Vocabulary
Political organization created to raise money for campaigns
What is a political action committee?
The case that makes interracial marriage legal
What is Loving v. Virginia?
The amendment that abolishes slavery
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
The process through which we indirectly elect the POTUS
What is the electoral college?
The income tax that essentially gets lower as income increases
What is a regressive tax?
What is an interest group?
The legislation that provides income assistance to retired Americans
What is Social Security?
What is the Eighth Amendment?
The type of election started by citizens to gauge public opinion
What is initiative?
What is the economic system in which all property is publicly owned
What is Communism?
The laws that promoted segregation and discrimination in Southern states
What are Jim Crow laws?
Also known as Little Rock Nine and forced integration/desegregation in schools
What is Executive Order 10730?
The amendment that prohibits denying the right to vote on the basis of race
What is the Fifteenth Amendment?
The first step in the presidential election process
What is "announce that they are running"?
The economic system that promotes national interest and full governmental control
What is Fascism?
The process of influencing government officials to pass legislation
What is lobbying?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The amendment that establishes who is a citizen and their right to equal protection under the law
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
The states that count the most in the presidential election
What are swing states?
The economic system that wants NO governmental intervention
What is Laissez Faire?
The system of government where the two levels have shared AND separate powers
What is marbled cake federalism?
The legislation that prohibits voter discrimination
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
The amendment that provides you the right to assemble in public places
What is the First Amendment?
The #1 reason why people don't run for office
What is money/cost?
The governmental agency that controls monetary policy
What is the Federal Reserve?