Cases & Legislation
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) did what two things
1. Banned soft money
2. Added the Stand by your ad provision
Process in which people develop their political ideologies. For example, family
Political Socialization
The difference between Open Primaries and Closed Primaries
Open-anyone can vote
Closed- only those who are registered with the political party can vote
A type of voting based on whether a party candidate in power should be reelected based on their past performance
Retrospective Voting
Difference between soft and hard money
Soft money is illegal and unregulated by the government
Hard money is legal and regulated by the government
FACTS: Residents of North Carolina challenged the state's congressional reapportionment plan, alleging that the districts were drawn based on race.
DECISION: Court decided racial gerrymandering was illegal
What is the name of this case?
Shaw v Reno
Affirmative Action would cause tension between which two political values
Individualism and Equality of Opportunity
__________ believe that Congress should increase minimum wage and help low-income people but should not regulate social behavior
Liberals
Three factors that make a poll scientific and credible
1. Large sample size
2. Low margin of error
3. Random, representative sample
The three functions the media serves in politics
1. Gatekeeper
2. Watchdog
3. Scorekeeper
Baker v Carr and Shaw v Reno both used which amendment/clause?
14th amendment Equal Protection Clause
___________ believe that people should not rely on the government for their economic well-being and that the government should step in an regulate social behavior
Conservatives
_______ ________ educate people regarding candidates and upcoming elections by holding caucasus and direct primaries
Political Parties
In the past, _______ _______ were the ones responsible for nominating party candidates, now it is the people who vote for candidates in the direct primaries
party leaders
Case that established Judicial Review
Marbury v Madison
What is the name of the case:
Man distributed pamphlets during WW1 encouraging people to boycott/protest the draft
Arrested under the Espionage Act
clear and present danger speech is not protected by the 1st amendment
Schenk v. United States 1919
NAME 3 DEMOGRAPHICS of people who tend to vote Democrat (who like a bigger government with more services)
-women
-people of color
-college educated
-urban
-non-christian
__________ is attempting to influence legislation through direct contact with member of the legislative or executive branches.
Lobbying
type of voting based on predictions on how future will perform
Prospective Voting
Paper written by James Madison stating the need for checks and balances and separation of powers
Federalist No. 51
Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2010) used the ____ amendment to establish .....
1st amendment freedom of speech to establish that corporations and unions can spend unlimited amounts of money on political campaigns, as long as they do so independently of a candidate's campaign through Super PACs
Two factors that cause interest group success
(hint: size, leadership, intensity, financial resources)
small interest group (prevent freeriders)
intense, passionate members that are willing to do grassroot lobbying
Three reasons why third parties will never succeed in America
-two party system/ winner-take all
-not invited to debates
-not included in the ballots
-tradition (have never won before)
Name one benefit and one drawback of the electoral college
Benefit- prevents uneducated masses from voting for someone who is not fit; promotes stability because it favors the two-party system
Con- not very democratic (people may not feel like their vote mattered)
What does the 12th amendment establish
House of Representatives chooses the president if no one reaches 270 electoral votes