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Elections
Supreme Court
Constitution
Mixed
100
Speaking as long as possible to delay a vote in the senate
What is a filibuster
100
Term used for an election held every two years
What is a mid-term election
100
Created the commerce clause (a court case)
What is Gibbons v. Ogden
100
Legal concept that allowed the supreme court to nationalize the Bill of Rights
What is the incorporation doctrine
100
Powers not specifically granted to the national government
What are Reserved Powers
200
Organizations that try to influence government and gain support for their agenda
What is an Interest Group
200
A regular election of candidates for office
What is a general election
200
Court case that permitted the Second Bank of the United States
What is McCullock v. Maryland
200
Main source of federal aid to state and local governments
Categorical Grants
200
Created equal employment opportunities, and made it illegal to discriminate based on race, religion, or national origin
What is the Civil Rights Act
300
Most direct way of lobbying to pressure politicians towards taking action
What is grassroots lobbying
300
Minimum amount of votes needed to win a presidential election
What is 270 votes
300
Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson
What is Brown v. Board of Ed.
300
Prohibits the violation of citizens' freedom to worship or not voluntarily
What is the Free Exercise Clause
300
Number of states needed to ratify the constitution
What are nine of thirteen states
400
General dollars raised for political parties, limited by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
What is soft money
400
List of candidates and proposals that citizens use to cast a vote
What is a ballot
400
Women have a constitutional right to an abortion during the first two trimesters (Freedom to choose)
What is Roe v. Wade
400
Amount of years a US senator may serve at a time
What is a six-year term
400
John Locke's basic rights that must be protected by the government
What is Life, Liberty and Property
500
Controlling the supply and circulation of money, as well as how much it costs to borrow it
What is monetary policy
500
Election that narrows down a field of candidates before a general election for office
What is a Primary Election
500
Upheld the mandate that most Americans must have health insurance
What is National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
500
Given power to coin money
What is the U.S. treasury
500
Concerns states being required to recognize official documents by courts of other states
What is the full faith and credit clause