Important Court Cases and Political Beliefs
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- $100 Which court case ruled that race could not be the only purpose for redrawing legislative boundaries (no racial gerrymandering)? C1-$100 Shaw V. Reno
- $200 Which court case created judicial review? C1-$200 Marbury V. Madison
- $300 C1-$300 Which court case said that legislatures can limit contributions but not how much one spends of his or her own money on campaigns? Buckley V. Valeo
- $400 Which court case ordered that House districts be as close in population as possible? C1-$400 Wesberry V. Sanders
- $500 C1-$500 Which court case ruled that corporations have a 1st Amendment right to expressly support political candidates? Citizens United V. FEC
- $100 Which type of primary is open to independents and allows voters to choose candidates from all parties? C2-$100 Blanket Primary
- $200 What is the term for when you schedule presidential primary elections early in an election year? C2-$200 Front Loading
- $300 Which primary is open to independents and allows voters to choose candidates from any one party? C2-$300 Open Primary
- $400 What is the Tuesday in early March in which many presidential primaries are held? C2-$400 Super Tuesday
- $500 Which primary is closed to independents and in which voters cannot cross party lines? C2-$500 Closed Primary
- $100 What is the name of a brief filed by an interest group to influence a Supreme Court decision? C3-$100 Amicus curiae brief
- $200 What is the name of an interest group that raises funds and donates to election campaigns? C3-$200 PAC’s
- $300 What is the name of the problem that interest groups face when citizens can reap the benefit of an interest groups actions without actually helping them? C3-$300 Free rider problem
- $400 What is the name of a tax exempted organization created to influence candidates and has no spending limits, but must register with IRS, publicly disclose donors and periodically report contributions and expenditures? C3-$400 527 Groups
- $500 What is the informal association of a federal agency, congressional committee, and an interest group that is said to have heavy influence over policy making called? C3-$500 Iron triangle
- $100 Which clause states that congress has the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, states and Indian tribes? C4-$100 Commerce Clause
- $200 Which clause states that congress can exercise powers that are not stated in the constitution as long as they are “necessary and proper”? C3-200 Elastic clause
- $300 Which clause states that congress can not pass a law which punishes a person retroactively? C3-$300 Ex post facto clause
- $400 Which clause states that federal law is supreme over state law? C3-$400 Supremacy clause
- $500 Which clause states that congress cannot pass a law that singles out a person for punishment without trial? C3-$500 Bill of attainder clause
- $100 Which political ideology is associated with slow or moderate change and limited government power? C4-$100 Conservative
- $200 Which political ideology is associated with favoring government involvement and action to meet individual and social needs? C4-$200 Liberal
- $300 What is a person who does not identify with a particular political party called? C4-$300 Independent
- $400 What do you call the sense of affiliation that a person has with a particular political party? C4-$400 Party Identification
- $500 What do you call the widely shared beliefs, values and norms that citizens share about their government? C4-$500 Political culture
- $100 What do you call a state that does not consistently vote Democrat or Republican? C4-$100 Swing State
- $200 What is the term used for attempting to influence policymakers? C4-$200 Lobbying
- $300 What do you call the cycle in which a person alternately works for the public sector and private sector? C4-$300 Revolving door
- $400 What kind of public are those who follow politics and public affairs carefully? C4-$400 Attentive public
- $500 What do you call an officeholder who is seeking reelection? C4-$500 Incumbent