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Miscellaneous
100
The Supreme Court case in which the right to an attorney was selectively incorporated to the states rights.
What is Gideon vs Wainwright
100
A joint committee created to resolve differences between house and senate versions of a bill.
What is a Conference Committee
100

The model of representation that says that elected leaders will use their best judgement when chosen.

What are trustee model

100
Out lawed by the original constitution, so try him before you hang him.
What are the Bills of Attainder.
100

Legal briefs filed by individuals who are not directly involved in a case. friends of the court

What is Amicus Curie

200
The Supreme Court case that established that regulating interstate commerce was a national (enumerated) power a concurred power shared by the states.
What is Gibbons vs Ogdens
200
Having 2 houses, like our US Congress.
What is Bicameral
200
The theory that our elected leaders serve the interests of some subgroup of the population with a disproportionate amount of political influence on issues that most people do not deeply care about.
What are Elite Politics
200
Senior committee members usually become this.
What is a Chairman
200
The belief that political action on your part, like voting or protesting, can effect the outcome.
What is Political Efficacy
300
The Supreme Court case that broadly interpreted the Necessary and Proper Clause to include other implied powers and said that no state can interfere with these implied national powers.
What is McCulloch vs Maryland
300
One aspect of American politics that contributes to us having a 2-party rather multi-party system, it is the fact that we have districts in which one individual congressperson serves.
What is a Single Member District
300

A plank of this party is prolife, less gun control, etc.

What is the republican party

300
Politicians try to bring home this to their districts.
What is Pork
300
Sometimes refereed to as issue networks, it is a self serving relationship between an executive agency, an interest group and a congressional committee.
What is an Iron Triangle
400
The Supreme Court case that established Judicial Review.
What is Marbury vs Madison
400
ONe aspect of American Politics that contributes to us having a 2-part rather than a multi-party system, it is the fact that the political party that comes in second gets no representation in congress.
What is Winner-take-all
400

The theory which arguers that corporate leaders, top military officials, and certain elected officials work as a "coalition" to control the US Government.

What is elite theory

400
Jurisdiction that is the source of most of the Supreme Court's cases.
What is Appellate Jurisdiciton
400
Segregation that is established and maintained by law.
What is De jure segregation
500

SCOTUS case that limited the federal governments commerce power clause (hint: it was about guns!)

What is US v Lopez

500
Most bills die here.
What is a committee
500
The theory which holds that government power is distributed across all interests throughout the country which form huge coalitions that end up controlling the government.
What is The Pluralist View
500
Our first form of government as an independent nation, it provided for a very weak national government with virtually all political power to the state level.
What are the Articles Of Confederation
500

The precedent set by Plessy v Ferguson

seperate but equal