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Constitution
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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 protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment.
The Eighth Amendment.
100
Unscientific surveys used to gauge public opinion are known as
Straw polls
100
The youngest and oldest portion of a population is most likely to vote in support of which party?
The Democratic Party
200
This large-state contribution to the Constitutional Convention called for a strong national government and a legislature based on population size.
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
The most scientific and reliable polls use what type of sample selection?
Random sampling
200
Considered to be one of the first political parties, this group supported a strong national government and the ratification of the Constitution
Federalists
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 party organization that gained control over state and local governments during the Golden Age  that recruits loyalty through patronage.
Political machine
400
According to this political philosopher, the main role of government should be to protect citizens' property.
John Locke.
400
Landmark case that declared the states could not tax the federal government based on the supremacy clause. 
What is McCullough v. Maryland?
400
This landmark SCOTUS case said the First Amendment applies to the states, thereby beginning the process of selective incorporation.
What is Gitlow v. New York (1925)?
400
A political ideology that supports strong government interference to maintain religious values and traditions is known as
Social Conservative
400
This political party challenged the Jacksonian Democrats, but the Democrats typically dominated politically throughout this party era.
What was the Whig party?
500
This political concept argues that the ultimate authority in society rests with the people.
Popular sovereignty
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
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 and whose vote is un-pledged to a candidate.
What are superdelegates?