Constitution
James Madison would describe this as the inherent character of Humanity
What are factions?
Selecting a random sample of the population, asking appropriate questions about views, and then counting the answers describes this term.
Drawing district boundaries within a state so that districts are very unequal in population
What is malapportionment?
Citizens Choose a delegate/agent to enact a policy
What is a republic?
The lowest level of the United States court system
What are state district courts?
"No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgement, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity" describes this type of government.
What is autocracy or what is a dictatorship?
Asking a question regarding an issue in a way to get a desired result.
What is framing?
What is racial gerrymandering?
A form of direct democracy indicated by a petition
What is an initiative?
A judicial instruction to a government officer
What is a writ of mandamus?
The elastic clause is part of this constitutional article.
What is the First Article?
Arbitrary room location at the constitutional convention is used for this political model
What is the Left-Right spatial model?
Registered partisans and registered independents can vote in this kind of primary`
What is a semi-closed primary?
The name of an election method that gives a percentage of seats equal to the percentage of votes
What is proportional representation?
Constitution should be interpreted as the founders intended
What is original intent?
This part of the United States government is responsible for raising revenue and investigating for impeachment
What is the House of Representatives?
Voters choose the candidate or party that shares the same preferences as they do
What is Policy Voting?
This sheet is issued by the government, lists candidates from all parties and is marked in a voting booth
What is an Australian Ballot?
An acronym for the electoral system the United States uses
What is SMDP?
Latin for case precedent
Amending the Constitution is outlined in this article.
What is the Fifth Article of the Constitution?
This liquor is what the most likely democratic voter to turn up at the polls would drink.
Contrast ads and Attack ads fall under this type of advertising.
What are Negative Ads?
A turn of phrase used to describe the US electoral system
What is "first past the post"?
Doctrine that says courts should, if at all possible, avoid overturning a prior court decision
What is judicial restraint?