Unit 1 - Foundations
A system of government where sovereignty is shared between two levels of government.
What is federalism?
These are provisions in the Bill of Rights that provide guarantees against abuse or interference by government.
This is an interest group comprised of hired representatives that try to convince and influence lawmakers to support or be against certain policies.
What are lobbyists?
This is the drawing of legislative boundaries in such a way as to maximize the influence of a particular party.
If no presidential candidate receives the necessary 270 electoral votes to take office, then this person or group votes to determine the winner of the election.
What is the House of Representatives?
This political ideology is generally characterized by the belief in a limited government and traditional values.
What is conservatism?
***DOUBLE JEOPARDY***
This is the application of the Bill of Rights to states and local governments.
What is selective incorporation?
This describes the phenomenon of detaching from a major political party.
What is dealignment?
This is the number power of the Supreme Court to review actions of the legislative and executive branches and determine their constitutionality.
What is judicial review?
This is one of the roles of the president in which they establish the party platform and endorse party members seeking election/re-election.
What is Head of Party?
The President vetoed a piece of legislation that had bipartisan support in the Senate. Congress can do this to check the President's power.
What is override the veto.
The Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause were officially established in this Reconstruction Amendment.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
This is a problem with electoral polling in which respondents do not accurately represent their vote.
What is response bias?
If both the President and Vice President are unable to serve in office, this person is the next in line to serve as President.
What is the Speaker of the House of Representatives?
This occurs when government spending exceeds government revenue and results in national debt.
What is a deficit?
This founding father advocated against the formation of political parties.
Who is George Washington
This action describes a form of political participation that reflects a conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer the consequences.
What is civil disobedience?
This describes an aspect of the media in which coverage contains inherent bias or ideological predispositions.
This is the name of the guideline of whether a writ of certiorari will be granted to a case petitioned to the Supreme Court.
What is the rule of four?
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY***
In this Supreme Court case, the Court ruled that the right to wear certain clothing as a form of anti-war protest is protected under the freedom of speech clause in the First Amendment.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This type of federalism takes a mutual approach to policy with shared powers and was likened to a marble cake.
What is cooperative federalism?
This is a common standard used by the Courts to judge whether or not the government can violate certain protected liberties.
What is the compelling state interest test?
Most electors in the Electoral College abide by the winner-take-all system except for these two states.
What are Maine and Nebraska?
After a proposed bill has been approved or amended by the House or Senate subcommittee, this is the next step it must go through in the process to be signed into law.
What is reviewed and approved by the full standing committee?
A senator can do this during a floor debate to prevent action on a bill.
What is a filibuster?