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Powers
Political Parties
Voting
Voting Amendments
Ch 1 & 2 vocab
100
Powers spelled out specifically in the Constitution
What are Expressed Powers
100
Type of political party focused on one public-policy matter
What is a single issue party
100
Allowed to vote at the formation of our country
What are white, male landowners
100
Set the voting age at no more than 18
What is the 26th amendment
100
An alliance of independent states
What is a confederation
200
Powers that both the national government and state governments possess
What are Concurrent Powers
200
Term used to describe a deal made by both parties working together
What is bi-partisan
200
Potential voting population
What is the electorate
200
Barred discrimination in public facilities
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
200
Formal approval
What is ratification
300
Powers only exercised by the national government
What are exclusive powers
300
The 1st two political parties in the US
What are the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
300
The sense that one has no feeling of influence or effectiveness in government
What is political efficacy
300
Made racial equality in voting possible
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965
300
all the things a government decides to do
What are public policies
400
Powers not given to the national government and so not denied to the states
What are Reserved Powers
400
2 factions that came out of the Democratic Party in the 1800s
What are the Democrats and Whigs
400
The war that contributed to the women's suffrage movement
What is World War I
400
Gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment
400
A sovereign body of people living in a defined territory & organized politically
What is a state
500
Powers the national government has historically possessed
What are Inherent Powers
500
Function of the party in power that ensures the good performance of candidates and office holders
What is the bonding agent function
500
Voting for all of the candidates of one political party
What is straight-ticket voting
500
Eliminated the poll tax
What is the 24th amendment
500
Type of government where a small group of elite have all the power
What is an oligarchy