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Implied powers are derived from _________________ powers.
expressed
What are some of the powers shared by the national and state governments? (choose all that apply)
establish courts
borrow money
collect
taxes
Powers given to the federal government include (choose all that apply):
Issue copyrights/patents
Establish/maintain a military
Coin money
The ______________ Amendment is the source of federalism.
Tenth
The three powers held by the federal/national government are:
Implied, expressed, inherent
The second party system started when ________________ ran for President.
Andrew Jackson
Political parties operate like a _______________________.
business
____________ typically advocate for social justice, affirmative action, and a market economy tempered by government intervention.
Democrats
The Whigs and the Democrats divided into a third party known as the _____________ Party.
Republican
The parties must keep in mind that the American ________________is what drives the system.
voter
What is the difference between a caucus and a primary?
Caucus are groups of politically active members from their various localities and primary are the normal type of election.
Most candidates declare that they are running for President _____________ months prior to the party conventions.
eighteen
In _______________________, citizens were given the ability to donate money to as many political parties or PACS as they wanted.
McCutcheon v. FEC
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 established the ___________________.
Federal Election Commission
Political Action Committees (PACS) often support:
candidates that share their goal
Buckley v. Valeo upheld campaign donation limits but allowed _____________ to spend unlimited money on their campaigns.
candidates
The _______________ makes raising money, organizing people, assessing opinion polls, and mobilizing campaigners for campaigns much easier.
Internet
From the beginning of the American republic, public officials have understood the connection between politics and
the media.
The earliest newspapers in America were tied to
political parties.
The changing of seats in the House of Representatives after a census is known as ___________________.
Reapportionment
A state will often have to change district lines to allow for population increases or decreases in some districts. This is known as:
Redistricting
Which amendment was considered an extension of the Thirteenth Amendment?
The 15th Amendment
Poll taxes were abolished in the Twenty-Fourth Amendment but ___________ states kept them in place.
5
Which decade saw the most change in voting laws?
1960s
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed _______________
literacy tests
The President uses ________________ orders to quickly handle issues that may be an emergency.
executive
Who has the power to declare war?
Congress
What kind of political system does the United States have?
Two-Party
Political parties have structures that include the following (Choose all that apply):
headquarters
financial plans
rules
_________________ warned of the downfalls of political parties in his farewell address at the end of his second term.
George Washington
It is the responsibility of the ________________ to learn the nomination process used in his or her state.
voter
According to the link regarding the 2016 Presidential election, who raised the most money?
Hillary Clinton
What were some of the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act? (choose all that apply)
Candidates were required to limit campaign spending.
All candidates were
required to file a report disclosing donations and spending.
Donations were limited.
Bias in the media can be found in favor of
any political party
The ________________ Amendment guarantees freedom of the press.
first
________________ is the manipulation of boundaries of a district to favor one party over the other.
Gerrymandering
Which Supreme Court case set forth the "one man, one vote" principle?
Baker v. Carr
Poll taxes were abolished by the Supreme Court case of
Harper v. Board of Elections
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