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Constitution
Federalism
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Public Opinion and Participation
Political Parties
100

Powers that are specifically referred to in the Constitution 

What are enumerated powers?

100

Term used to describe powers shared by the national and state governments.

What are concurrent powers?

100

Legislation/policy that protects people from discrimination 

What are Civil Rights?

100
A belief that you play a role in politics and the government is responsive to the participants.
What is political efficacy?
100

Political parties are one type of this. 

What is a linkage institution?

200

The agreement to give up some rights in exchange for protection of basic rights. 

What is the social contract?

200
This concept of federalism views the national and state governments as collaborating to solve common problems.
What is cooperative federalism?
200

This amendment gives us protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. 

What is the fourth amendment?

200

The political ideology that wants bare minimum government involvement in economy and personal privacy. 

What is libertarian?

200

A vote where only members from one political party get together to vote in secret for delegates which will then go on to vote for the presidential nomination. 

What is a closed primary?

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

Consent of the governed. 

What is popular sovereignty? 

300

The political party that wants minimum government intervention in economic policy but high intervention in social policy

What is the Republican Party?

400

This theory of democracy posits that a variety of competing interest groups influence political decision making

What is Pluralist Democracy

400
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)?
400

Supreme Court case that began the process of selective incorporation (bringing the bill of rights to states piece by piece) 

What is McDonald v. Chicago?

400

This amendment voided federal polling taxes.

What is the 24th amendment?

400

This system describes a situation where ALL of the electoral votes goes to the victor. 

What is a winner takes all system?
500

This foundational document argues that the way to deal with factions is by having a large republic which can act as a filter and cause them to compete

What is Federalist 10

500

Foundational document that states "If all men were angels, no government would be necessary"

What is Federalist 51?

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

Supreme Court case that nullified BCRA and qualified corporate political donations as free speech under the 1st amendment. 

What is Citizens United vs. FEC?

500

This number of US presidents were only children. 

NONE.