Unit1
This compromise created a bicameral legislature with a House based on population and a Senate with equal representation.
What is the Great Compromise?
The branch responsible for making laws.
What is the legislative branch?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The belief that government should stay out of the economy and emphasize personal responsibility.
What is conservatism?
People who strongly identify with a political party and consistently vote for it are showing this.
What is party loyalty?
This document argued that factions are inevitable but can be controlled in a large republic.
What is Federalist No. 10?
The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
This Supreme Court case established the “clear and present danger” test for free speech restrictions.
What is Schenck v. United States?
This party generally supports higher taxes on the wealthy and more government spending on social programs.
What is the Democratic Party?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
The first form of government in the United States, criticized for a weak central government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This tactic in the Senate involves speaking for an extended time to block a vote.
What is a filibuster?
The 14th Amendment clause used to apply most of the Bill of Rights to the states.
What is the Due Process Clause?
The process by which people develop their political beliefs.
What is political socialization?
A group that raises money to influence elections but is limited in how much it can donate directly.
What is a PAC?
Powers specifically listed in the Constitution are known as these.
What are enumerated powers?
Presidents often issue these directives to federal agencies without needing Congress’s approval.
What are executive orders?
This landmark case ruled that state-mandated segregation in schools violated equal protection.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
A system in which people pay more taxes as their income increases.
What is a progressive tax?
This explains why many eligible Americans don’t vote despite being registered.
What is political efficacy?
This clause in Article VI establishes the Constitution as superior to state laws.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Congress holds this power over the bureaucracy to check implementation of laws.
What is oversight?
Government policies giving special consideration to historically disadvantaged groups are known as this.
What is affirmative action?
This ideology supports minimal government involvement in both economic and social issues.
What is libertarianism?
The political model where politicians follow the views of their constituency closely when voting.
What is the delegate model?