Political Socialization
Political Spectrum
Foundations of U.S.
Elections
The Federal Government
Amendments and Voting Rights
100

Considered the strongest agent of socialization, as people learn cultures, customs, and political beliefs from parents, siblings, and other family members

Family/home influences

100

What ideology advocates for rapid social, economic, or political change; may resort to violence and extreme methods to achieve their goals?

Radical

100
First form of U.S. government that was ineffective due to no strong central government and the inability to tax states/individuals directly

Articles of Confederation

100

Election where political parties select their candidates to run for office in general elections

Primary elections

100

What is the main role of the Executive Branch?

Enforce laws

100
Sets the requirements for the line of succession for the Presidency if they are removed, incapacitated, or killed in office.

25th Amendment

200

Students in Illinois are mandated to pass two semesters of United States History as a high school graduation requirement, due to the passage of state laws and oversight by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Schools and education

200

What ideology advocates for a rapid return to a time period deemed as a “golden age” in the past; may resort to violence, authoritarianism, and fundamentalism to achieve their goals?

Reactionary

200

Key American victory that convinced France to aid the United States in their war against Great Britain, giving military and financial assistance?

Saratoga

200

Elections where voters can remove a state/local official from office before the end of their term

Recall election

200

Who is considered the leader of the House of Representatives?

Speaker of the House

200

Granted women the right to vote

19th Amendment

300

The nonprofit political action group Mothers Against Drunk Driving is an organization that is dedicated to preventing injuries and deaths caused by drunk/impaired driving in the United States.

Group affiliations

300

What ideology is generally tolerant of others' political beliefs and is considered the "swing vote" of elections?

Moderate

300

Protest by American colonists by dumping British tea into the harbor; resulted in the passage of the Intolerable Acts

Boston Tea Party
300

The minimum amount of electoral votes that a candidate needs to win the Electoral College

270 votes

300

Who casts the tiebreaking vote in the Senate?

Vice President
300

Allowed all male citizens to vote, regardless of race; passed after the Civil War

15th Amendment

400

Khaby Lame, a content creator known for his videos that mock overly complicated “life hacks”, is the most followed individual on the social media app Tik Tok with over 149.1 active followers.

Opinion leaders/influencers


400

What ideology favors limited government and the promotion of traditional values; most commonly associated with the Republican Party?

Conservative

400

Considered the first shots of the American Revolution between American Minutemen and British Redcoats

Lexington and Concord

400

How are electoral votes for each state determined?

Adding states' representatives and senators together

400

What is the MAIN exclusive power of the House of Representatives?

Start revenue/tax bills

400

Opened the right to vote to non-landowning white males

Election of 1828

500

Millions of Americans were impacted due to the social, political, and economic turmoil that was caused by the widespread outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, leading to the first national lockdowns and remote school/work in more than a century to combat the spread of the virus.

Events

500

What ideology favors social and economic change within existing systems; most commonly associated with the Democratic Party?

Liberal

500

Issue that Anti-Federalists and Federalists fought over for the adoption of the Constitution

Inclusion of the Bill of Rights
500

Type of election where voters will directly vote on propositions (bills) to be decided

Referendums

500

Power of the courts to declare laws/executive orders unconstitutional and void

Judicial review

500

Allowed 18 year olds to vote after the social unrest of the Vietnam War

26th Amendment

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