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37 Cards in this Set
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Where do children get their ideology?
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Parents
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Define Connecticut compromise
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Bi cameral legislature one house based on pop. other equal representation
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What is a political party machine?
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local party organization basesd on patronage
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Which political party are most African Americans likely to vote for?
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Democratic
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NASA is an example of what type of government agency
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independent
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What is gerrymandering ?
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political party redrawing districts to favor their candidates
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Define Dept. of Treasury?
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Cabinet dept. that has authority over the printing of currency
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Define amicus curiae brief.
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When a group or person who is not part of the lawsuit send arguements to the S.C.
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define civil liberties
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contain in Bill of Rights and are individual protections from the gov.
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define pluralism
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allows for all interests to compete to influence the gov.
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Define regressive tax.
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ex. gas tax - poor citizens pay higher percentage of income than the wealthy
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Define McCain-Feingold
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banned soft money donations to national parties
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Define pork barrel projects
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members of congress get bills passed that brings federal money to their district
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Which amendment is used by the Sup. Court to incorporate the bill of Rights.
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14th
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What is political efficacy?
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Citizens don't think their vote matters. This is low political efficacy
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What did the case of Marbury v. Madison establish
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Judicail review - court can declare laws unconstitutional
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define front loading?
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state that choose an early date on the primary election calendar
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What does fiscal policy mean?
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taxing and spending by the gov
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define franking privilege
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free mailings for congress
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define closed primary
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must be a registered member a pol. party to vote in their primary.
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define habeas corpus
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right to be brought before a judge to determine if the evidence warrants a trial
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Madison argued in the federalist papers that liberty is best protected
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in a large republic
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define conference committee
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it resolves differences in the House and Senate versions of the same bill
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define Bill of Attainder
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a law that declares that an action of an individual can be punished without a trial
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
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9 and the number is set by congress
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The president's role as chief diplomat is a _________
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delegated power
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Define seniority system in Congress?
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Most chairman of committees are senior members of congress
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What Act of Congress outlawed Jim Crow laws in the South?
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Civil Rights act of 1964
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define divided government
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When majority of at least on chamber of congress is from a different pol. party then the president.
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What are the president's closes advisors called?
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the White House Staff
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What court case that the 6th amendment right to counsel applies to major crimes in states
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Giddeon v. Wainwright
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Define War Powers Resolution
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Pres must notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops and can keep them there for 60 days
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what does plurality mean in an election.
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The candidate with the most votes wins even if doesn't have over 50% of the vote
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describe the free rider problem for interest groups in the U.S.
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people benefit from interest groups efforts with out joining.
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Where does most money for education come from
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The states
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What is the main purpose of a political party?
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get their candidates elected to gain control of government
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When can free speech be restricted
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Clear and Present danger test says if it incites violence
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