I Plead to the Court!
How many judges normally hear a case in the federal district courts?
This was a political and philosophical movement to end the institution of chattel slavery
abolitionism
When a government policy around expression does not vary based on the content of the underlying expression, thus treating all viewpoints equally.
Content neutrality
State laws that set the criteria for a party to appear on a general election ballot.
Ballot access laws
A brief filed by people or organizations who are not parties to a case in order to provide an appeals court with context and the likely implications of a decision.
"Amicus Curiae"
How many justices need to vote to hear a case in order for it to appear on the Supreme Court’s docket?
4
This is the correct term for the situation described in the text of a policy or rule, regardless of how it is applied in practice
De Jure!
Saying or writing untrue things about a person with the intent to harm their reputation.
Defamation
A meeting of party officials or supporters
Caucus
A school of thought that asserts policy is influenced by numerous organized interests, and that the outcomes are roughly reflective of the diversity and strength of interests in society
Classical Pluralism
This is now the most important in a president's decision about who to nominate to the Supreme Court
ideology of nominee
This Amendment made the Bill of Rights apply to the States
14th Amendment!
A rule of evidence created by the U.S. court system that prohibits the use of evidence obtained unlawfully to convict a defendant.
Exclusionary Rule
A principle that says election systems of single member districts with plurality winners tend to produce two major political parties.
Duverger's Law
Money donated to support independent campaign expenditures that cannot be traced to the original source.
Dark Money
What would we call a country whose laws attempt to write out regulations and rules for as many situations and actions as possible?
A civil law country (Also accept Roman Law)
This period of time was from 1865 and 1876 and primarily sought to rebuild the United States after the Civil War.
Reconstruction.
The largely prohibited act of the government preventing an expression or publication before it has been made.
Prior Restraint
Moderate to liberal Republicans in the Northeast during the 1930s to 1970s.
Rockefeller Republicans
Spending for the purpose of influencing an election that is not coordinated with any candidate or political party.
Independent Expenditure
Assume a state establishes a college tuition grant solely for male students in response to declining male enrollment in state colleges. What level of scrutiny is likely to be applied to this policy by a judge?
Intermediate Scrutiny
A 19th- and 20th-century political movement of women seeking the right to vote.
Suffragettes
A clause of the First Amendment that prohibits the government from "respecting an establishment of religion."
Establishment Clause
Committees established by the Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate for the purpose of raising money and supporting candidates.
Congressional Campaign Committees
Activities that attempt to increase participation by voters in political activities, especially elections.
Voter mobilization