UNIT I
The sharing of powers between state and federal governments.
What is Federalism?
What does it mean that Congress is considered bicameral
What is congress is made up of two houses
What are the two religion clauses of the First Amendment?
Free Exercise Clause, prevents the government interference in the citizens’ exercise of religion, and Establishment Clause, prevents the establishment of a national government or establish one religion as over another.
What is political socialization?
The way in which people develop and adopt political knowledge and beliefs.
When the United States was founded which people had the franchise extended to them?
what are only white men who had land
The part of the Constitution that allows the process of amending.
What is Article V?
Define the concept of enumerated powers
What are, enumerated powers that are powers explicitly listed in article I Section 8 of the constitution
What is the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause?
The government and its laws have to treat and protect similarly situated citizens equally.
What is usually the number one influence on a person’s political orientation?
Family
Explain the rational choice voting model.
what is a person votes based on their individual self-interest after having carefully studied the issues and platforms.
Principles related to the grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence.
What are the four kinds of congressional committees
What are Standing, Joint, Select, Conference, Committees
How is the Fourteenth Amendment incorporated into state governments?
Due Process Clause
What’s the difference between liberal and libertarian?
Liberals believe that government interference is necessary in order to maintain the economy and equality within the people, meanwhile libertarians believe in little to no government interference in either in order to protect their individual liberties.
What are the four factors that impact voting behavior?
What are structural barriers, Political efficacy, Types of elections, Demographics
This plan showed a bicameral legislature with one house's composition based upon state population and another's on equal state representatives.
What is the Great Compromise?
Explain a deficit and how it impacts the federal government
What is the gap between the budget and the funds available.
What’s the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?
Civil liberties are protections from government interference, Bill of Rights, while civil rights are protection provided by the government, minority and equal protection laws.
What’s the difference between fiscal and monetary policy?
Fiscal policy is the government’s, generally legislators, use of taxation and spending in order to influence the economy meanwhile monetary policy includes the managing of money supply and interest rates in order to respond to the state of the economy by central banks.
How do contemporary political issues impact voter behavior?
What are political issues that strongly influence voter behavior, as seen in historical examples like the Vietnam War, where the government’s mishandling and deceit prompted voters to oust the Republicans and favor the Democrats.
The House can impeach federal judges and the president, while the Senate holds the impeachment trial. This is an example of?
What is Checks and Balances?
What are effective tools that the president can use to communicate with the nation?
What are the Bully pulpit, State of the Union, New technologies
What test is used to evaluate whether the government can constitutionally restrict free speech?
Clear and present danger test
What are the keynesian and supply-side economic theories?
Keynesian economics is that idea that for recessions/depressions government interference is necessary for the maintenance of the economy through more government spending and tax cuts to create more job opportunities. Supply-side economics is the idea that lowering government interference, allowing for free trade, and lowering taxes would lead to economic growth.
What is an issue network
What are corporating interest groups setting aside their differences to pursue a common goal