Principles of Democracy
Document that says: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"
Branch of government with the power to pass laws, fund the government, and declare war
What is Congress?
Guarantees equal protection of the laws
What is the 14th amendment?
Government funded health insurance
What is a liberal policy?
Gerrymandering
What is the process of unfairly changing congressional district boundaries in order to give one party an unfair advantage in House elections?
Checks and Balances
Examples include treaties, commander of the military, and appointing judges
What are formal presidential powers?
Guaranteed by the 4th, 5th, and 6th amendments
What is due process?
Seal the border, strengthen the military, cut federal funding for schools
What are Republican party platform policies?
Tend to vote most often and be more conservative
What are people over 65?
Outlined in Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the U.S. Constitution
What are the 3 branches of government?
Judicial Review
What is the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and presidential actions unconstitutional?
Violent threats
What is not protected by the first amendment?
News report that Trump is accepting a luxury jet from a foreign country
What is the media acting as a watchdog?
Each state gets a number of votes based on congressional representation
What is the electoral college?
European movement that popularized ideals such as popular sovereignty, natural rights, and the social contract
What is the Enlightenment?
The bureuacracy
What are the 15 executive departments known as?
The Bill of Rights
What protects people from the government?
Winner take all districts
What makes it difficult for third parties to win seats in Congress?
The candidate who gets the most votes in a state gets all the electoral votes for that state
Characterized by a concentration of power into one individual, limited rights of the people, and no tolerance for political dissent
What is authoritarianism?
Small working groups who hold public hearings, subpoena witnesses, and do research on bills
What are Congressional committees?
Declared unconstitutional in SFFA v. Harvard
What is affirmative action?
Process by which people form ideologies
What is political socialization?
Process to choose candidates for political parties
What are primary elections?