2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt CONSTITUTIONFEDERALISM PUBLIC OPINION & POLITICAL BELIEFS ALL ABOUT ELECTIONS YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE
Locke argues that government can only be dissolved when?
What is when the govt. acts without consent of the people?
Identify 4 amendments that discuss/deal with suffrage and explain them
15 th, 17 th, 19 th, 24 th, 26 th
Not stated explicitly, but suggested? What are these powers called? What part of the Constitution provides for these powers (name and location)?
What are implied powers? Elastic Clause! Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
Identify 4 Principles of the Constitution and Explain each of them
1.Popular Sovereignty 2.Limited Government 3.Checks and Balances 4.Separation of Powers 5.Judicial Review 6.Federalism
DAILY DOUBLE What are the 3 obligations of national government to the states
What are 1.Guarantee republican form of govt. 2.Protect each state against invasion 3.Grant new states same rights as other states
What type of federal aid (be specific) is the main source of funding given to states by the federal government AND briefly explain the source by providing an example
What are categorical grants?
Under the Commerce Clause, what are the 3 areas/arenas that Congress can regulate?
1.Interstate Commerce 2.Trade with foreign nations 3.Trade with tribes/Native Americans
Powers denied to the National Govt. are located where? Identify 1 power denied to the National Govt.
Article I Section 9 1.Cannot suspend habeas corpus 2.No bills of attainder 3.No titles of nobility
Which Court Case established the Supremacy Clause? What other item is established with this case? Explain the Supremacy Clause and the item?
What is McCulloch v. Maryland, implied powers?
The powers that are given to Congress are referred to as? Where are they located? Identify 2 of them
Delegated/Enumerated/ Expressed Article I Section 8
Define 3 of the 4 terms: 1.Liberal 2.Conservative 3.Socialism 4.Libertarian
1.Big Government 2.Power to the States 3.All for one, one for all 4.Individual freedoms/decisions
Define Political Socialization Identify 4 Political Agents of Socialization
How an individual learns about politics 1.Family 2.Media 3.School 4.Religion 5.Race 6.Income 7.Education 8.Gender 9.Peers 10.Region
In regards to public opinion, there are 3 types of Publics. Identify each and briefly explain each
1.Elite 2.Attentive 3.Masses
Define Political Culture and provide 3 examples of characteristics of political culture
Shared beliefs about American Democracy? 1.Liberty 2.Individualism/Collectivism 3.Equality 4.Democracy 5.Civic Duty 6.Distrust of Govt. 7.Political Efficacy 8.Justice
Identify 3 characteristics of a valid scientific public opinion poll
What are: 1.Random Digit Dialing 2.Sampling error 3.Size of sample 4.Random sampling 5.Un-bias/non leading questions
What are 3 historical barriers to voting and what eliminated them as barriers?
1.Religion: 2.Property: 3.Race: 4.Gender: 5.Income: 6.Literacy: 7.Minimum Age 21:
Identify 3 types of presidential primaries! Explain the difference between the two?
Open Closed Blanket Top-Two
What piece of legislation/law opens up the process of selecting delegates? (Creation of primaries comes from this law/legislation)
What is the McGovern- Fraser Commission
Identify three drawbacks of the current presidential nominating system
1.Low participation 2.All about media as opposed to policies 3.Too lengthy 4.Not representative of nation 5.Selectorate vs. Electorate
Identify 2 campaign finance changes that were made by McCain- Feingold
1.Doubled Hard-Money 2.No more unlimited soft money (regulated) 3.Regulates when issue advocacy ads can be run (30/60 days)
In United States v. Lopez, the Supreme Court ruled that
Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress's authority to regulate commerce among the states.
In most presidential elections since 1980, the most strongly Republican area has been
What is the South
What are two ways the Constitution can be informally amended? AND provide examples
1.Acts of Congress (Civil Rights Act 1964) 2.Judicial Rulings (Plessy v. Ferguson) 3.Presidential Actions (executive privilege/order)
A.What are the 3 interstate obligations that the each state has with all of the others B.Describe each
1.Full Faith and Credit Clause 2.Privileges & Immunities 3.Extradition
DAILY DOUBLE Describe the two step process of impeachment and what part of govt. does what and with what vote?
The House impeaches (majority vote) The Senate convicts (two- thirds vote)