Amendments
This amendment reserves powers not explicitly granted to the federal government to the states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
This legislative body has 435 members and originates revenue bills.
What is the House of Representatives?
This 1803 case established the principle of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This was the first governing document of the U.S., later replaced due to its weaknesses.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This term describes how people develop political beliefs through family, education, and media.
What is political socialization?
This amendment granted 18-year-olds the right to vote, influenced by the Vietnam War draft.
What is the 26th Amendment?
This legislative maneuver allows a Senator to extend debate and delay a vote.
What is a filibuster?
This case ruled that Congress exceeded its power under the Commerce Clause by regulating guns near schools.
What is United States v. Lopez?
This compromise created a bicameral legislature, balancing representation for large and small states.
What is the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
This system awards all of a state’s electoral votes to the candidate who wins the popular vote in that state.
What is the Electoral College?
This clause in the 14th Amendment has been used to challenge segregation and discrimination.
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
This committee in the House handles tax legislation and revenue policies.
What is the Ways and Means Committee?
This case ruled that corporate spending on elections is a form of free speech.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
This Federalist Paper argued that separation of powers and checks and balances would prevent tyranny.
What is Federalist No. 51?
These organizations attempt to influence policy through lobbying and campaign contributions.
What are interest groups?
The first ten amendments were added to the Constitution to address Anti-Federalist concerns.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This rule requires 60 votes in the Senate to end a filibuster.
What is cloture?
This case declared that race-based redistricting must be held to strict scrutiny.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
This process, outlined in Article V, allows for changes to the Constitution.
What is the amendment process?
This political system makes it difficult for third parties to succeed in elections.
What is a winner-take-all system?
This Supreme Court case ruled that the 2nd Amendment protects an individual's right to own firearms.
What is District of Columbia v. Heller?
The practice of manipulating congressional district boundaries for political advantage.
What is gerrymandering?
This case ruled that Congress had the authority to create a national bank.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This clause gives Congress the power to make laws necessary to carry out its enumerated powers.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
This Supreme Court case ruled that limits on independent political expenditures violate the First Amendment.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?