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The New Constitution
Federalism
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Public Opinion and Participation
Political Parties
100
Term used to describe powers shared by the national and state governments.
What are concurrent powers?
100

This type of federal grant can be used for anything the state wants within a broad category.

What are block grants?

100

Regents of the U. of California v. Bakke (1978), Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Gratz v. Bollinger (2003) all dealt with this issue that was recently overturned by the Supreme Court.

What is affirmative action?

100

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

What is political efficacy?

100

This party usually attracts young, educated, lower class, and minority voters.

What is the Democratic Party?

200

This large-state plan was contributed to the Constitutional Convention and 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
This rule says that illegally gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial.
What is the exclusionary rule?
200

The difference between the results of random poll samples at the same time (ex- it will increase exponentially if you do not sample at least 2,100  people)

What is a sampling error?

200

This system makes it difficult for Third Party candidates to win in Presidential Elections.

What is the Two Party System? ALT: Winner Take All System

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, often influenced most by family and peers.

What is political socialization?

300

This party generally attracts older, white, upper class, or lower educated voters.

What is the Republican Party?

400

This political philosopher was most known among the Founding Fathers for promoting the separation of powers.

Who is Montesquieu?

400

This landmark case limited the federal government's power by deciding a law was an unconstitutional use of the interstate commerce clause.

What is US v. Lopez (1995)?

400
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)?
400

People who fall on this part of the political spectrum are most likely to support policy that results in smaller federal government, less business regulations, and strong rule of law.

What are conservatives (right wing)?

400

People who vote at each party's national convention to choose their nominee (the person who will run for president from that party).

What are delegates?

500

This set of documents were written to defend the Constitution to the general public and to convince people to ratify the new Constitution.

What are the Federalist Papers?

500

Landmark case that officially upheld the Supremacy Clause for the first time (and expanded the federal government's powers through the Necessary and Proper Clause).

What is McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?

500

This landmark SCOTUS case said the Second Amendment applies to the states through the process of selective incorporation (14th Amendment)

What is McDonald v. Chicago (2010)?

500

This type of voting behavior is occurring when a person makes their choice on the ballot based on what the candidate or party has achieved in the past.

What is retrospective voting?

500

This political party challenged the Federalists during the early years of the United States (a notable member: Brutus).

What was the Anti-Federalist party?