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Chapter 1: Spirit of American Politics Day 1
Current us issues,
Issue,
What can affect the way issues ar...
16  cards
Chapter 1: Spirit of American Politics Day 2
American decisions are shaped by ...,
Definition of institutions,
What is an example of a governmen...
22  cards
Chapter 2: American Exceptionalism Day 1
What is american exceptionalism,
What is political culture,
What do ideas create
20  cards
Chapter 2: American Exceptionalism Day 2
How would you describe political ...,
What is internal political efficacy,
What is external political efficacy
18  cards
Chapter 3: The Constitution Day 1
When was the motion to declare in...,
Who was given the job of creating...,
Name 5 people that were involved ...
28  cards
Chapter 3: The Constitution Day 2
What type of states favored a str...,
What type of states favored a str...,
What type of house legislation wa...
31  cards
Chapter 3: The Constitution Day 3
What powers are the elastic clause,
What are implied powers,
What article establishes the exec...
25  cards
Chapter 3: Federalism/Anti Federalism
Why type of people supported the ...,
What is a federalism,
What three people were federalist
10  cards
Chapter 3: Bill of Rights
Who urged congress to add a bor,
Who drafted the bor,
Madison was a new member of what
23  cards
Chapter 3: Guiding Principles of the Constitution
What is the guiding principles,
What is article 1 section 2 clause 1,
What is article iv section 4
24  cards
Chapter 4: Federalism Day 1
What is federalism,
What is a unitary system,
What country is an example of an ...
23  cards
Chapter 4: Periods of Federalism & More
Nationalization,
Nationalization,
Dual federalism part 1
19  cards
Chapter 4: Federalism Day 2
What is a mandate,
Do the states have to comply with...,
Are mandates always funded
19  cards
Chapter 4: Local Government
What does louisiana call their co...,
What does alaska call their county,
What is the purpose of dividing a...
30  cards
Chapter 5 & 6: Vocabulary
Freedoms guaranteed on an individual,
Privileges given by the constitution,
Speech against the government
25  cards
Chapter 5: Civil Liberties Notes
In what amendment are civil liber...,
What does civil liberties do,
What does civil right protect cit...
11  cards
Chapter 5: Civil Liberties Court Cases Part 1
A general secretary of the americ...,
Was arrested and charged under th...,
Court decided that it was clear a...
38  cards
Chapter 5: Civil Liberties Court Cases Part 2
Jehovah s witnesses must salute t...,
Overturned gobitis and stated tha...,
Mandatory public school attendanc...
29  cards
Chapter 6: Civil Right Court Cases
Applicable to the federal governm...,
Does not apply to the private per...,
By law
37  cards
Chapter 7 Public Opinion
The distribution of individual at...,
There are a variety of different ...,
Developed the first public opinio...
24  cards
Chapter 7 Public Opinion Day 2
Influenced social issues and acts...,
More likely to vote democrat favo...,
Set of beliefs about who ought to...
17  cards
Chapter 8: Political Participation
The various activities that citiz...,
Various ways to participate in th...,
Apathy on election day
22  cards
Chapter 8: Political Participation Day 2
Rarely vote little education law ...,
Highly education high incomes mid...,
Vote but do little else not much ...
8  cards
Chapter 9: Media Day 1
Newspapers and magazines,
On the decline,
Radio television
25  cards
Chapter 9: Media Day 2
The impact of private ownership o...,
What determines profitability in ...,
What do private ownerships rely o...
27  cards
Chapter 9: Media Day 3
Off the record conversations used...,
Unofficial release of confidentia...,
What does leaking expose
21  cards
Chapter 9: Media Day 3 Pt. 2
Job is to advise candidates on ho...,
Help plan media campaigns,
Make sure candidate wear flatteri...
25  cards
Chapter 10: Campaigns & Elections
In the nomination stage candidate...,
Used to gauge public interest and...,
The agenda is set by what
22  cards
Chapter 10: Campaigns & Elections Pt.2
Party stays out of nomination con...,
Turnout is low in primaries only ...,
Activitst tend to show out
22  cards
Chapter 10: Electing a President
Phase 1,
P,
Testing the waters and determinin...
24  cards
Chapter 10: Electing a President Pt. 2
Party officials in the democratic...,
Phase 3,
Delegates are pledged to vote as ...
17  cards
Chapter 10: Money
There are no limitations on how m...,
Who has spending limitations when...,
What must you do to get matching ...
22  cards
Chapter 11: Republican v. Democrat
Veterans,
Blue collar disaffected democrats,
Religious rights
31  cards
Chapter 11: Political & Third Parties Pt.1
A group of people who seek to con...,
Join together based on common pri...,
Seek to implement their own publi...
31  cards
Chapter 11: Political Parties pt.2
Weakening of party identification,
Increasing over the last 50 years,
What are 2 reasons of weakening p...
6  cards
Chapter 11: Aspire
What does aspire stand for,
Republican armed forces,
Democrat armed forces
13  cards

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