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32 Cards in this Set
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Antifederalists |
opponents of the ratification of the constitution |
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Federalists |
supporters of the new constitution |
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bicameral |
congress is composed of 2 houses (The House of Representatives and The Senate) |
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How many people are in House of Representatives? How long are their terms? Do they represent state or district? |
435, 2 years, district |
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How many people are in the senate? How long are their terms? Do they represent state or district? |
100, 6 years & staggered, 3 different cycles, state |
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Elastic Clause |
(Article I, Section 8) Authorizes congress to make those laws necessary and proper for carrying out the other laws it passes, expands national government power |
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Factions |
groups - most often driven by economic motives - that place their own good above the good of the nation as a whole |
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Great Compromise |
Agreement at the Constitutional Convention splitting the legislature into 2 bodies, one apportioned by population , the other assigning each state 2 members |
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Judicial Review |
power of the U.S. supreme court to review acts of other political institutions and declare them unconstitutional |
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Congress and the President |
share war powers and legislative powers |
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President and the Courts |
share power to interpret laws |
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Congress and the Courts |
share power to review the actions of the executive branch |
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Supremacy Clause |
Gives federal law precedence over state law |
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Formal Ways to change the constitution |
Propose Amendment 1) 2/3 vote of both houses of congress 2) National Convention called by Congress at the request of 2/3 of the states Ratification 1) Approval by state legislatures of 3/4 of the states 2) Approval by ratifying conventions in 3/4 of the states |
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Informal ways to change the constitution |
Changing the meaning of the constitution Ex) the extension of the vote Originally only white land owning men could vote, now anyone 18 and older can vote |
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battleground state |
No particular party has overwhelming support |
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casework |
practice of finding solutions to constituent problems, usually involving government agencies |
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caucus |
Is a meeting where they go through multiple stages before the convention delegates are chosen |
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electors |
Members of the electoral college who cast the deciding votes in the presidential elections |
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frontloading |
Moving their contests earlier in the season based on the belief that earlier contests are more influential |
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Gerrymandering |
manipulate the boundaries to favor one party |
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open seat |
when there is no incumbent present |
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redistricting |
the practice of drawing congressional district boundaries to accord with population changes |
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safe seat |
when the same political party wins nearly every voting season |
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scientific sample |
One in which every member of the target population has an equal chance of being selected |
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superdelegates |
They are free to support any candidate for the presidential nomination |
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Electoral Arrangements of House and Senate |
House: elected every 2 years, 435 members, district Senate: elected every 6 years, staggered (3 different cycles), 2 senators per state |
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How is the federal governments power reduced? |
Through the electoral arrangements |
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When was the declaration of independence approved by congress? |
July 4th 1776 |
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When did the constitution come? |
8 years after the declaration of independence |
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How do we have "checks on power"? |
1) separate branches share power 2) electoral arrangements 3) federalism |
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