Final Exam Review Flashcards
A procedure by which a specified number of voters may propose an amendment or an ordinance
Initiative
Powers the government has simply because they are the government
Inherent power
When I measure proposed or passed by Congress are sent to the voters for approval or rejection
Referendum
Powers only given to the states
Reserved powers
The power of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress or the executive branch as unconstitutional
Judicial review
Set by Supreme Court decisions
Precedents
The development and persistence of the two-party system in the United States is best accounted for by
Single-member districts
A policy that sets emission standards for automobiles is an example of
Regulatory policy
The medias effect on public opinion can best be described as
Influencing which issues the public sees as important
The most significant trend in federal state relations during the 1980s was
Shifting responsibilities and costs for many programs to the state government
Which of the following clauses in the Constitution justifies the implied powers doctrine
The necessary and proper clause
Interest groups use political action committees(PACs) to
Raise and spend money on election campaigns
Interest groups are protected under the Constitution by
The First Amendment
The 19th amendment to the Constitution, the equal rights amendment, and title IX of the education amendments of 1972 were all directed towards the goal of
Equality for women
If Congress wanted to affect a change in the Social Security payroll tax, to what congressional committee with the task initially be assigned
House Ways and Means committee
Which of the following groups would most likely be supportive of a constitutional amendment banning all abortions
Conservatives
To which level of government did the Bill of Rights originally apply
Federal government
Many scholars argue that categorical grants in aid do which of the following
We can the power of state governors and legislators
Which of the following is not an explanation for low voter turnout
Protection of minority rights
Party identification in the United States is most successfully transmitted by which of the following
Family
Which of the following individuals would most likely vote in a Republican primary
A 45-year-old white businessman from South Carolina who attends church weekly
Rules and regulations created by an agency such as the federal communications commission are called
Administrative law
According to James Madison, which of the following best controls the effects of factions
A large republic
The grandfather clause is significant and US political history for which of the following reasons
It was a means whereby black citizens in southern states were disenfranchised
One of the best strategies that interest groups can use to achieve their goals are
Lobbying members of Congress to make small changes to an existing policy
Since the 1960s, support for the Democratic Party has declined the most among which of the following groups
White southerners
All the following Supreme Court decisions strength and the power of the federal government except
Dred Scott versus Sanford
When the effects of income and education are eliminated, which of the following statements about voting rights is true
Black citizens vote at a higher rate than white citizens
Both gitlow versus New York and New York Times versus Sullivan are Supreme Court cases that dealt with which of the following amendments to the Constitution
The First Amendment
Which of the following best describes the concept of political efficacy
It is the belief that one can make a difference in politics by expressing an opinion and acting politically
What was the outcome of Gideon versus Wainwright
Ensures the right to an attorney and felony cases for the indigent
