American Politics and the US
Constitution - C963 WGU
"King Caucus" refers to - (answer)the use of each party's congressional caucus to nominate presidential
candidates during the early nineteenth century.
14th Amendment - (answer)Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed
equal protection of the laws
1957 Civil Rights Bill - (answer)Bill passed by LBJ that helped begin first steps towards Civil Rights
movement.
A brokered convention occurs when: - (answer)No candidate acquires a majority of a party's delegates
before the start of its convention.
A law alleged to violate the Constitution's protection of free speech would be heard by the Supreme
Court under: - (answer)Appellate jurisdiction.
According the Supreme Court's ruling in Brandenberg v. Ohio, political speech can be restricted only if it
does which of the following? - (answer)Creates a danger of imminent lawless action.
According to Angus Campbell, which of these statements supports the saying that "all politics is local"? -
(answer)There is a fundamental influence of local policy concerns on national elections.
There is an advantage to the party not currently occupying the presidency during mid-term elections.
In many parts of the country, straight-ticket voting is prevalent.
According to the Supreme Court, when is it legal to take private property for public use? - (answer)For
the creation of jobs
For the enhancement of government revenues (for example, taxes).
For the building of roads
,For the creation of public parks
Advantages of Federalism - (answer)checks growth of tyranny, allows unity without uniformity,
encourages experimentation, provides training and creates opportunities for future national leaders,
keeps government closer to the people
advice and consent - (answer)Terms in the Constitution describing the U.S. Senate's power to review and
approve treaties and presidential appointments.
Affordable Care Act of 2010 - (answer)requires an organization with 50 or more employees to make
health insurance available to employees or pay an assessment and gives employees the right to buy
health insurance from another provider if an organization's health insurance is too expensive
After the Articles of Confederation went into effect, how was the British government able to continue
impacting what would happen in the United States? - (answer)The British government was able to put
pressure on the states through its occupation of land west of the United States.
The British government could refuse to accept the currency of the United States as a means to pay off
any lingering debts.
The British government was able to form individual relationships with the states.
Although not specifically stated in the Constitution, Congress has decided that it is within its authority to
open a national bank in order to help them regulate commerce. - (answer)Implied Power
Although you think you are being taxed twice by the government, each year you continue to pay a
federal income tax and state income tax. - (answer)Concurrent Power
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - (answer)Legislation passed in 1990 that prohibits discrimination
against people with disabilities. Under this Act, discrimination against a disabled person is illegal in
employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and government activities.
Amicus briefs are - (answer)known as "friend of the court" briefs
An argument offered in opposition to judicial activism is: - (answer)The intrusion into democratic politics
of unelected, and therefore unaccountable, judges.
Anti-Federalists - (answer)Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were
contemplating its adoption.
appellate jurisdiction - (answer)The authority of a court to review decisions made by lower courts
,Articles of Confederation - (answer)A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary
War.
Atkins v. Virginia (2002) - (answer)execution of developmentally disabled offenders is unconstitutional
Automobile Workers v Johnson Controls, Inc (1977) - (answer)USSC: "Decisions about the welfare of the
next generation must be left to the parents who conceive, bear, support, and raise them, rather than to
the employers who hire those parents"
Baker v. Carr (1962) - (answer)"One man, one vote." Ordered state legislative districts to be as near
equal as possible in population; Warren Court's judicial activism.
ballot fatigue - (answer)the phenomenon by which voters cast fewer votes for offices listed toward the
bottom of the ballot
Barron v. Baltimore (1833) - (answer)The guarantee in the 5th Amendment that private property shall
not be taken "for public use, without just compensation" is not applicable to state governments as well
as the federal government.
Before a voter can cast a ballot, what is he or she required to do in virtually all states? - (answer)Before a
voter can cast a ballot, she must register to vote.
Before the presidential election, you watched each debate and watched the news every day, so you feel
confident that you are choosing the right candidate for president.
The most important issue for you personally is healthcare, so before going to the polls you searched and
found where each candidate on the ballot stands on the issue of healthcare. - (answer)Research
Besides making campaign contributions, what can interest groups do to influence elections on a large
scale? - (answer)Interest groups can inform voters and the public (perhaps through voter guides with
candidate ratings) to make them aware of the candidates' positions on key issues.
bicameral legislature - (answer)A law making body made of two houses (bi means 2). Example: Congress
(our legislature) is made of two house - The House of Representatives and The Senate.
Bicameral legislature consisting of two chambers.
Senators are appointed rather than popularly elected.
The House of Representatives has state representation that varies based on the size of a state's
population.
, The National government given increased powers. - (answer)Virginia Plan
Bill of Rights - (answer)The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) - (answer)speech that does not call for illegal action is protected, and even
speech that does call for illegal action is protected if the action is not "imminent" or there is reason to
believe that the listeners will not take action
Breedlove v. Suttles (1937) - (answer)The Supreme Court upheld poll taxes as constitutional in the 1937
case
brokered convention - (answer)no candidate gets a majority of delegates, leaving party elites to pick a
nominee
Browder v. Gayle (1956) - (answer)Court ruled that segregation on buses was unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) - (answer)unanimously held that the racial segregation of children in
public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Brown claimed that
Topeka's racial segregation violated the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause because the city's black
and white schools were not equal to each other and never could be. Overruled Plessy v. Ferguson's
"separate but equal" doctrine and would eventually led to the desegregation of schools across the South
Budget Act of 1921 - (answer)Enhanced the President's legislative role by requiring the President to
submit an annual federal government budget to Congress for it's consideration, accompanied by a
budget message setting out the president's rationale and justifications.
budget resolution - (answer)A resolution binding Congress to a total expenditure level, supposedly the
bottom line of all federal spending for all programs.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014) - (answer)for religious reasons, some for-profit corporations could be
exempt from the requirement that employers provide insurance coverage of contraceptives for their
female employees
Caucus - (answer)A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public
office and to decide the platform.
Checks and Balances - (answer)A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of
the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Checks on Congress - (answer)By President
Can veto legislation
Constitution - C963 WGU
"King Caucus" refers to - (answer)the use of each party's congressional caucus to nominate presidential
candidates during the early nineteenth century.
14th Amendment - (answer)Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed
equal protection of the laws
1957 Civil Rights Bill - (answer)Bill passed by LBJ that helped begin first steps towards Civil Rights
movement.
A brokered convention occurs when: - (answer)No candidate acquires a majority of a party's delegates
before the start of its convention.
A law alleged to violate the Constitution's protection of free speech would be heard by the Supreme
Court under: - (answer)Appellate jurisdiction.
According the Supreme Court's ruling in Brandenberg v. Ohio, political speech can be restricted only if it
does which of the following? - (answer)Creates a danger of imminent lawless action.
According to Angus Campbell, which of these statements supports the saying that "all politics is local"? -
(answer)There is a fundamental influence of local policy concerns on national elections.
There is an advantage to the party not currently occupying the presidency during mid-term elections.
In many parts of the country, straight-ticket voting is prevalent.
According to the Supreme Court, when is it legal to take private property for public use? - (answer)For
the creation of jobs
For the enhancement of government revenues (for example, taxes).
For the building of roads
,For the creation of public parks
Advantages of Federalism - (answer)checks growth of tyranny, allows unity without uniformity,
encourages experimentation, provides training and creates opportunities for future national leaders,
keeps government closer to the people
advice and consent - (answer)Terms in the Constitution describing the U.S. Senate's power to review and
approve treaties and presidential appointments.
Affordable Care Act of 2010 - (answer)requires an organization with 50 or more employees to make
health insurance available to employees or pay an assessment and gives employees the right to buy
health insurance from another provider if an organization's health insurance is too expensive
After the Articles of Confederation went into effect, how was the British government able to continue
impacting what would happen in the United States? - (answer)The British government was able to put
pressure on the states through its occupation of land west of the United States.
The British government could refuse to accept the currency of the United States as a means to pay off
any lingering debts.
The British government was able to form individual relationships with the states.
Although not specifically stated in the Constitution, Congress has decided that it is within its authority to
open a national bank in order to help them regulate commerce. - (answer)Implied Power
Although you think you are being taxed twice by the government, each year you continue to pay a
federal income tax and state income tax. - (answer)Concurrent Power
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - (answer)Legislation passed in 1990 that prohibits discrimination
against people with disabilities. Under this Act, discrimination against a disabled person is illegal in
employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and government activities.
Amicus briefs are - (answer)known as "friend of the court" briefs
An argument offered in opposition to judicial activism is: - (answer)The intrusion into democratic politics
of unelected, and therefore unaccountable, judges.
Anti-Federalists - (answer)Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were
contemplating its adoption.
appellate jurisdiction - (answer)The authority of a court to review decisions made by lower courts
,Articles of Confederation - (answer)A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary
War.
Atkins v. Virginia (2002) - (answer)execution of developmentally disabled offenders is unconstitutional
Automobile Workers v Johnson Controls, Inc (1977) - (answer)USSC: "Decisions about the welfare of the
next generation must be left to the parents who conceive, bear, support, and raise them, rather than to
the employers who hire those parents"
Baker v. Carr (1962) - (answer)"One man, one vote." Ordered state legislative districts to be as near
equal as possible in population; Warren Court's judicial activism.
ballot fatigue - (answer)the phenomenon by which voters cast fewer votes for offices listed toward the
bottom of the ballot
Barron v. Baltimore (1833) - (answer)The guarantee in the 5th Amendment that private property shall
not be taken "for public use, without just compensation" is not applicable to state governments as well
as the federal government.
Before a voter can cast a ballot, what is he or she required to do in virtually all states? - (answer)Before a
voter can cast a ballot, she must register to vote.
Before the presidential election, you watched each debate and watched the news every day, so you feel
confident that you are choosing the right candidate for president.
The most important issue for you personally is healthcare, so before going to the polls you searched and
found where each candidate on the ballot stands on the issue of healthcare. - (answer)Research
Besides making campaign contributions, what can interest groups do to influence elections on a large
scale? - (answer)Interest groups can inform voters and the public (perhaps through voter guides with
candidate ratings) to make them aware of the candidates' positions on key issues.
bicameral legislature - (answer)A law making body made of two houses (bi means 2). Example: Congress
(our legislature) is made of two house - The House of Representatives and The Senate.
Bicameral legislature consisting of two chambers.
Senators are appointed rather than popularly elected.
The House of Representatives has state representation that varies based on the size of a state's
population.
, The National government given increased powers. - (answer)Virginia Plan
Bill of Rights - (answer)The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) - (answer)speech that does not call for illegal action is protected, and even
speech that does call for illegal action is protected if the action is not "imminent" or there is reason to
believe that the listeners will not take action
Breedlove v. Suttles (1937) - (answer)The Supreme Court upheld poll taxes as constitutional in the 1937
case
brokered convention - (answer)no candidate gets a majority of delegates, leaving party elites to pick a
nominee
Browder v. Gayle (1956) - (answer)Court ruled that segregation on buses was unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) - (answer)unanimously held that the racial segregation of children in
public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Brown claimed that
Topeka's racial segregation violated the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause because the city's black
and white schools were not equal to each other and never could be. Overruled Plessy v. Ferguson's
"separate but equal" doctrine and would eventually led to the desegregation of schools across the South
Budget Act of 1921 - (answer)Enhanced the President's legislative role by requiring the President to
submit an annual federal government budget to Congress for it's consideration, accompanied by a
budget message setting out the president's rationale and justifications.
budget resolution - (answer)A resolution binding Congress to a total expenditure level, supposedly the
bottom line of all federal spending for all programs.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014) - (answer)for religious reasons, some for-profit corporations could be
exempt from the requirement that employers provide insurance coverage of contraceptives for their
female employees
Caucus - (answer)A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public
office and to decide the platform.
Checks and Balances - (answer)A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of
the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Checks on Congress - (answer)By President
Can veto legislation
