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

Landmark case that gave power to Federal and took power from the State government, shifting federalism

McCulloch v Maryland

100

This landmark case's majority opinion created the "clear and present danger test" to analyze future free speech cases.

Schenck v US

100

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

What is political efficacy?

100

type of democracy where people participate through direct voting or representatives

participatory democracy

200

This large-state contribution to the Constitutional Convention called for a strong Federal government and population based representation.

What is the Virginia Plan?

200

Landmark case that gave power to States and took power from the Federal government, shifting federalism

U.S. v Lopez

200

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

What is the exclusionary rule?

200

What is the accepted margin of error in a sample poll. 

3%

200

This is the ideology of Democrats

Liberal

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 is the ideology of Republicans

Conservative

400

Name the 3 types of democracy - do not use direct or pure- 

participatory, elite, pluralist

400

This concept of federalism where the national and state governments collaborate to solve common problems.

What is marble cake federalism or cooperative federalism?

400

Changes the presidential start date to remove most of the "lame duck" period

20th Amendment

400

What is the accepted sample size to be a random sample poll

1500

400

When political parties drift further apart with their ideology and policies. 

polarization. 

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

When the national government forces states to meet federal government terms for a directive or grant - this is NOT a grant-

What is a mandate?

500

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?

500

Leading questions are often part of this poll type

Push poll

500

When people run for office when they already hold the position. 

incumbency