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100
Term used to describe powers shared by the national and state governments.
What are concurrent powers?
100
Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants.
What is a mandate?
100
Regents of the U. of California v. Bakke (1978), Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Gratz v. Bollinger (2003) all dealt with this issue.
What is affirmative action?
100

A belief that you play a role in politics and the government is responsive to the participants.

What is political efficacy?

100

Because of the winner-take-all system, we have a ___.

What is a two-party system?

200
This large-state contribution to the Constitutional Convention called for a strong national government.
What is the Virginia Plan?
200
This concept of federalism views the national and state governments as collaborating to solve common problems.
What is cooperative federalism?
200
This rule says that illegally gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial.
What is the exclusionary rule?
200

This activity is aimed at influencing public officials (legislators) and trying to promote or defeat certain legislation. 

What is lobbying?

200

These represent specific ideological positions, sometimes can serve as "spoilers" but rarely make much of an impact. 

What are Third Parties?

300
This uprising of Revolutionary War veterans brought attention to several weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays's Rebellion?
300
Type of federal grant for a specific purpose.
What is a categorical grant?
300
These two clauses in the First Amendment make up what is generally understood as Americans' "freedom of religion."
What are free exercise and establishment clauses?
300
The process by which a person forms his or her political views.
What is political socialization?
300
A period when a significant shift occurs in the coalitions of national political parties.
What is a realignment (or critical period)?
400

Article VI of the Constitution declared federal law is superior to state law. This clause came out of the court case McCulloch vs. Maryland.

What is the Supremacy Clause?

400
Landmark case that held a national ban on guns in a school zone had violated the commerce clause.
What is U.S. v. Lopez (1995)?
400

This landmark SCOTUS case said states must provide attorneys to defendants. 

What is Gideon v. Wainwright?

400

This is form from the close relationship between interest groups, Congress and bureaucracy. 

What is the Iron Triangle? 

400

When one political party dominate all three branches of government. It is called ___. 

What was a government trifecta?

500
This political philosopher was most known among the Founding Fathers for promoting the separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
500
Landmark case that held all interstate commerce will be regulated by the national government.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
500
This landmark case's majority opinion created the "clear and present danger test" to analyze future free speech cases.
What is Schenck v. United States (1919)?
500

Throughout American history, there have been many changes to who can vote. This act eliminated laws that discriminated against blacks from various civil rights acts, such as grandfather clause, literacy tests, white primaries.

What is the Voting Rights Act (1965)?

500

Organizations that link the people with government are called ___. 

What are linkage institutions?