Political Parties and Interest Group Influence
This is the main reason that the two party system stays in place in the United States.
What is the winner-take-all system?
The Court case that defined the federal government as supreme to the state government especially when it related to the state govs taxing the federal gov.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
The executive branch uses this to check the legislative branch.
What is a veto?
Keynesian economics involves this type of economic stimulus.
What is increased government spending?
Written by Madison, this Federalist paper says that the best way to combat the dangers of factions is to have a large republic.
What is Federalist #10?
The Political party that is generally in favor of government regulation and increased government taxing and spending.
What is the Democratic Party?
Roe v. Wade was decided based on the penumbra of privacy which included these amendments.
What are the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 9th amendments?
When a bill is passed and Congress adjourns before the bill is signed, the bill does not become law.
What is a pocket veto?
Legislation that helps a congressman's home state in some way. Some see this as a form of corruption.
What is pork barrel legislation?
Written by Hamilton, this Federalist paper argues for the importance of a strong central executive.
What is Federalist #70?
The amendment and clause that was used in Citizens United v. FEC and the reason lobbying and special interest groups exist.
What is the free speech clause of the First Amendment?
These two cases involved the 14th Amendment.
What are Brown vs Board of Education and Roe v. Wade?
This Federalist paper dealt with the system of checks and balances.
What is Fed 51?
These two items take up the majority of the federal budget.
What are Social Security and Medicare?
The Federalist papers were written by Madison, Hamilton and Jay in order to accomplish this goal.
What is ratifying the Constitution?
Voting based on the recent record in office of a candidate or others in their party.
What is retrospective voting?
The Supreme Court ruled against free speech in this case, but the decision has been chipped away over the years.
What is Schenck v. United States?
The Congress uses this to overturn a presidential veto.
What is a 2/3rds majority vote to override the veto?
To combat an economic crisis, this policy of taxing and spending might be used by ____________.
What is fiscal policy? Congress
Federalist #51 says that if all men were angels no government would be necessary, but since they are not angels, this is required.
What is separation of powers and checks and balances?
The first president of this political party was elected in 1860.
What is the Republican party?
This is one of two Supreme Court cases that involved guns, but this one was not about the second amendment.
What is US v. Lopez?
These 2 clauses from Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution are used to expand the power of the federal government.
What are the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause?
To combat an economic crisis, the Federal Reserve would use these two types of controls.
What is raising and lowering interest rates and expanding and contracting the money supply?
In Federalist 78, Hamilton writes that this is a vital aspect of a balance of power and is achieved through ________________.
What is an independent judiciary with lifetime judicial appointments?