Early Government
Federalism
Bill Becomes Law
Civil Rights
Misc.
100

Unalienable rights established in the Declaration of Independence.

What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

100

Definition of Federalism.

What is the division of power between state and federal government?

100

Where budget bills have to start.

What is the House of Representatives?

100

Who civil rights applies to.

What is any marginalized group of people (not just African-Americans)?

100

Term used in reference to the Supreme Court, means to follow precedent set by prior cases.

What is "stare decisis" or "stand by the decision?"
200

The writer of the Declaration of Independence

Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200

Two concurrent powers (powers belonging to both state and fed)

What are taxes and courts?

200

In order to override a veto, Congress must vote with this ratio of people.

What is a 2/3rds majority?

200

Definition of de facto segregation.

What is the unwritten form of segregation/the reality of segregation.

200

Author of the Brutus Papers

Who is Brutus?
300

Primary weakness of the Articles of Confederation

What is a weak central government?

300

Major Federalist Leaders

Who are Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay (authors of the federalist papers).

300

The only way in which debate over a bill can end in the senate.

What is a vote of cloture?

300

The equal pay act and pink tax are related to the civil rights of what group?

What are women?

300

This case established a major part of police procedure that has become iconic in media.

What is Miranda v Arizona?

400

The reason for why the Articles of Confederation were written in the manner they were.

What is fear of tyranny/overpowered government?

400

Definition of block grants

What is funding given without an intended purpose?

400

If the president doesn't sign a bill and Congress goes on a recess, he has taken this political action.

What is a "pocket veto?"

400

A system that attempts to provide equal opportunities, yet faces a lot of problems in practice.

What is affirmative action?

400

If a political campaign contribution is made to the party rather than the candidate, it is this type of money?

What is soft money?

500

3 reasons for writing the Declaration of Independence.

What are the intolerable acts, Boston Massacre, Lack of Trials?

500

Ways in which selective incorporation of the court impacts states.

What is application of the Bill of Rights to states through the Supreme Court?

500

If a congressman/woman is voting on an easy bill and attempts to include tax cuts for their population in the rewrite, they are using this type of legislation.

What is pork barrel legislation?

500

The reason for Martin Luther King Jr's peaceful activism, as stated in Letters from Birmingham Jail

What is the application of civil rights through the court system?

500

3 factors of political socialization.

What are religious affiliations, economic status, friends, etc?