Political Socialization
Considered the strongest agent of socialization, as people learn cultures, customs, and political beliefs from parents, siblings, and other family members
Family/home influences
What ideology advocates for rapid social, economic, or political change; may resort to violence and extreme methods to achieve their goals?
Radical
Articles of Confederation
Election where political parties select their candidates to run for office in general elections
Primary elections
What is the main role of the Executive Branch?
Enforce laws
25th Amendment
Students in Illinois are mandated to pass two semesters of United States History as a high school graduation requirement, due to the passage of state laws and oversight by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Schools and education
What ideology advocates for a rapid return to a time period deemed as a “golden age” in the past; may resort to violence, authoritarianism, and fundamentalism to achieve their goals?
Reactionary
Key American victory that convinced France to aid the United States in their war against Great Britain, giving military and financial assistance?
Saratoga
Elections where voters can remove a state/local official from office before the end of their term
Recall election
Who is considered the leader of the House of Representatives?
Speaker of the House
Granted women the right to vote
19th Amendment
The nonprofit political action group Mothers Against Drunk Driving is an organization that is dedicated to preventing injuries and deaths caused by drunk/impaired driving in the United States.
Group affiliations
What ideology is generally tolerant of others' political beliefs and is considered the "swing vote" of elections?
Moderate
Protest by American colonists by dumping British tea into the harbor; resulted in the passage of the Intolerable Acts
The minimum amount of electoral votes that a candidate needs to win the Electoral College
270 votes
Who casts the tiebreaking vote in the Senate?
Allowed all male citizens to vote, regardless of race; passed after the Civil War
15th Amendment
Khaby Lame, a content creator known for his videos that mock overly complicated “life hacks”, is the most followed individual on the social media app Tik Tok with over 149.1 active followers.
What ideology favors limited government and the promotion of traditional values; most commonly associated with the Republican Party?
Conservative
Considered the first shots of the American Revolution between American Minutemen and British Redcoats
Lexington and Concord
How are electoral votes for each state determined?
Adding states' representatives and senators together
What is the MAIN exclusive power of the House of Representatives?
Start revenue/tax bills
Opened the right to vote to non-landowning white males
Election of 1828
Millions of Americans were impacted due to the social, political, and economic turmoil that was caused by the widespread outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, leading to the first national lockdowns and remote school/work in more than a century to combat the spread of the virus.
Events
What ideology favors social and economic change within existing systems; most commonly associated with the Democratic Party?
Liberal
Issue that Anti-Federalists and Federalists fought over for the adoption of the Constitution
Type of election where voters will directly vote on propositions (bills) to be decided
Referendums
Power of the courts to declare laws/executive orders unconstitutional and void
Judicial review
Allowed 18 year olds to vote after the social unrest of the Vietnam War
26th Amendment