Foundations of American Democracy
This document outlined a weak national government with no power to tax.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This clause gives Congress implied powers beyond those listed.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause? (elastic)
This case established the exclusionary rule for evidence obtained illegally.
What is Mapp v. Ohio?
The most important factor in political socialization.
What is family?
This type of election determines each party’s nominee for office.
What is a primary election?
This compromise created a bicameral legislature during the Constitutional Convention.
What is the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
Put some respect on Rodger Sherman's name!
This Supreme Court case established national supremacy and upheld the creation of a national bank.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This amendment protects freedom of speech, press, and religion.
What is the First Amendment?
This term describes belief that one’s political participation matters.
What is political efficacy?
This Supreme Court case permitted unlimited independent expenditures by corporations and unions.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
James Madison argued in this paper that factions are inevitable but controllable in a large republic.
What is Federalist No. 10?
This type of federalism is compared to a “marble cake.”
What is Cooperative Federalism?
This case ruled that students’ symbolic speech is protected in schools.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
Name the demographic group that statistically has the highest voter turnout.
What are older voters (typically 65+)?
This term describes drawing legislative districts to benefit a political party.
What is gerrymandering?
This core democratic principle ensures each branch has ways to limit the others.
What are checks and balances?
These grants give states more freedom in how federal funds are used.
What are block grants?
The Supreme Court used this clause of the 14th Amendment to apply the Bill of Rights to the states.
What is the Due Process Clause (incorporation)?
A person who politically identifies as economically conservative but socially liberal fits into this ideological type.
What is a libertarian?
PACs can donate limited money directly to candidates, but this type of group can spend unlimited money independently.
What is a Super PAC?
Anti-Federalists demanded this addition to the Constitution to protect individual freedoms.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This clause ensures states must recognize other states’ records, such as marriage licenses and court rulings.
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
This doctrine of the Bill of Rights only restricting the federal geovernment, no longer used after Gitlow v. New York, was established by this case.
What is the Barron v. Baltimore?
This theory posits that voters rely on “gut rationality,” choosing quickly with limited information.
What is heuristics (or shortcut) theory?
This policy making relationship includes interest groups, congressional committees, and bureaucratic agencies.
What is an iron triangle?