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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

These are elections in which voters select candidates from within a political party to run in the general election.

What is a primary?

200
This large-state contribution to the Constitutional Convention called for a strong national government.
What is the Virginia Plan?
200

These grants from the federal government give states money with broad guidelines, allowing them flexibility in how funds are spent.

What is a block grant?

200
This rule says that illegally gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial.
What is the exclusionary rule?
200

This type of election, held between presidential elections, often sees lower voter turnout.

What is a midterm election?

200

The theory that interest groups compete and counterbalance each other in the political marketplace.

What is pluralism?

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

This 2010 Supreme Court case ruled that political spending by corporations and unions is protected by the First Amendment.

What is Citizens United v. FEC?

400

This article of the Constitution outlines the powers and structure of the legislative branch.

What is Article I?

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 clause in the 14th Amendment has been used to apply the Bill of Rights to the states.

What is due process?

400

These are organized groups that try to influence public policy and often represent specific interests or causes.

What are interest groups?

400

This term describes when voters abandon traditional party loyalty and vote more independently, often seen in recent decades.

What is dealignment?

500
This political philosopher was most known among the Founding Fathers for promoting the separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
500

Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states, according to this amendment.

What is the tenth amendment?

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
This law - requiring states to allow citizens to register to vote at the DMV - increased voter registration dramatically.
What is the motor-voter law? (National Voter Registration Act of 1993)
500

These organizations can raise unlimited funds from donors but cannot coordinate directly with candidates or parties.

What is a super pac?