Foundational Knowledge
Democratic philosophy.
What is rule by the people?
The first document signed on July 4th, 1776 by the Founding Fathers.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Article I assigns power to this branch. Some powers include power to tax, declare war, and borrow money.
What is the Legislative Branch?
Congress is prohibited from creating or promoting a state-sponsored religion (separation of church and state).
What is the Establishment Clause?
Southern states way of sidestepping the 13th Amendment after the Civil War.
What are 'Black Codes'?
Sites deliberately try to fool readers, rely on satire, or opinion. Blatantly or obviously lie.
What is fake news?
Favor progressive policy, support a greater social safety net, and more accepting of LGBTQ and minority groups.
What are Democrats?
The two types of democracy.
What is indirect and direct democracy?
The first formal document establishing the outline of the new government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Article II assigns power to this branch. Some of those powers include appointing federal judges, international diplomacy, and negotiating treaties.
Not protected under the freedom of speech.
What is hate speech?
Implemented to disenfranchise Black voters.
What are literacy tests?
Primary function is financial gain and profit.
What is private media?
In a 5-to-4 vote along ideological lines, the majority held that under the First Amendment, corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited.
What is Citizens United v FEC?
Three types of colonial charters.
What are royal, proprietary, and corporate colonies?
The name of the document to supersede the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitution?
Article III assigns power to this branch. Some of the powers include interpreting the Constitution and establishing judicial review.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Constitutionally freed slaves.
What is the 13th Amendment?
Gave women the right to vote.
The collective attitudes of the electorate on a given issue or question.
What is public opinion?
Favors less government intervention, prioritizes traditional values, and historically have favored states rights.
What are Republicans?
An economic modality that is designed to maximize exports and minimize imports to create a positive balance of trade
What is mercantilism?
He established the political philosophy of 'natural rights' (life, liberty, and property).
Who is John Locke?
Separation of local, state, and federal power.
What is Federalism?
Two types of federalism.
Resulted in the death of one quarter of the tribe's population. Extremely rough and destitute journey. Purposefully infected blankets with smallpox.
What is the Trail of Tears?
The creation of a narrative, or context, for a news story.
What is framing?
The US utilizes this type of electoral system in which the individual candidate with the most votes wins, whether or not they gain a majority.
What is plurality voting?
The event that began the onset of the Revolutionary War.
What is Lexington and Concord (1775).
The number of Constitutional articles.
What is seven?
What is the Bill of Rights?
This clause protects people from being arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned without a procedural and/or substantive process.
What is Due Process?
Established the doctrine of 'separate but equal'.
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
How political scientists describe anger, distrust, contempt, hostility and even hatred across party lines.
What is affective polarization?
The current President of the Senate.
Who is JD Vance?
Event that highlighted the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
Determined states would each have two Senators, House representation would be based on state population, and slaves would count as 3/5ths of a vote.
What is the Great Compromise?
Fundamental rights and freedoms that protect individuals from government overreach and tyranny.
What are civil liberties?
States as well as the federal government cannot in advance prohibit someone from publishing something without a very compelling reason.
After Brown v Board overturned Plessy v Ferguson this type of discrimination was practiced.
What is de facto segregation?
Type of response bias in which survey respondents answer questions in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others.
What is social desirability?
A profound and lasting shift in voter loyalties, party coalitions, and issue priorities that reshapes the political landscape for decades.
What is party realignment?