Socialization
Founding Docs
Public Policy/Institutions
Justice
Bias
100

The Process by which individuals form their political beliefs and values.

Political Socialization

100

Name one of the Enlightenment philosophers who's ideas impacted the founding documents.

Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu

100

In the United States power is shared between which three branches of government?

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

100

The highest court in the United States judicial system.

The US Supreme Court

100

The tendency to favor one perspective over another.

Bias

200

__________ and education are the most influential agents of political socialization.

Family

200

The first United States national government was established by the __________________ which provided for a weak national government.

Articles of Confederation

200

A ________ becomes a ___________ when it is passed by both chambers of Congress and is signed by the President.

Bill; Law

200

Courts that resolve disputes between individuals and/or organizations.

Civil Courts

200

Examples of this include podcasts and cable to TV shows dedicated to specific genres and niches.

Narrowcasting

300

A ______________ emphasizes limited government, traditional values, and lower taxes.

Conservative

300

"We hold these truths to be self-evident....with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" is in which document?

The Declaration of Independence.

300

The ____________ outcome of the 1965 Voting Rights Act was to prohibit racial discrimination in voting.

Intended

300

Courts that resolve violations of the law against the state.

Criminal Courts

300

The amendment which protects freedom of speech and the press.

The First Amendment

400

A ________________ supports social welfare programs and government intervention to address inequalities.

Liberal

400

The Anti-Federalists insisted on adding a ____________________ to the US Constitution.

Bill of Rights

400

What public policy initiatives are given directly by the President without Congressional input?

Executive Orders

400

What was the name of the US Supreme Court case which led to the power of Judicial Review?

Marbury v. Madison

400

A strategy to identify bias by paying attention to headlines and emotional phrases.

Look for Language

500

A ____________ holds centrist views and advocates for practical solutions.

Moderate

500

The ______________ believed that a strong government was necessary to maintain order, so they supported the US Constitution.

The Federalists

500

The system of government in which power is divided and shared between the national government and state governments.

Federalism

500
The power of a court to hear a case for the first time is called ____________ jurisdiction.

Original

500

A strategy to identify bias by researching media ownership and political affiliations

Analyze the Source