Unit 1
This compromise created a bicameral Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?
This Senate tactic is used to delay or block voting on a bill.
What is a filibuster?
This document protects individual freedoms from government action.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the process by which people form their political beliefs.
What is political socialization?
This barrier often reduces voter turnout in the United States.
What is voter registration?
This was the biggest weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What is a weak central government?
This official creates the federal budget before Congress approves it.
Who is the President?
This clause prevents the government from establishing an official religion.
What is the Establishment Clause?
This is the primary goal of political parties.
What is to win elections?
This group officially elects the President of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
This clause gives Congress implied powers beyond those listed.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
These courts handle the first trial in a federal case.
What are district courts?
This Supreme Court case declared school segregation unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This type of election chooses party nominees.
What is a primary election?
This common polling issue can lead to inaccurate results.
What is sampling error?
This system allows each branch of government to limit the others.
What are checks and balances?
This presidential action carries the force of law without Congress.
What is an executive order?
These protect freedoms, while the other protects equality.
What are civil liberties and civil rights?
This activity involves influencing lawmakers on policy decisions.
What is lobbying?
These organizations raise money to support political campaigns.
What are PACs?
This Supreme Court case confirmed national supremacy over the states.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This power lets Congress supervise and check the bureaucracy.
What is oversight?
This test allows limits on speech during serious national threats.
What is the Clear and Present Danger Test?
These population characteristics strongly shape political ideology.
What are demographics?
This form of modern communication has increased youth political involvement.
What is social media?