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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
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote
What is the 15th?
100
A belief that you play a role in politics and the government is responsive to the participants.
What is political efficacy?
100
An outdated party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage.
What is a political machine?
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
Gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment? 
200
The difference between the results of random poll samples at the same time.
What is a sampling error?
200
Which current political party is the largest? (according to individual responses)
What is the Democratic Party?
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
Gave Washington DC an electoral vote
What is the 23rd amendment
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

In U.S. history, impeachment trials have most frequently been held for this position

What is federal judges?
400
This is another word for 'federal government' or 'national government.'
What is central government?
400
This abolished the poll tax
What is the 24th amendment? 
400
A government-printed, uniform, secret ballot adopted in the U.S. around 1890.
What is the Australian ballot?
400

The grand finale of the modern party convention is always this

What is the acceptance speech by the presidential nominee? 

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

The doctrine which allows state and federal authorities to prosecute the same person for the same conduct

What is  dual sovereignty ?

500
This lowered the voting age to 18 
What is the 26th amendment? 
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
Party leaders and elected officials who automatically become delegates to the national convention.
What are superdelegates?