What is the difference between representative and direct democracy?
Representative= the people are represented by elected officials
Direct= The people directly rule
How many amendments does the US Constitution have?
27
What is the name for powers specifically given to one of the branches of government?
Enumerated Powers
(Also expressed or delegated)
What is the name of the ideology that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity?
Liberalism
List three ways lobbyists attempt to influence policy?
Lobbying - Mostly in Congress, but they can also lobby the executive and the courts (Amicus Curiae Briefs)
Informal: Grass-Roots Lobbying, Electioneering through PACS, Shape Public Opinion
What governing document was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789?
Articles of Confederation
What do we call it when the presidency is controlled by one party and the legislature another?
Divided Government
Define a "categorical grant"
A grant paid by the Federal government to a state government or other entity to be used only for a specified purpose.
What is the name of the ideology that limited government ensures order, competitive markets, and personal opportunity?
Conservatism
What is the difference between an interest group and political party?
A political party is a group of people who organize to win elections, operate the government, and determine public policy, whereas an interest group is a group of people who share common goals and who actively try to influence policymakers.
What state was the compromise that led to a bicameral legislature named after?
The "Virginia" Plan
Name two checks the legislature has over the executive branch?
Answers vary
What precedent did McCullough v. Maryland set?
The Supreme Court held that Congress has implied powers derived from those listed in Article I, Section 8. The “Necessary and Proper” Clause gave Congress the power to establish a national bank.
The gender gap refers to what fact about political behavior?
a term that refers to the regular patterns by which women are more likely to support Democratic candidates. Women tend to be significantly less conservative than men and are more likely to support spending on social services and to oppose higher levels of military spending.
What do PACS do to try to achieve their goals?
Political Action Committees form for the purpose of contributing money to the campaigns of federal politicians or to support politicians' campaigns indirectly.
What compromise accommodated concerns over how to count slaves for apportionment?
Three-Fifths Compromise
What was the precedent set in Marbury v. Madison?
Judicial Review
What do we call powers that are shared by both state and the federal government?
Concurrent Powers
What is one reason that minority groups tend to support liberalism?
Answers vary
What is a Super PAC?
A PAC that is allowed to give an unlimited amount of money to a candidate or political party. Money still comes from individual donors, labor unions, and nonprofits. The difference is in that they may not act "in concert or in cooperation with" the candidate, the candidate's organization, or a political party. They can donate as much as they like in support, but cannot donate directly to.
In the battle over Constitutional ratification, what group argued for the inclusion of the Bill of Rights?
Anti-Federalists
What portion of the states does it take to ratify an amendment to the constitution?
2/3 to PROPOSE
3/4 to RATIFY
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 gives the Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations. What is its name?
Commerce Clause
The belief that ultimate power resides in the people is known as what?
Popular Sovereignty
What has the Supreme Court ruled on spending in independent expenditures?
The United States Supreme Court held that the free speech clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits the government from restricting independent expenditures for communications by nonprofit corporations, for-profit corporations, labor unions, and other associations (Citizens United)