Unit 1
categorical grants
Redistricting to favor one political party over another is called:
Gerrymandering
The two religious clauses in the first amendment are:
The Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise clause
List 3 examples of political ideologies:
Conservatives, Liberals, and Libertarians
This case was about the free exercise clause of the 1st amendment.
Wisconson v Yoder
__________ 10 defined the position of the federalists, while _______ 1 defined the position of the anti-federalists.
Federalist and Brutus
The filibuster belongs to which part of congress?
What was the name of the policy of giving minorities an advantage in college admissions with the goal of increasing diversity?
Affirmative Action
A key factor in having reliable poll results is having a __________ sample.
random
This case incorporated the 2nd Amendment to all states
mcdonald v chicago
Taxes and funding roads is examples of ________ powers.
Concurrent
The committee structure belongs to which part of congress.
The House of Representatives
This is the practice of applying the bill of rights to the states.
Selective Incorporation.
Economic policies preferred by conservatives that emphasizes limited government involvement in the economy
supply side or Laissez-faire
This case ruled that corporations are entitled to free speech protections
Citizens United vs FEC
What were the two plans that made up the Connecticut compromise?
Virginia plan and New Jersey Plan.
Unelected employees of the executive branch who enforce policy are called?
Bureaucrats
What is the difference between civil rights and civil liberties
civil rights protect from discrimination
civil liberties protect from government
Economic policies preferred by liberals that emphasizes government involvement in the economy with higher taxes and spending
keynesian economics
This case ruled that racial gerrymandering is unconstitutiona
What are the 3 types of democracies?
Elitist, pluralist, and participatory
What is the difference between a trustee and a delegate?
A delegate reflects the people's will, while a trustee will make the choices themselves.
What are the two clauses of the 14th amendment that expanded civil rights?
Due Process and equal protection
What are four linkage institutions:
media, elections, political parties, interest groups
This supreme court case ruled in favor of the "one man-one vote" principle
Backer v Carr