Unit 1
The division of powers between local, state, and national government is:
Federalism
When none of the presidential candidates receives a majority of the votes in the electoral college, the winner is chosen by the
House of Representatives
An intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction to that news is called a(n) __________.
trial balloon
Which committees plays a major role in the House in shaping tax policy?
House Ways and Means
A non-litigant group or individual that wants to attempt to influence the court in a particular case can file
Amicus curiae brief
Downsizing the size of the federal government and returning more authority over to the states is?
New Federalism- Devolution
When people are increasingly detached from political parties
dealignment
Interest groups are protected under the Constitution by the
First Amendment
When a bill passes the House and the Senate in different versions, the bill is resolved by which of the following types of committee?
Conference Committee
In a process known as __________, presidents generally allow senators from the state in which a judicial vacancy occurs to
senatorial courtesy
What is filed when an imprisoned person wants to be brought before a judge so that the judge can determine whether his or her imprisonment is legal?
habeas corpus petition
money given directly to candidates for federal elective office, or political parties for the purpose of supporting a candidate for federal office is known as ____________ and is strictly regulated.
hard money
When Congress exercise some control over executive agencies
Congressional Oversight
What limits the president's powers to send troops overseas?
War Powers Resolution
The United States Supreme Court has used what to incorporate the Bill of Rights into state law?
the 14th amendment
According to what democratic theory interest groups continually compete in the public arena, as a result, bargaining and compromise is a necessity?
pluralism
The voters most likely to engage in ticket splitting are __________.
Independents
Viewers seek out media outlets that align with their existing ideas. What is this dynamic called?
Selective exposure
A policy that sets emission standards for automobiles is an example of
Regulatory Policy
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan held that there must be proof of which of the following in order to find libel against a public figure?
malice
In which court case did the Supreme Court rule that Congress had the exclusive right to regulate interstate commerce?
Gibbons v. Ogden
In response to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold Act), the United States Supreme Court, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), ruled that
independent campaign expenditures by corporations and unions are protected by the First Amendment
In 1934, Congress created which body to regulate the use of the airwaves?
Federal Communications Commission
amount the government spends in excess of its revenues
budget deficit
During World War I, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Charles T. Schenck, ruling that government can limit speech that __________.
creates a clear and present danger