Federal Courts (2)
This many Supreme Court justices must vote to hear a case in order for it to be accepted.
4
Two characteristics likely to increase voter turnout.
Higher education, higher income, older age, party identification
These individuals in the government frequently try to shape public opinion.
Presidents
The Nineteenth Amendment granted them the right to vote.
women
These written arguments in a Supreme Court case are submitted by both sides in the case, as well as any third parties desiring to do so.
briefs
Even if they are above the age of 18, these two groups of people are frequently denied the right to vote in the United States.
felons and the mentally incompetent
This attribute of public opinion refers to how strongly a position is held.
intensity
Two methods used to deprive blacks of the right to vote.
poll taxes, literacy tests, white primaries, intimidation
This philosophy holds that the Constitution should be interpreted as it was at the time it was written.
Originalism
In the beginning, voting in the United States was limited to people with these three characteristics
White, property-owning, men
The accuracy of a poll depends upon the size of this.
the random sample
Title IX prohibited discrimination on the basis of this in education.
gender, gender identity, sexual orientation
The two main ways that Congress can respond to the judicial branch striking down a law as unconstitutional.
They can re-write the law / seek a constitutional amendment
List 3 benefits of being a U.S. citizen.
right to vote, opportunity to bring family members to the U.S., U.S. passport, eligibility for federal office
Framing is one example of the way that this can affect poll responses.
wording
This protest method was used to challenge segregation at lunch counters.
sit-ins
This type of Supreme Court opinion agrees with the decision of the majority opinion but does so for different reasons.
Concurring opinion
This form of political participation has become increasingly important in political fundraising.
Virtual participation
What are two examples of primary agents of political socialization.
family, school, religion
There were about 5,000 victims of this practice between 1880 and 1950.
lynchings