Term
| The first constitution of the United States of America was... |
|
Definition
| the Articles of Confederation |
|
|
Term
| The doctrine that distinguishes a clear demarcation between federal and state spheres of authority and responsibilities is... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which of the following political values IS NOT widely held by most Americans? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| According to the Declaration of Independence, why are governments formed? |
|
Definition
| to secure people's rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. |
|
|
Term
| Which of the following IS NOT A WAY THAT Congress can check the other branches of government? |
|
Definition
| reduce the salary of judges |
|
|
Term
| The necessary and proper clause is also known as the... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| In federalist No. 51, what is James Madison's view of human nature? |
|
Definition
| That people are flawed and self-interested and need government to restrain them. |
|
|
Term
| What is Supremacy Clause? |
|
Definition
| the clause that states that the constitution, treaties and federal laws are the supreme law of the land. |
|
|
Term
| How did the Constitution address the grievance (as listed in the Declaration of Independence) of a judiciary dependent upon the pleasure of the king? |
|
Definition
| Its gives judges life tenure on good behavior and does not allow their salaries to be reduced while they hold office. |
|
|
Term
| According to AmGov, what is political power? |
|
Definition
| It is the ability to get things done by controlling or influencing the institutions of government. |
|
|
Term
| Which of the following IS NOT a way that the President can check the other branches of government? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which of the following is a power prohibited to the states by the US Constitution? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The most common path used to amend the constitution is... |
|
Definition
| proposal by 2/3rds vote in each House of Congress and ratification by 3/4ths of the sate legislators. |
|
|
Term
| To amend the Articles of Confederation required... |
|
Definition
| the agreement of all thirteen states. |
|
|
Term
| How does the Constitution make the national government's division dependent upon different wills? |
|
Definition
| Senators are elected every six years in statewide elections, Congresspersons every two years in district elections, the president every four years in national elections and the Supreme Court is appointed. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the broad array of voluntary associations that bring citizens together to deal with community and social issues. |
|
|
Term
| Which of the following is an example of nonpolitical civic engagement? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The powers that the Constitution explicitly grants to the congress are called... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which of the following, according to the instructor, IS NOT among the reasons we amend the Constitution? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How is the right to privacy to be found in the constitution? |
|
Definition
| The Constitution is not an exhaustive list of our rights, so even though the right to privacy is not explicitly mentioned in the document, we can see the idea in other rights mentioned. |
|
|
Term
| According to the instructor, what is the public sphere? |
|
Definition
| It is the area of life subject to government rules and directions. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a movement to return political authority and power from the national government to the states. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the agreement that established a bicameral legislature, one house based on population and the other house with each state having two votes. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the view that the wealthy and well educated exercise a predominate influence in a political system. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the process by which we choose officials and make decisions about public policy. |
|
|
Term
| Clear and Present Danger... |
|
Definition
| free speech test that prohibits speech that produces an obvious and immediate danger. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the body charged with making official policies for its citizens. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the warnings that police give suspects upon their arrests. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the judicial ruling barring illegally gathered evidence from trial. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the constitutional provision requiring states to recognize the legal transactions of other states. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the solution to how slaves were to be counted in determining the number of representatives each state would get and how taxes were to be distributed. |
|
|
Term
| According to Madison, what is a faction? |
|
Definition
| a group of like minded individuals who pursue a shared passion or interest at the public's expense. |
|
|
Term
| Positive steps taken to correct for past discrimination and injustice are called... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| In what year did women get the right to vote in all US elections? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do? |
|
Definition
| outlawed literacy tests as a requirement for voting. |
|
|
Term
| Who of the following would be most likely to vote? |
|
Definition
| Someone who has an advanced degree, is upper class and is 54 years of age. |
|
|
Term
| Which of the following statements about voting is correct? |
|
Definition
| Higher income is correlated with higher rates of voting. |
|
|
Term
| What was the decision in the University of Michigan cases of 2003? |
|
Definition
| It was to allow race or ethnicity as a factor in granting admissions to universities, but not the setting of quotas. |
|
|
Term
| Despite the fact that millions of people vote, which theory holds that it is difficult to account for why anyone would vote because the chances of that person's vote changing the outcome of an election is very, very small? |
|
Definition
| rational actor (rational choice) theory. |
|
|
Term
| Which of the following statements about interest groups IS NOT true? |
|
Definition
| Interest group involvement in the American political system is a fairly recent development. |
|
|
Term
| the organized financial arms of interest groups that can contribute to political campaigns are called... |
|
Definition
| political action committees (PACs) |
|
|
Term
| AmGov states that three factors are important for determining if people will participate in the political system. Which of the following IS NOT one of those factors? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When people organize to achieve common goals it is called... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which of the following techniques is/are an example of consumer activism? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which is not a technique used by interest groups to shape public policy? |
|
Definition
| lobbying, campaign contributions, |
|
|
Term
| The use of deceptive practices and lack of transparency by wealthy unidentified sources to manufacture grassroots support is called... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Ideologically, a person who opposes government intervention to regulate the economy or to enforce traditional morality is considered to be a... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Ideologically, a person who supports government intervention to regulate the economy but generally opposes government intervention to enforce traditional morality is considered to be a... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Any formally organized association that seeks to influence public policy. |
|
|
Term
| Korematsu v. United States... |
|
Definition
| A Supreme Court decision that upheld the WWII internment of Japanese-Americans. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the widely shared set of beliefs, values, attitudes, norms and opinions about the political system and the citizen's role in that political system. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A Supreme Court case that ordered the desegregation of public schools in the US. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| what the public thinks about an issue at a given point in time. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a verbal image of the good society and of the chief means of attaining such a society. |
|
|
Term
| Political socialization... |
|
Definition
| the process of passing on a political culture from one generation to the next. |
|
|
Term
| Brown v. Board of Education... |
|
Definition
| A Supreme Court case that ordered the desegregation of public schools in the US. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the idea that people performing different jobs that require the same amount of knowledge, effort, skill or responsibility should receive equal pay. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Protection of historically disadvantaged groups from the infringement of their rights to equality. |
|
|
Term
| Which of the following is true of the informal qualifications of the President? |
|
Definition
| They reflect the choices voters make, and can be changed when voters change who they vote for. |
|
|
Term
| when the republican president campaigns on behalf of her same party candidates she is predominantly performing the role of... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| the trustee model of representation suggests that... |
|
Definition
| representatives are better able to judge the public interest than their constituents are. |
|
|
Term
| A legislator who argues that they selected by the people and, therefor, should always vote as directed by their constituents opinion is arguing for which conception of representation? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which of the following IS NOT a formal qualification of the President of the United States? |
|
Definition
| Must have previous political experience, either as a governor or a legislator. |
|
|
Term
| The principal function of any legislature is... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which of the following IS NOT among the informal qualifications of who can become President? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Through which process can congress remove the President before the end of his or her term? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| A legislator from Florida who votes, against her better judgement, to support subsidies for orange growers would be acting... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which of the following IS NOT a power of Congress? |
|
Definition
| To negotiate treaties with other nations. |
|
|
Term
| The House of Committee and Government Reform Committee's hearings about FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina is an example of the congressional function of... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which of these steps is necessary if the House of Senate pass different versions of the same bill? |
|
Definition
| consideration by a conference committee made up of members from the Senate and the House. |
|
|
Term
| The most powerful position in the House of Representation in the US Congress is... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How common is it for the president's veto to be overridden? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When the President of the United States throws out the first pitch of the major league baseball season, he is acting in his role as... |
|
Definition
| ceremonial leader/head of state. |
|
|
Term
| Which of these steps in the legislative process precedes the others? |
|
Definition
| The bill is considered by a committee in the House or Senate. |
|
|
Term
| What is a political party? |
|
Definition
| A broad coalition of people who seek to run candidates for elective office and to win control of government in order to make policy. |
|
|
Term
| What are two dominant political parities in the United States? |
|
Definition
| The Democrats and Republicans |
|
|
Term
| How do single-members districts with first past the post election systems encourage the formation of only tow dominant parities? |
|
Definition
| Only the winning candidate gets a seat in the legislature, while the other candidates do not get a seat. |
|
|
Term
| The earmark spending in budget bill that so many are talking about these days is also known... |
|
Definition
| as pork barrel legislation |
|
|
Term
| A minor or third party that forms as an offshoot of one of the major parties is called a... |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does it take to override a President's veto? |
|
Definition
| A 2/3rds majority in each House. |
|
|
Term
| What is the name given to the early period of a President's term, in which his approval ratings are often high? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| programming targeted to a small sector of the public. |
|
|
Term
| Adversarial (attack) journalism... |
|
Definition
| a form of journalism that adopts a hostile stance towards government and politicians. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| media coverage for which candidates do not pay, associated with things like the debates and town hall meetings. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a situation where one political party controls the presidency, and another political party controls one or both Houses of Congress. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| voting based on the candidate's past record in office, or on the performance of the economy since the last election. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a political campaign's favorable interpretation on the day's events. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a senatorial procedure that allows continuance debate in an effort to kill legislation. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Campaign style that emphasizes establishing a close personal contact between candidates and voters. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a rule that requires broadcasters to provide similar airtime to all candidates if they broadcaster decides to provide it to any. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a news programs use of short audio or video clips of politicians statements. |
|
|
