Constitution
Term used to describe powers shared by the national and state governments.
What are concurrent powers?
Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants.
What is a mandate?
Regents of the U. of California v. Bakke (1978) dealt primarily with this controversial issue?
What is affirmative action?
A belief that you play a role in politics and the government is responsive to the participants.
What is political efficacy?
An outdated party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage.
What is a political machine?
The name of Madison's large-state contribution to the Constitutional Convention which called for a strong national government.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This concept of federalism views the national and state governments as collaborating to solve common problems.
What is cooperative federalism?
This rule says that illegally gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial.
What is the exclusionary rule?
When parts of the polling universe are not sampled, this shortcoming of polling may occur.
What is a sampling error?
Alexander Hamilton was a member of this political party?
What is the Federalist Party?
This uprising of Revolutionary War veterans brought attention to several weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
The type of federal grant most appreciated by states.
What is a block grant?
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?
The process by which a person forms his or her political views.
What is political socialization?
A period when a significant shift occurs in the coalitions of national political parties.
What is a realignment (or critical period)?
This nerd rode on a motorcycle across the U.S.A. to discuss the Constitution.
Who is Peter Sagal?
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)?
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)?
Mr. Shiloh has voted for candidates from this/these political party (or parties).
What are Republican, Democratic, and Independent?
This term is used to describe voting for members of two different political parties in the same election.
What is ticket-splitting?
This political philosopher influenced the Founding Fathers in promoting the separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
Landmark case that held all interstate commerce will be regulated by the national government.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
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)?
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)
This term describes the ability of sitting Congressmen and Congresswomen to mail items to constituents without postage.
What is the franking privilege?