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100
Term used to describe powers shared by the national and state governments.
What are concurrent powers?
100

The Times, Places and Manner of holding ___________________ for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof;

What  are  elections?

100

This case marked a reversal of the "separate but equal" doctrine from Plessy v. Ferguson that had permitted separate schools for white and colored children.

Brown v. The  Board of Ed. of Topeka, KS (1954)

100

There are three primary means by which a citizen may make the the government work for him.

What are voting, public redress of grievances and judicial action?

100

Which current political party was traditionally the  largest? (according to individual responses)

What is the Democratic Party?

200

The fundamental democratic principal of ______________ is covered by these three separate Constitutional Amendments.  ____  _____    _____

What is voting  and the 15th, 19th, and 26th?

200

The concept of Federalism is not fully embraced in the Constitution of 1787.  It is most prevalent in. 

What is the 10th amendment?

200

  • In its 1993 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that race cannot be the predominant factor in creating districts.

Shaw v. Reno (1993)

200
The difference between the results of random poll samples at the same time.
What is a sampling error?
200

The control by modern political parties was forewarned in this AP  required historical document.

What is Maddison's Federalist 10?

300
This uprising of Revolutionary War veterans brought attention to several weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays's Rebellion?
300
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)?
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

This major foundational historical event provides the reasoning for the 1st, 2nd and 4th  Amendments.

What is the battle of Lexington and Concord?

300

Presidents from this political party have exercised the most unchecked power of the executive.

What are the Democrats?

400

This large-state contributed to the Constitutional Convention called for a strong national government.

What is the Virginia Plan?

400

The concept of _____________ power at each level of government is critical for true federalism.

What is  Sovereign?

400

This rule says that illegally gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial.

What is the exclusionary rule?

400

What landmark case set up that a super PAC may raise unlimited funds in support of a candidate or party as long as they do not coordinate in any way with the candidate or party or donate directly to the candidate.

What is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) 

400

This political party challenged the Jacksonian Democrats.

What was the Whig party?

500

This political philosopher was influential on our 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

  • In 1971, President Nixon attempted to suppress the publication of a top-secret military document, claiming that its publication endangered national security.  SCOTUS held this prior restraint was a violation of the Freedom of the press.

 What is New York Times Company v. United States (1971)

500
The process by which a person forms his or her political views.
What is political socialization?
500

Party leaders and elected officials who automatically become delegates to the national convention are known as.

What are superdelegates?