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$100 $200 $300 $400 $500 BranchesOfGovernmentCivilRightsElectionProcess Interest Groups & Groups & Political Parties CongressFramers And the Constitution

C1-$100 - $100 They have low political efficacy, they would act by emotion and the majority will outcast the minority. (vice versa) The Framers feared that leaving too much power in government to the people would be catastrophic because…

C1-$200 - $200 The New Jersey Plan What plan decided to create a much stronger constitution, in which the Articles of Confederation would be amended, not replaced?

C1-$300 - $300 A bicameral Legislative Branch, a Judicial Branch, as well as the new Executive Branch. The new Constitution created what new branch(es) to help build a strong central government?

C1-$400 - $400 Why did the anti-federalists oppose the Constitution so much? They believed that a strong central government would take away the state’s rights and the governed would lose their voice.

C1-$500 - $500 Federalist #10 & #51 What are the two federalist papers that Alexander Hamilton wrote that expanded the idea of a strong central government and that the people are factious?

C2-$100 - $100 What are the three branches of government? The Legislative, Judicial and Executive branches.

C2-$200 - $200 One branch gaining too much power over the other The framers created the checks and balances systems because they were afraid of…

C2-$300 - $300 Judicial Review What is the action that the Supreme Court gets to be able to check the actions of the Legislative and Executive?

C2-$400 - $400 The Constitution states that the branches of government are given enumerated and implicit powers. What is an example of an enumerated power and an example of an implicit power? Congress has the power to regulate commerce and coin money. Indirectly from the constitution Congress was able to fund a National Bank.

C2-$500 - $500 The Senate A treaty has recently been negotiated between the president and another nation, who will sign off on the treaty?

C3-$100 - $ st Amendment Which amendment gave the women the right to vote, officially making them as equal in politics?

C3-$200 - $200 Amendments 13 to 15 What amendment(s) gave African Americans the right to vote and emancipate themselves by law?

C3-$300 - $300 It meant that the African American had the same right to do as a white man/woman could do but separated them into sections. In the Jim Crowe south, what did it mean for an African American to be “Separate but equal”?

C3-$400 - $400 It ruled that separate public schools were a sign of inequality, therefore ruled unconstitutional. Started desegregation in education. What did the Brown v. Board of Education court case do?

C3-$500 - $500 It ruled that state laws against abortion were unconstitutional, giving women there freedom of fertility. How did the Roe v. Wade court case help expand the voice of women?

C4-$100 - $100 Being an incumbent What factor increases a person’s chance of being elected into office the most?

C $200 After a presidential election has concluded what votes determine the new president? Electoral Votes

C3-$300 - $300 Why is it that the voter turnout rate has decreased in election with in the last 50 years? When the 28 amendment passed the voter age went down to 18 years old, therefore expanding the age by three years. The amount of teenagers that didn’t vote greatly affected the turnout rate.

C3-$400 - $400 What does an incumbent have an advantage over the non- incumbent in an election? An incumbent has franking privilege, also has loyal voters, more influence on the media, and has experience in office.

C3-$500 - $500 Does the popular vote influence the electoral vote? Yes because what ever votes come from the popular vote from each state, the amount electoral votes that state has is granted towards the candidate who won that state.

C4-$100 - $100 Hard money is limited by the federal government to a certain amount and can only be used for certain purposes. Soft money has no restrictions on it and can be used for multiple purposes such as campaign advertisements. What is the distinction between hard and soft money?

C4-$200 - $200 Because political parties are like factions, and factions usually fight or compete for their own good, not for the good of others. Why did the framers fear political parties?

C4-$300 - $300 They Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission What was the act that was passed to limit the amount of money a donor could give a politician?

C4-$400 - $400 It increased disclosure of contributions for federal campaigns. The Federal Election Campaign Act did what for PACS?

C4-$500 - $500 To win elections Political parties have a major goal. What is that major goal?

C4-$100 - $100 House of Representatives and the Senate Congress is composed of two houses. What are those two houses?

C4-$200 - $200 HoR: The Speaker of the House Senate: Majority Leader What is the most important position in the House of Representatives and the most important in the Senate?

C4-$300 - $300 Which house in Congress can start a filibuster? Which one can end it? Only the Senate is allowed to start a filibuster and end it as well

C4-$400 - $400 Congress (introduction), Committees (mark-up and report), Floor Debate, House or Senate (then to the opposite), if minor changes back to previous house, President for approval When a bill is going through the process of becoming a law, in what order does it go when it is in Congress?

C4-$500 - $500 Rules Committee (“Traffic Cop”) What is the most important committee in Congress that is in charge of enforcing laws and organizing the agenda?