Documents of America
A document outlining all of our main rights
What is the constitution?
Article IV Section 1- states must recognize civil judgments rendered by courts in different states and accept their records and acts as valid
What is the full faith and credit clause?
A group of people who seek to control the government through winning elections
What are political parties?
The first 2 core beliefs for the country
What are Federalism and Anti-Federalism?
The process by which people gain political attitudes and opinions
What is political socialization?
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Extradiction-
What is a legal process where an alleged criminal is surrendered by one state to another state in which the crime has been commited?
Fucntions of a political party
What are nominating candidates, informing and activating supporters, bonding agent, governing and watch dog?
Expressed powers stated in the first 3 articles of the constitution
What are raising the military, declaring war and regulating interstate commerce.
The main 2 political parties in the United States
What are democratic and republican?
The first 27 amendments of the constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
Money used for a specific purpose, used under federal supervision
What is a categorical grant?
Criticizes political parties in power, most clearly seen as the media
What is a watchdog?
Implied powers are
What are powers assumed by congress which comes from the necessary and proper clause?
Small government, the second amendment and family values
What does the Republican party want?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Money given to states/local government/ non-government agencies
What is a project grant?
Helps ensure the good performance and quality of the candidate
Inherent powers are
Big government, high taxes, gun control, gay rights
What does the Democratic party want?
Document that states that federal power is bad and that the constitution gives to much of it.
What is Brutus 1?
Money given for prescribed activities, less strings attached
What is a block grant?
Some nominating functions of political parties
What is recruiting candidates and gathering support?
Commerce clause is
What is the federal power to regulate commerce with foreign countries?
Selecting only members of your party for any ballot position