A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office
What are Political Parties
100
First step to the nominating process
What is Self-Announcement
100
Believe that government is restricted in what it may do, and every individual has certain rights that government cannot take away.
What is Limited Government
100
Delegates who attended the Philadelphia Convention were known as
What are The Framers
200
System of overlapping power of the three branches of government which guarantees none of them gain too much power.
What is Checks and Balances
200
Key political figure of the Democratic Era of the 1930s
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
200
Group of like-minded people who meet to select the candidates they will support in an upcoming election.
What is Caucus
200
The document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain
What is Declaration of Independence
200
Most influential Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Who is John Marshall
300
Marbury V. Madison
What is Court case introduced concept of Judicial Review
300
The strong support individuals have for their political party
What is Partisanship
300
Double Jeopardy
Two most commonly practiced types of primaries
Clarify the difference
What are Closed and Open
300
Double Jeopardy
List some flaws of the Articles of Confederation
What are Congress did not have power to tax, regulate trade, and could no exert power over the states.
Ultimately too much power in the hands of the states.
300
Agreements among states and with foreign states.
What is Interstate Compact
400
Total number of Amendments
Name two
What is 27
400
Double Jeopardy
Name the Four Major Eras of political parties
What are
1800-1860 Era of Democrats
1860-1932 Era of Republicans
1932-1968 Era of Democrats
1968- Now Era of Divided Government
400
These types of political organizations seek to affect the making of public policy with few financial restrictions
What are Political Action Committees (PACs)
400
Group of people that demanded the addition of a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
What were Anti-Federalists
400
A collection of people who share certain views on public matters and work to shape public policy to their benefits.
What is Interest Groups
500
Double Jeopardy
Two formal ways of Amending the Constitution
What is
Method 1-Proposed Congress by 2/3 vote in each house
Then ratified by 3/4 of State Legislatures or by Conventions in 3/4 of all States
Method 2-Proposed at a national convention requested by 2/3 of the State Legislatures
Ratified 3/4 States or by 3/4 State Conventions
500
Name to Types of Minority Political Parties
What are Ideological, Single-Issue,Economic Protest, Splinter
500
270
What is Number of Electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
500
Double Jeopardy
Name main difference between the Virginia and NJ Plans
What is
Virginia Representation by state population
New Jersey Equal Representation regardless of population
500
Double Jeopardy
Name three types of interest groups
What are Business, Labor, Agricultural,Professional Organizations,Issue-Oriented, Religious Organizations, Organizations for Specific Groups