ap government
SETS
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Radical
Status Quo, less Gov.
Mid-Ground
Peaceful gradual change, reject violent revolution
Far Left, Resorts to extreme methods to bring about change.
Conservative
Status Quo, less Gov.
Moderate
Mid-Ground
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Radical
Status Quo, less Gov.
Mid-Ground
Peaceful gradual change, reject violent revolution
Far Left, Resorts to extreme methods to bring about change.
Conservative
Status Quo, less Gov.
Moderate
Mid-Ground
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Radical
Status Quo, less Gov.
Mid-Ground
Peaceful gradual change, reject violent revolution
Far Left, Resorts to extreme methods to bring about change.
Conservative
Status Quo, less Gov.
Moderate
Mid-Ground
blanket primaries
coalition
coalition government
closed primaries
elections to select party nominees in which voters are present…
a group of individuals with a common interest upon which every…
when two or more parties join together to form a majority in a…
election to select party nominees in which only people who hav…
blanket primaries
elections to select party nominees in which voters are present…
coalition
a group of individuals with a common interest upon which every…
10th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
Powers not expressly given to federal government by the Consti…
Abolished slavery. First of three "Reconstruction Amendments"…
(1) All persons born in the U.S. are citizens; (2) no person c…
States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of rac…
10th Amendment
Powers not expressly given to federal government by the Consti…
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery. First of three "Reconstruction Amendments"…
blanket primaries
coalition
coalition government
closed primaries
elections to select party nominees in which voters are present…
a group of individuals with a common interest upon which every…
when two or more parties join together to form a majority in a…
election to select party nominees in which only people who hav…
blanket primaries
elections to select party nominees in which voters are present…
coalition
a group of individuals with a common interest upon which every…
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Radical
Status Quo, less Gov.
Mid-Ground
Peaceful gradual change, reject violent revolution
Far Left, Resorts to extreme methods to bring about change.
Conservative
Status Quo, less Gov.
Moderate
Mid-Ground
What is the main idea of Article 1?
What is the main idea of Article 2?
What is the main idea of Article 3?
What is the main idea(s) of Article 4?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
New states, state laws, citizenship
What is the main idea of Article 1?
Legislative Branch
What is the main idea of Article 2?
Executive Branch
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of reli…
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a…
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house,…
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,…
1st Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of reli…
2nd Amendment
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a…
American with Disabilities Act
Amicus Curiae brief
Appellate Courts
Bill of attainder
Law that prohibits employers from discriminating against peopl…
a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the out…
Courts that determine whether lower courts have made errors of…
a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony…
American with Disabilities Act
Law that prohibits employers from discriminating against peopl…
Amicus Curiae brief
a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the out…
Realism
Idealism
Isolationism
Internationalism
A theory of international relations that focuses on the tenden…
A theory of international relations that focus on the hope tha…
The desire to avoid international engagement altogether.
U.S. must be engaged in international affairs to protect its o…
Realism
A theory of international relations that focuses on the tenden…
Idealism
A theory of international relations that focus on the hope tha…
1. Both party leadership and committees…
2. Congressional reapportionment and re…
3. The concept of divided government in…
4. Presidents are generally thought to…
A.)Reciprocity/logrolling- The practice of exchanging favors-…
A. Congressional reappointment: Adjusting the seats b/w states…
A.) there is a greater chance for policy or ideological confli…
A.) Commander in Chief; power to commit trips and Negotiate an…
1. Both party leadership and committees…
A.)Reciprocity/logrolling- The practice of exchanging favors-…
2. Congressional reapportionment and re…
A. Congressional reappointment: Adjusting the seats b/w states…
Federalism
Unitary government's
Intergovernmental relations
The federal system in America decentral…
A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of gov…
A way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the…
The workings of the federal system the entire set of interrela…
Senators are elected as representatives of individual states,…
Federalism
A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of gov…
Unitary government's
A way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the…
Political action committees (PACs) were…
All of the following are recent trends…
The rise of primary election system has…
The government institution responsible…
regulate how groups such as business and labor contribute to c…
infrequency of presidential primaries among states.
the public's more direct involvement in the election of the pr…
state's legislature, or its delegated body.
Political action committees (PACs) were…
regulate how groups such as business and labor contribute to c…
All of the following are recent trends…
infrequency of presidential primaries among states.
Power of new government
Responsibilities of new government
Article I
Legislative branch has the power to
The people
1. Form a more perfect union... 2. Establish justice system... 3. En…
Legislative Branch
create laws
Power of new government
The people
Responsibilities of new government
1. Form a more perfect union... 2. Establish justice system... 3. En…
Which of the following generalizations…
Political socialization is the process…
Which of the following is the most impo…
Diversity of public policy throughout t…
) African American Democrats tend to support the more liberal…
political values are passed to the next generation
Partisan identification
federalism
Which of the following generalizations…
) African American Democrats tend to support the more liberal…
Political socialization is the process…
political values are passed to the next generation
absentee ballot
absolutism
acquisitive model
actual malice
A ballot, usually sent in the mail, that allows those who cann…
The belief that the government should have all the power and b…
A view of bureaucracies that argues agency heads seek to expan…
Knowingly printing falsehoods in order to harm a person's repu…
absentee ballot
A ballot, usually sent in the mail, that allows those who cann…
absolutism
The belief that the government should have all the power and b…
difficulties our federal system causes
federalism
Explain the relationship between state…
In what ways does federalism decentrali…
• Federalism blocks progress and protects powerful local inter…
• A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of…
• states are responsible for public policies dealing with soci…
• Creates more opportunities to participate in government, mor…
difficulties our federal system causes
• Federalism blocks progress and protects powerful local inter…
federalism
• A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of…
Basis for representation in the House o…
Reapportionment
Why is gerrymandering so controversial?
Precedents from the two Supreme Court c…
Population
A new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congres…
Gerrymandering or drawing district lines to achieve favorable…
Baker v. Carr and Wesberry v. Sanders
Basis for representation in the House o…
Population
Reapportionment
A new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congres…
Government
Public policy
Anarchy
autocracy
the formal and informal institutions, people, and processes us…
the exercise of government power in doing those things necessa…
lack of government
rule by one
Government
the formal and informal institutions, people, and processes us…
Public policy
the exercise of government power in doing those things necessa…
The Majoritarians Theory
The Elite Theory
The Hyperpluralism Theory
The Pluralists Theory
almost everybody benefits and almost everybody pays
persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued re…
Pluralism gone mad, too many voices for too many opinions caus…
view that competition among all affected interests shapes publ…
The Majoritarians Theory
almost everybody benefits and almost everybody pays
The Elite Theory
persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued re…
democracy
direct democracy
direct primary
initiative
a government by the people
a form of government in which the people decide
preliminary election in which a party's candidate for public o…
a procedure enabling a specified number of voters by petition…
democracy
a government by the people
direct democracy
a form of government in which the people decide
incumbents
casework
pork barrel
bicameral legislature
people who already hold office; usually win in congressional e…
the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a prob…
Money used that is considered wasteful - use earmarks
divided into two houses.US Congress & American State legislatu…
incumbents
people who already hold office; usually win in congressional e…
casework
the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a prob…
democracy
elite and class theory
government
gross domestic policy (GDP)
a means of selecting policy makers and of orgaznizing governme…
argues that society is divided along class lines and that an u…
instituions that make public policy for a society
the total value of all goods and services produced annually by…
democracy
a means of selecting policy makers and of orgaznizing governme…
elite and class theory
argues that society is divided along class lines and that an u…
527 Groups
Bi-Partisan Campaign Reform Act
Caucus
Divided Government
Definition: 527 group is a type of American tax-exempt organiz…
Definition: It is a United States federal law that amended the…
Definition: A meeting of the local members of a political part…
Definition: Describes a situation in which one part of the whi…
527 Groups
Definition: 527 group is a type of American tax-exempt organiz…
Bi-Partisan Campaign Reform Act
Definition: It is a United States federal law that amended the…