Political Science, Test 2: Other Amendments, International Comparisons, And Voting

Front 1

If a parent challenged the Practice of official prayer before public high school football games, she would most likely base her protest on?

Back 1

The establishment clause of the First Amendment

Front 2

Under the original constitution of 1787, the president was elected by?

Back 2

The Electoral College

Front 3

Two-Thirds of both the house and senate have voted in favor of a new constitutional amendment. What happens next?

Back 3

Amendment goes to the states

Front 4

The Constitutional protection of freedom of speech and press were extended to the states through the?

Back 4

Due Process clause of the 14th amendment

Front 5

In Canada, power is divided between the central government and ten sperate provinces. Thus we should refer to the Canadian system as a?

Back 5

Federalist system

Front 6

Which Amendment ensures that other rights not listed in the Constitution will be granted?

Back 6

The Ninth Amendment

Front 7

Is the right to privacy listed in the Constitution?

Back 7

No

Front 8

Which case ensures privacy?

Back 8

Griswold v. Connecticut

Front 9

Which case ensures the legality of abortion?

Back 9

Roe v. Wade

Front 10

What are the constraint put on abortion?

Back 10

1st Trimester: no restraints
2nd Trimester: state regulated abortions
3rd Trimester: government has right to ban an abortion entirely

Front 11

Which case creates the rule that the states do not hace to pay for abortions?

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Webster v. Reproductive Health Services 1989

Front 12

What was the outcome of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 1992?

Back 12

Rejected Spousal Notification, but permitted parental notification, informed consent, and the 24 hour waiting period

Front 13

Besides the Bill of Rights, how many other amendments have been passed in U.S. history?

Back 13

17

Front 14

What is the most common topic for amendments?

Back 14

Voting Rights

Front 15

Which amendment states that the right to vote shall not be abridged due to race?

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15th amendment

Front 16

What are some fo the limitations to the 15th amendment?

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limited to local laws, a.k.a poll tax

Front 17

Which amendment gave citizens of each state the right to vote for the U.S. Senate?

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The 17th amendment

Front 18

Which amendment gave women the right to vote, after 150 years?

Back 18

The 19th amendment

Front 19

Which amendment gave citizens of Washington, D.C. the right to vote for President?

Back 19

The 23 amendment

Front 20

Which amendment enfranchised 18-20 year olds?

Back 20

The 26th amendment

Front 21

Which amendment established a separate vote in the electoral college for the Vice President of the United States?

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The 12th Amendment

Front 22

Which amendment shortened the lame duck presidency from March to January?

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The 20th Amendment

Front 23

Which amendment limits the presidency to 2 terms?

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The 22nd Amendment

Front 24

Which amendment clarified the line of succession to the presidency?

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The 25th Amendment

Front 25

Which amendment outlaws slavery?

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The 13th Amendment

Front 26

Which amendment ensures citizenship to anyone born on U.. soil?

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The 14th Amendment

Front 27

Which amendment created income tax?

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The 16th Amendment

Front 28

Which amendments deal with Prohibition?

Back 28

The 18th and 21st Amendments

Front 29

Which amendment took the longest to ratify and deals with senatorial pay increases?

Back 29

The 27th Amendment

Front 30

When did polling really take off?

Back 30

the 1930s

Front 31

what mistake did the Literary Digest Poll make in 1936?

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Accidentally polled only republicans through their polling methods

Front 32

Does quota samplings work?

Back 32

No

Front 33

Is public opinion static?

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No

Front 34

Which polls work the best?

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Very large, very frequent, and randomly chosen

Front 35

What is Political Socialization?

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The process of becoming opinionated

Front 36

What factors weigh into one's political socialization?

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Family and Education

Front 37

In other countries, how is the executive handled?

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In other countries, the two branches are combined

Front 38

What is uniquely american attribute?

Back 38

Primary elections

Front 39

What are the advantages to primary elections?

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Voters choose party nominees

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What are the disadvantages to primary elections?

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Lack of information, especially below the presidential level

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What do the U.K and U.S. share?

Back 41

Every country has a person who represents a specific geographical territory

Front 42

What do most countries use?

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Proportional Representation

Front 43

What is Duverger's law?

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In a winner take all system, only 2 parties are possible.

Front 44

What does Baker v. Sims insure?

Back 44

One Person, One Vote. Courts allowed to address redistricting

Front 45

Which case ensures that congressional districts must be roughly equal in population?

Back 45

Wesberry v. Sanders

Front 46

Which case states that legislatures most change as well?

Back 46

reynolds v. Sims

Front 47

Why do people vote?

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When the benefit exceeds the cost

Front 48

What is the Hypodermic Needle Theory of Mass Media effect?

Back 48

The theory suggests that the mass media could influence a very large group of people directly and uniformly by ‘shooting’ or ‘injecting’ them with appropriate messages designed to trigger a desired response.

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What is the Limited effects Hypothesis?

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sates that mass media has little influence on voters. Rather, other human beings are much more influential

Front 50

What 20 year period had the least voter turnout?

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1960-80

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What is the voter turnout now for Presidential Elections?

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50-50%

Front 52

Was voter turnout high in the 19th century?

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Yes

Front 53

Did voter turnout decline in the 20th century?

Back 53

Yes

Front 54

Is voter outcome higher or lower in other countries?

Back 54

High

Front 55

Why is voter turnout low?

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Voting registration

Front 56

Which factors are the most important to voter turnout?

Back 56

Age and Education