Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Misc. 1
Misc. 2
100
It is conflictual
Process matters
It is everywhere
What are the three key concepts of politics?
100
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
What are the Bill of Rights?
100
Another name for national government
What is central government? What is federal government?
100
The system of government depicted in this picture
What is a parliamentary system?
A system in which legislative and executive power are closely joined. The legislature (parliament) selects the chief executive (prime minister), who forms the cabinet from members of the parliament.
The United Kingdom has a constitutional monarchy as well.
100
True or False
Dual federalism is still present in America today.
FALSE
Dual federalism ended in the early 20th century with the start of WWI and the gradual expansion of federal power. Today we have a refined form of cooperative federalism called picket fence federalism
200
Situations in which the members of a group would benefit by working together to produce some outcome, but each individual is better off refusing to cooperate and reaping benefits from those who do the work.
What are collective action problems?
200
Those at the Constitutional Convention who favored strong state governments and feared that a strong national government would be a threat to individual rights.
Who are the Antifederalists?
200
When a larger group abuses a minority group by consistently winning at something.
What is majority tyranny?
200
A group of like-minded individuals. Such as a political party.
What is a faction?
200
A form of federalism in which states compete to attract businesses and jobs through the policies they adopt.
Ex: California has strict environmental standards for car pollution
What is competitive federalism?
300
The incentive to benefit from others' work without making a contribution, which leads individuals in a collective action situation to refuse to work together.
What is the free rider problem?
300
An uprising of about 1,500 men in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787 to protest oppressive laws and gain payment of war debts. The unrest prompted calls for a new constitution.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
300
The decision to allow small states and large states to engage in bicameralism. A compromise between the large and small states, proposed by Connecticut, in which Congress would have two houses: a Senate with two legislators per state and a House of Representatives in which each state's representation would be based on population (also known as the Connecticut Compromise).
What is the Great Compromise?
300
This amendment essentially states that individuals cannot sue the government of a state where they do not reside.
What is the 11th Amendment? The case goes to the Supreme Court
300
This court case expanded the authority of the federal government with the creation of a federal bank.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?
Tied to the elastic clause & implied powers
400
Services or actions that, once provided to one person, become available to everyone. They are also non-rivalrous and non-excludable.
What is a public good?
Examples?
400
The economic concerns of the North during the drafting of the Constitution
What were local shoemakers and fishermen? What is preserving local/small businesses and the desire to stay aware from exports?
400
The use of preemptions and unfunded mandates to change the behavior of states and compel them to follow federal policies.
Ex: The creation of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
What is coercive federalism?
More examples: the legal drinking age
400
Federal aid provided to a state government to be spent within a certain policy area, but the state can decide how to spend the money within that area.
What is a block grant?
A result of fiscal federalism
400
The part of Article IV of the Constitution requiring that each state's laws be honored by the other states. For example, a legal marriage in one state must be recognized across state lines.
What is the full faith and credit clause?
500
The political party more likely to favor redistributive tax policies and more government spending on social policies
What is the Democratic party?
500
The constitutional power of Congress to raise and spend money. Congress can use this as a negative or checking power over the other branches by freezing or cutting their funding.
What is the power of the purse?
500
The possibility of the "race to the bottom", unequal resource distribution, and unequal civil rights protection are known as..
What are the disadvantages/cons of federalism?
500
The part of Article IV of the Constitution requiring that states must treat nonstate residents within their borders as they would treat their own residents. This was meant to promote commerce and travel between states.
What is the privileges and immunities clause?
500
The court case that gave the federal government the power to regulate interstate commerce
What is Gibbons v. Ogben (1824)?