Political Culture
What do we call the system of government where the people hold sovereignty?
What is democracy?
Which group of people supported the Constitution and wanted a stronger central government?
Who are the Federalists?
What is it called when sovereignty is divided between a collection of states with very little federal government power?
What is a confederation?
What is it called when executive power is divided among several statewide elected officials?
What is a plural executive system?
What is the notion that all individuals are equal in their moral worth and thereby entitled to equal treatment under the law?
What is equality?
What is the concept where the colonies can have lax trade regulations and loose supervision as long as they remain loyal to their homeland?
What is salutary neglect?
What is a power that is granted to the federal government even if it is not explicitly listed within the Constitution?
What is an implied power?
What is the current Texas Constitution we have in place?
What is the Constitution of 1876?
Name one reason why misinformation is so widespread in our democracy.
People want to accept information that confirms their biases, some people are lazy, some ignore info against their biases, etc
Which branch of government is in charge of interpreting the laws? Which branch of government is in charge of making the laws?
What is the Judicial branch and what is the legislative branch?
Which clause within the Constitution declares that the Constitution and federal law are the laws of the land?
What is the Supremacy Clause?
How often does the Texas legislature meet and what is this term called?
What is biennially?
What is the American form of government that states that there are lawful restrictions on government power through a supreme rule of law?
What is Constitutionalism?
Which philosopher had a large impact on the United States Declaration of Independence?
Who is John Locke?
Which kind of federalism creates a separation between national and state governments, giving them separate jurisdictions over certain issues?
What is dual federalism?
How many votes must each house in the Texas Legislature get to add an amendment to the Texas Constitution?
What is a 2/3s vote?
List at LEAST two of the four key ideals of American Political Culture.
What are Liberty, Individualism, Equality, Self-Government?
Which plan of the founders benefitted large states and which plan of the founder benefitted small states?
What is the Virginia plan and what is the New Jersey plan?
Which kind of grant includes funding granted for a specific, detailed purpose?
What is a categorical grant?
Which of these positions is the only position in the Texas executive branch that is selected by the Governor instead of being elected by the people?
What is the Secretary of State?