Political Ideology
Believers in this ideology are likely to support increased government spending on social welfare programs.
What is liberalism?
This is the number of electoral votes a candidate needs to become president.
What is 270?
This is the term for the percentage of eligible voters who actually cast a vote.
What is voter turnout?
This case outlawed segregation in schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This constitutional requirement, conducted every 10 years, counts every person living in the United States and helps determine representation in Congress.
What is the census?
These are changes in ideology that come from changes in social, political, or economic environment during your formative years.
What are generational effects?
Held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, this is when voters select their representatives in government.
What is a general election?
This was the term for a fee some states charged when African Americans tried to vote before it was outlawed by the 24th Amendment.
What is a poll tax?
This case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This is a formal change or addition to the United States Constitution, requiring a specific process of approval by Congress and the states.
What is an amendment?
This ideology believes in maximum individual freedom and minimal government in economic and personal life.
What is libertarianism?
This televised event allows presidential candidates to face off by answering questions and challenging each other’s policies, often shaping public opinion in the final stretch of a campaign.
What is a presidential debate?
This is the most reliable group when it comes to voter turnout in America.
What are senior citizens/65+/older Americans?
This case reaffirmed that students do not lose their right to freedom of speech and expression while in school.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This system of government divides power between a national government and state governments, as established in the Constitution.
What is federalism?
This term describes the lifelong process of forming your political beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
What is political socialization?
These are large gatherings organized by parties to nominate candidates and establish the party platform.
What is a party convention?
This is a voting behavior that involves deciding whether the party or candidate in power should be reelected based on recent past.
What is retrospective voting?
This case upheld segregation and created the "separate but equal" doctrine.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
In Congress, these party leaders are responsible for counting votes and ensuring members vote along party lines.
What are whips?
In politics, this bias can lead voters or lawmakers to favor news sources, statistics, or arguments that support their existing political views while dismissing opposing evidence, reinforcing polarization in public decision-making.
What is confirmation bias?
This term describes the electoral edge that current officeholders possess over challengers.
What is the incumbency advantage phenomenon?
This voting behavior involves always voting for candidates from the same party.
What is straight-ticket voting?
This case affirmed that you must be read your rights when placed under arrest.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
This practice involves redrawing voting district boundaries to favor one political party over another.
What is gerrymandering?