Campaign Laws
Public Policy
Political Parties
Branches of the Government
Amendments
100

What are the committees that fund a politician's political race for an election called?

Political Action Committees or PACs

100

What is the definition of Public Policy?

Any plan that the government takes action upon

100

What style of government does the United States has?

Democratic Republic style of government 

100

This branch of the government can declare war on foreign nations, collects money/taxes from its people, officially certifies political elections, and creates laws for the nation.

Legislative Branch

100

This amendment does not allow any soldiers to utilize a person's home for rest and for nourishment. What amendment is described above?

Amendment III (3) - Soldiers cannot be quartered in a home

200

What are the two different categories for Political Action Committees (PACs)?

Connected or Regular PAC and Non-connected PAC or Super PAC

200

What are the four stages of the Public Policy making process?

Stage 1 - Agenda Setting

Stage 2 - Formulation process

Stage 3 - Implementation process

Stage 4 - Evaluation process

200

This political party gained popularity during the 1860s for its stance against slavery. What political party is this?

Republican Party

200

This branch of the government overlooks agencies such as the CIA, FBI, and other security agencies for the nation. This branch can appoint federal judges, issue executive orders, and controls the military. 

Executive Branch 

200

This amendment allows a person to be tried by a jury of their peers in the community. Typically, this trial by jury is issued to people that cause a case that is more than $20. 

Amendment VII (7th)- Trial by Jury

300

What are the differences between a Super PAC and a PAC?

Super PACs can not donate directly to a politician's election campaign and regular PACs can only donate $5000 to a political candidate.

300

How do advocacy groups or interest groups influence the policy making process?

They conduct research through qualitative and quantitative processes that provide data for politicians to create public policy based around the people's interests  and desires. 

300

This political party was reshaped in the early 1900s and focused on assisting the elderly, the poor, immigrants, and provided social welfare for its people. What political party is this?

Democratic party

300

There are 9 top positions in this branch of the government and the 9 individuals assess whether or not created laws are constitutional or unconstitutional. This branch judges actions of other branches to measure if they have the justified power to do that action. What branch of the government is this?

Judicial Branch
300

This amendment ensures that people who are held in jail will have a trial within a reasonable amount of time and that you have a right to a lawyer. What amendment is described here?

Amendment VI (6th) - right to a Speedy Trial and Jury

400

What is the purpose of the disclosure process in Voting Law?

The purpose is to reduce the liklihood of corruption from occurring and the politicians' need to be transparent with government funded money. 

400

What are Lobbyists and what is the purpose that they serve?

Lobbyists are intermediaries between corporations or labor interests and government politicians. They influence public policy making as they talk to politicians about corporate/business interests. 

400

This party was the third party that formed in America during the early 1800s. This party focused on building a trade economy, it had a pro-British stance, and it wanted to expand industry in America. What political party is this?

The Whig party

400

It takes 270 electoral college votes for this political candidate to assume its position of power within the government. There is a major race that occurs and the person assumes power on January 6th. 

Presidential election or the Executive Branch

400

This amendment declares that any powers or laws that were not outlined within the Constitution are deemed as legal or until a law is amended. 

Amendment IX (9th) - Powers Given to the People

500

What is the official name of the FEC?

Federal Elections Commission

500

What is the purpose of evaluating process to the policy making process? 

The purpose is to see if a public policy was efficient with its use of resources and to see if the policy was effective for its intended purposes. 

500

What event in the 1930s-1940s America that reshaped the identity of the Democratic party?

The Great Depression and the government's response called the New Deal. 

500

What is the process for a bill to become a law?

A bill is introduced into the House of Representatives or the Senate. It is talked about in that house of the legislative branch to iron out any issues or problems. After the bill moves to the other legislative house, where they vote on whether it passes or not. After, the bill is passed to the president, where he signs the bill to become a law or the president utilizes a veto, where the bill either dies or there is vote to cancel the presidential veto. It becomes a law after the veto override vote. 

500

This is the most controversial amendment in the Bill of Rights. This amendment gives a person freedoms and protections from the government. This amendment allows a person to speak freely to the government, allows people to organize and assemble together, allows people to petition the government, people can write about the government as freely as possible, and ensures that people can chose a religion of their choice.

Amendment I - Rights to petition, speech, assembly, a religion, and press.