Court case
_________ court case ruled that Amish children did not have to attend school after the 8th grade?
Wisconsin V Yoder
How is representation determined in the U.S. Senate?
2 per state or 100 total
The first ten amendments in the constitution are called what?
The Bill of Rights
What requires states and national government to share power?
Cooperative federalism
An official count of the population the Constitution requires the government conduct one every ten years Is called what?
A census
What clause was used in Brown v Board of Education?
Equal protection of the fourteenth amendment
What is one of the 3 requirements for senators?
- 30 years old
-Living in represented state
-Citizen for at least 9 years
The agreement to give up certain natural rights for security provided by government is called what?
The social contract
First governing document of US that created a weak central government?
Articles of confederation
What is the method of poll selection that gives each person in a group the same chance of being selected?
Random Sampling
In Schenck V US what act did they claim Schenck violated?
The Espionage Act
Because of the war powers act of 1973 how many hours does the president have to engage in urgent combat without informing Congress?
48 hours
According to the constitution how many states had to ratify the constitution before it could be put into effect?
9 out of 13
Money given by the national government to the states?
Grants in Aid
The process by which a person forms his or her own political opinion is called what?
Political socialization
What did the citizens of North Carolina say was violating the equal protection clause?
Racial Gerrymandering
What brings a bill out of a reluctant committee?
Discharge Petition
The quote “This Constitution, and the Laws of the U.S. which shall be made in Pursuance thereof... shall be the supreme Law of the Land...” is from what article of the constitution?
Article 6
What amendment says that the powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states?
10th Amendment
One who is conservative on economic issues, liberal on personal conduct issues is called what?
A libertarian
Why did Madison not have to give Marbury his commission?
Writ of mandamus
Speaking for an extremely long time to kill a bill is called what?
A filibuster
Who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court?
John Jay
What act established the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families in place of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program and tightened Medicaid eligibility requirements.?
The welfare reforms act of 1996
An opinion poll in which the true objective is to sway voters using loaded or manipulative questions is called a what?
Push Poll