4.1: Landmark Cases
The length of time a person can serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
What is for life?
This is the advisory body to the President, which includes the Vice President and 15 other executive departments.
What is the Cabinet?
This type of policy involves strategy and decisions in how a country interacts with another nation of the world.
What is foreign policy?
This type of information is false and/or inaccurate and is made with the intent to mislead others.
What is disinformation?
The Greek word for someone who does not contribute to politics or the community.
What is "idiot"?
This Supreme Court case overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal".
What is Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)?
This federal regulatory agency is responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing tax laws in the United States.
What is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)?
This type of policy directly effects the people in its' own country.
What is domestic policy?
This type of logical fallacy occurs when you attack someone personally, rather than using logic to counter their argument.
What is ad hominem?
According to US Census statistics, non-voters tend to be young, unmarried, and this gender.
What is male?
This Supreme Court case states that a free attorney may be appointed to you if you cannot afford one.
What is Gideon vs. Wainwright (1963)?
This federal law enforcement agency is responsible for investigating a broad range of federal crimes in the domestic United States.
What is the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)?
This department in the US Cabinet directly handles US foreign affairs.
What is the Department of State?
This type of persuasive device occurs when someone uses vague or sweeping language that sounds nice (or bad), but doesn't contain any specifics.
What are glittering generalizations?
This type of primary election only allows declared party members to vote.
What is a closed primary?
When the Supreme Court wants to review facts or records from a lower court case, they must file this...
What is a Writ of Certiorari?
The US Executive branch uses this system, in which the most important decisions are made by appointed officials rather than elected representatives.
What is bureaucracy?
This international organization's purpose is to keep peace throughout the world by developing international relationships and improving the lives of the poor.
What is the United Nations?
This logical fallacy occurs when you attempt to discredit an opponent by answering their criticism with additional criticism.
What is tu quoque?
This nomination process involves groups of people (sometimes very influential people like business owners or local politicians) meeting together to discuss the candidates they like best.
What is a "caucus"?
This Supreme Court case established the precedent of judicial review.
What is Marbury vs. Madison (1803)?
This disadvantage to using bureaucracy is associated with excessive paperwork, procedures, and regulations; this, in turn, leads to slow decision-making.
What is "Red Tape"?
This person acts as a representative of one nation who resides in another nation, typically working in an embassy.
What is an ambassador?
This persuasive device occurs when one attempts to link a candidate with something else that isn't closely connected, but already has a strong (positive or negative) reputation.
What is association/transfer?
This type of primary election lists all candidates, but does not label the candidates based on their party affiliation.
What is a nonpartisan primary?