Unit 1
This Federalist Paper argued that a large republic controls the "mischiefs of faction"
What is Federalist No. 10?
This branch has the power of judicial review established in Marbury v. Madison
What is the judicial branch?
Amendment containing the establishment and free exercise clauses
What is the First Amendment?
Ideology favoring limited government regulation of the marketplace
What is conservative (or libertarian)?
These institutions connect citizens to government: parties, interest groups, media, elections
What are linkage institutions?
The principle that government's legitimacy comes from the consent of the governed
What is popular sovereignty?
The president uses this informal power to secure congressional action
What is bargaining and persuasion?
This 1962 case banned school-sponsored prayer as violating establishment clause
What is Engel v. Vitale?
These institutions like family, schools, peers, and media shape political attitudes
What are agents of political socialization?
The 2010 case ruling that political spending by corporations is protected speech
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
This compromise created a bicameral legislature with one house based on population
What is the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
Congressional procedure allowing unlimited debate in the Senate
What is a filibuster?
Process by which Bill of Rights applied to states through 14th Amendment
What is selective incorporation
Economic theory supporting government spending during recessions
What is Keynesian economics?
Winner-take-all electoral system serving as structural barrier to these candidates
Who are third-party (or independent) candidates?
Anti-Federalist document warning about dangers of a large, centralized government
What is Brutus No. 1?
Congressional check on the bureaucracy through hearings and funding control
What is oversight?
1954 case declaring race-based school segregation unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Polling technique using a representative subset of the population
What is random sampling (or scientific polling)?
1961 case establishing "one person, one vote" doctrine for redistricting
What is Baker v. Carr?
1819 case establishing Congress has implied powers and federal law supremacy
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
Life tenure for these officials ensures judicial independence but limits accountability
Who are Supreme Court justices (or federal judges)?
The 1963 case guaranteeing right to attorney for poor defendants in felony cases
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
Core American value emphasizing focus on individual rights and responsibilities
Answer: What is individualism?
The problem when people benefit from group action without contributing
What is the free-rider problem.