What is a system of government that gives power to the people, whether directly or through elected representatives?
Democracy
100
Who impeaches the President?
House of Representatives
100
What is a judicially created rule that prohibits police from using illegally seized evidence at trial?
Exclusionary Rule
100
Sarah is living in Michigan after committing a crime in Arizona. Evidence was soon found by Michigan police officers proving Sarah guilty, forcing her to go back to Arizona for trial...this is called what?
Extradition
100
What is the analogy "you scratch my bad, i"ll scratch yours?"
Logrolling
200
What is the legislation that allows representatives to bring money and jobs to their districts in the form of public works programs, military bases, or other programs? (pet projects)
Pork
200
What is a WRITTEN statement that deframes a person's character?
Libel
200
What is the U.S. Supreme court decision holding that school segregation is inherently uncontitutional because it violates the 14th Amendment's guarantes of qual protection?
Brown v. Board of Education
200
What is the Supreme Court case that challenged a Louisiana statue requiring that railroads provide serperate accomodations for blacks and whites.
Plessy v. Furgeson
200
What is a form of government in which the right to participate is conditioned on the possesion of wealth, social status, military position, or achievement?
Oligarchy
300
What is a "marble cake?"
Conservative
300
What are the powers derived from the enumerated powers and the necessary and proper clause? These are not stated specifically, but are considered to be reasonably implied through the exercise of delegated powers.
Implied Powers
300
What is the document that was first used as our Constitution?
Articles of Confederation
300
Todd travels from Arkansas to Ohio and purchased alcohol with his i.d. this is an example of...
Full Faith & Credit Clause
300
What is the political condition in which DIFFERENT political parties control the presidency and Congress?
Divided Government
400
What is the three-part test created by the Supreme Court for examining the constitutionality or RELGION establishment issues?
Lemon Test
400
What is a framwork for the Constitution purposed by a group of small states? Its key points were a one-house legislator with one vote for each state, a Congress with the ability to raise revenue, and a Supreme Court with members appointed for life.
New Jersey Plan
400
Redistricing occurs every 5 years. True or False?
False (10 years)
400
Where does the largest part of the federal budget go to?
Medicare & Medicaid
400
What is a law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial?
Bill of Attainder
500
What is the document written by the pilgrims while at the sea enumerating the scope of thier gorvernment and its expectations of citizens?
Mayflower Compact
500
What is the court case that ruled that the Second Amendment protected an individual's rights to own a firearm for personal use in Washington D.C?
D.C. v. Heller
500
What is the Supreme Court ruling on power of the president, holding that there is no absolute constitutional executive privilege allowing a president to refuse to comply with a court order to produce information needed in a criminal trial?
U.S v. Nixon
500
Who is the best AP government teacher ever?
Mrs. Orzol!!! :)
500
What is the political condition in which the SAME political party controls the presidency and Congress?