Federalism
This system of government places ultimate authority in the hands of the national/central govt.
What is unitary system.
A type of regime in which only the government itself is fully controlled by the ruler. Social and economic institutions exist that are not under the government's control.
What is authoritarianism.
This U.S. SC case established the principle of judicial review-meaning American courts can strike down laws and govt actions that violate the Constitution.
These are rights that members of groups historically discriminated against have to equal treatment by government under the law as well as equal access to society’s opportunities
What are Civil Rights.
Method of systematically questioning a small, selected sample of respondents who are deemed representative of the total population.
What are opinion polls.
These powers are outlined in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution-where most powers are delegated to national govt.
What are enumerated powers.
The concept that ultimate political authority is based on the will of the people.
What is popular sovereignty.
U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality – a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal".
Plessy V. Ferguson (1896)
DAILY TRIPLE
1) This amendment banned slavery
2) This amendment made all slaves U.S. citizens
3) This amendment guarantees citizens’ right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude (gender not mentioned)
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
The difference between a sample's results and the true result if the entire population had be included.
What are sampling errors.
The constitutional provision that makes the Constitution and federal laws superior to all conflicting state and local laws.
What is the supremacy clause.
Type of govt system founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people.
What is a representative democracy (indirect democracy).
Case when the SC held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation (hint: operating boats in interstate waters).
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
A device used by southern states to disenfranchise African Americans. It restricted voting to those whose grandfathers had voted before 1867.
What is the grandfather clause.
Who are the founders of polls?
Who are George Gallup and Emo Roper and Archibald Crossley developed modern polling techniques of market research.
A federal grant to a state or local government for a specific program or project.
The Virginia Plan called for this- a two chamber legislature. The House and Senate are an example of what?
What is a bicameral legislature.
This SC case established that the segregation of races in the public schools violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
These are specific rights guaranteed by the Constitution that cannot be denied to citizens by government
What are civil liberties.
How a question is phrased, yes/no answer formats, and the order in which questions are asked.. are all examples of what?
What are problems with polls.
A requirement in federal legislation that forces states and municipalities to comply with certain rules.
What is a federal mandate.
These were the chief opponents of the Constitution's adoption.
Who are the Anti-Federalists.
In this case the Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires that the legislative districts across states be equal in population.
Reynolds vs. Sims (1964)
These policies and programs seek to make special efforts to provide members of groups who have been discriminated against, access to educational and employment opportunities.
What is affirmative action.
We use survey data to measure this...
What is public opinion