UNIT 1
Authority specifically granted to a branch of the government in the Constitution
Expressed or enumerated powers
Drawing of district boundaries into strange shapes to benefit a political party
Partisan gerrymandering
Fundamental rights and freedoms protected by the infringement of the government
Civil Liberties
An economic system which government intrudes as little as possible in the economic transactions among citizens and businesses
Laissez-faire or free enterprise
An organization that raises money to elect and defeat candidates and may donate money directly to a canidate's campaign, subject to limits
PAC or Poltical action committee
Name three concurrent powers
Levy taxes
Borrow money
Regulate banks
Create and operate court systems
Determine voting qualifications
Argument by Alexander Hamilton that the federal judiciary would be unlikely to infringe upon rights and liberties but would serve as a check on the other two branches
Federalist No.78
Protections from discrimination as a member of a particular group
Civil Rights
The experience and factors that shape an individual's political values, attitudes, and behaviors
Political socialization
A state where the polls show a close contest between the Repubplican and Democratic candidate in a presidential elections
Battleground state
An antifederalist paper arguing that the country was too large to be governed as a republic and that the Consitution gave too much power to the National government
Brutus No.1
The practice of letting a previous legal descion stand
Stare decisis
Warrant to search was used as the constitutional reasoning for which court case
Mapp V. Ohio
When a company moves its business to a place where labor costs are cheaper or productions is more efficient because workers work longer hours.
Outsourcing
A measure of an individual's wealth, income, occupation, and educational attainment
Socioeconomic status
An essay in which Madison argues that the dangers of faction can be mitigated by a large republic and republican government
Federalist No. 10
The Supreme Court overturned the race-conscious drawing of a strangely shaped legislative branch
Shaw V. Reno
The right to remain silent and to have an attorney present during questioning;these rights must be given by police ti individuals suspected of criminal activity
A survey taken at the beginning of a political campaign in order to gauge support for a candidate and determine which issues are important to voters.
Benchmark poll
The first amendment was used for the constitutional reasoning of which court case
Citizens United V. Federal Election Commission
US V. Lopez was determined under which amendment
The equal protection clause requires legislative district boundaries to be drawn to have roughly the same number of constituents under the principle of "one man one vote"
Baker V. Carr
Right to trial by jury in civil cases was used as the constitutional reasoning in which case
None
An ideology favoring very little government regulation and intervention beyond protecting private property and individual liberty.
Libertarianism
A process through which a state's eligible voters meet (in person) to select delegates to represent their preferences in the nomination process
Caucus