chapters 1 &2
Goods that all people may use free of charge but that are limited of supply.
What are Common Goods?
A form of government that distributes power across a national government and sub-national governments and ensures the existence of the sub-national governments.
What is Federalism?
Being denied a right, such as the right to vote.
What is Disenfranchisement?
The highest court in the land, where all decisions are final.
What is The Supreme Court?
The creation by the media outlet of a narrative, or context, for a news story.
What is Framing?
The agreement between small states on equal representation in the Senate, and representation in the House based on size.
What is The Great Compromise?
Allow us to express our ideas safely (speech), practice our religion freely, and lead private lives without government interference.
What are Civil Liberties?
Permanent committees responsible for legislation in particular policy areas.
What is Standing Committees?
Power to reject legislation passed by Congress.
What is Veto?
The issues importance to a person or group.
What is Salience?
The process of organizing and allocating authority to provide benefits to members of that society.
What is Government?
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states, respectively, or to the people.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
Discrimination that is the result of tradition or habit.
What is De Facto Discrimination?
A document written by a justice on the majority side of a ruling which outlines additional consideration she thinks are important.
What is Concurring Opinion?
The learning process in which individuals absorb information and selectively add it to their knowledge and understanding of politics and government.
What is Political Socialization?
The first outlined organization of the United States, which based most power in each state?
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The list of civil liberties described in the Fifth Amendment that must be read to a suspect before anything the suspect says can be used in a trial.
What is Miranda Rights?
The person who presides over the House and serves as the chamber's official spokesperson.
What is Speaker of the House?
The meeting each state and the District of Columbia, of electors who cast votes to elect the president. In most states, electors are required by law to vote for the winner of the popular vote.
What is Electoral College?
We recall information consistent with our beliefs and discard information which runs contrary.
What is Selective Retention?
Principle that the executive, legislative, and judicial functions of government should be performed by different institutions.
What is Separation of Powers?
Functions and actions that congress could perform in order to implement and exercise its enumerated powers.
What is Implied Powers?
Grounds for discrimination that are not(usually) seen as prejudice.
What is Non-Suspect Classifications?
The inherent tendency to fail given the mismatch of limited powers versus the extreme expectations.
What is Presidential Paradox?
The collective political beliefs and attitudes of the public, or groups within the public, on matters of relevance to government-issues, candidates, officials, parties and groups.
What is Public Opinion?