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Core Concepts
The Constitution
Rights and Liberties
Branches of Government
Political Decision-Making
100

The study of who gets what, when, and how

Politics

100
The first ten Amendments of the Constitution 

Bill of Rights

100

The type of rights that are used to protect individuals from govenment interference

Civil liberties

100

The branch that is responsible for lawmaking

Legislative

100

Associations of individuals and groups with similar goals that attempt to influence policy 

Interest groups

200

A system of government that gives power to the people, either directly or through elected representatives

Democracy

200

The Constitution was adopted in response to the weaknesses of this document

Articles of Confederation

200
The amendment that abolished slavery

Thirteenth Amendment

200
The main method that presidents use to make policy without having to consult with Congress

Executive orders

200

The average amount (fraction) of campaign promises that are kept upon election

2/3

300

The idea that the authority of government comes from the consent of the people, who are the source of all political power

Popular sovereignty 

300

The principle that powers are divided among different branches to prevent tyranny

Separation of powers

300
Another term for the right to vote

Suffrage

300

The landmark Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review

Marbury v. Madison

300

The amount of electors in the Electoral College

538

400

A system of government that divides power between a national government and state governments

Federalism

400

The clause that asserts that the Constitution shall be the primary law of the land

Supremacy clause

400

Rights that are not established in the Constitution, such as those granted via the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Legislated rights

400

Legal precedents that courts follow to decide subsequent cases, such as Brown v. Board of Education

Settled law

400

The two greatest predictors of whether someone will vote

Education and income

500

The two values, derived from classical liberalism, that the Founders based the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution on 

Liberty and equality

500

The powers granted to each branch that are explicitly stated in the Constitution

Enumerated powers

500

Fundamental rights that individuals possess, such as the right to life, liberty, and property

Substantive rights

500

The model that describes a legislator who acts according to public opinion instead of their own conscience 

Delegate

500

The manipulation of an electoral constituency's boundaries to favor one party over another 

Gerrymandering