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The one major group that has not moved away from the two political parties and toward a position of increased independence is

African-American voters.

Supreme Court decision that set the president to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson; ended legal segregation, said school segregation is unconstitutional.

Brown v. Board of Education

Only people who have registered in advance with the party can vote for the party's candidates.

Closed Primary

Justice or justices who agree with the majority's opinion but not with the reason behind the decision.

Concurring opinion

When the Senate and House pass a bill in different forms. Party leadership appoints members from each house to work out the differences.

Conference committees

Which of the following is NOT a linkage institution?

Congress

When a significant number of voters choose to no longer support a particular political party

Dealignment

African Americans

Democrat

Andrew Jackson was the first presidential candidate for which party

Democrat

One party controls the executive, &the other party controls on /both houses of Congress

Divided government

Categorical Grants

Federal grants that can only be used for a specific purpose. They come with strings attached.

__________ privileges refers to the free use of the mails enjoyed by Congress.

Franking

The proposal to add justices to the Supreme Court, known as the "court packing plan" to critics, was made by President __________ who wanted to be able to appoint justices more sympathetic to his philosophy than the "nine old men."

Franklin Roosevelt

Which of the following represents reasons why presidents have trouble getting things done? IVB Ch.13 TB I. Other policymakers have their own agendas and interests II. Other policymakers have their own sources of power III. Congress is not to beholden to the president but to other interests IV. The influence of special interest groups and lobbyists play a significant role

I, II, III, and IV

A requirement that to be heard a case must be capable of being settled as a matter of law rather than on other grounds as is commonly the case in legislative bodies

Justiciable question

A newcomer to a voting district

Less likely

Voting in a district with cumbersome voting procedures.

Less likely

The main instrument the national government use to influence the state governments is

Mandates

A member of several community groups

More likely to vote

Member of a family with a strong party identification.

More likely to vote

One of the institutions that keeps the party operating between conventions.

National Committee

The meeting of party delegates every four years to choose a presidential ticket and write the party's platform

National Convention

A coalition forged by the Democrats, who dominated American politics from the 1930s to the 1960s.

New deal coalition

The __________ is responsible for supervising preparation of the federal budget and advising the President on budgetary matters.

Office of Management and Budget

The President's __________ serves as the principal conduit of information from the White House to the press on a daily basis.

Press Secretary

Only the national government is allowed to

Regulate commerce with foreign nations

Donald Trump

Republican

Elephant

Republican

Power that belong to the states

Reserved powers

Which of the following Supreme Court Cases established the "clear and present danger" doctrine?

Schenck v United States

A legal order that a person appear or produce requested documents

Subpoena

Limited Government

The basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away

Which of the following statements about political parties and the United States Constitution is true?

The issue of political parties is not addressed in the Constitution.

Which of the following is NOT true about recent political dealignment in the United States?

Those who belong to a party are less likely to belong to a party that matches their ideology.

Which of the following best describes the nature of American political parties?

Two parties have always dominated

Requires a judge to evaluate whether there is sufficient cause to keep a person in jail.

Write of habeas corpus

Members of Congress seek committees that will help them achieve each of the following goals EXCEPT

a salary increase.

A political party is best defined as

a team of men and women seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election.

The United States Constitution says that Congress has the power to coin money. This is an example of

an enumerated power

Most decisions handed down by the Supreme Court are cases involving

appeals from lower federal courts

Most bills formally submitted for consideration in Congress

are quietly killed off early in the process.

Traditionally, the Republican Party has been viewed as favoring which of the following groups

big business

Traditionally, the Republican Party has been viewed as favoring which of the following groups?

big business

The chairman of the standing committees of Congress are chosen

by the leaders of the majority party

The system of checks and balances in the Constitution means that

change usually comes slowly, if at all, and moderation and compromise are typical in our political system.

Loyalty to a political party has __________ over the past 40 years.

decreased

Party dealignment means the

decreasing influence of both parties on voters and government.

Age discrimination laws have

denied federal funds to any institution discriminating against people over forty.

The Fifth Amendment guarantees all of the following legal protections EXCEPT

freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

A shield law

gives reporters the right to withhold information from the courts.

An increasing number of Americans

identify with neither political party.

What is one change that could be made to encourage the growth and success of third parties?

implement proportional representation

The Republicans had a long period as the country's dominant majority party, which ended

in 1932

Which of these is NOT among the factors that tend to lead to the creation of a federal form of government in a country?

industrialization

The most important source of the Supreme Court's caseload is

its appellate jurisdiction

The Lemon Test is used to determine if

legislation that deals with religion creates illegal government interference

The day-to-day activities of the national party are the responsibility of the

national chairperson.

Between conventions, each party relies on its __________ to keep the party's official national operations going

national committee

Federalism Powers

powers of government are shared between a national government and state governments.

In many other democracies, the system of awarding seats in the national legislature, unlike in the United States, is one of

proportional representation

Opposition to ratification of the Constitution was based on the belief that it would

provide for elite control, endanger liberty, and weaken the states.

Which of the following is NOT specifically stated in the Bill of Rights?

right to privacy

The 19th Amendment prohibits the denial of the right to vote on account of

sex

A legislative court is

staffed by judges who lack the protections against removal or salary reductions while in office.

The Tenth Amendment provides for

statesʹ reserve or police powers.

A court order for a person to appear in court or produce documents is known as a(n) ____

subpoena

Litigants are

the plaintiff and the defendant.

Federal grants and contracts that members of Congress try to obtain for their constituents are collectively referred to as

the pork barrel.

A person who believes _____________ is more likely to be a conservative than a liberal.

the responsibility of the government to protect life includes the unborn

In a winner-take-all system,

unless a party wins, there is no reward for the votes it gets.

A party machine is a kind of local party organization that

uses specific and material inducements to win party loyalty and power.

Presidents have had the most success in changing the direction of decisions of the federal judiciary by

using the appointment process to select judges with judicial philosophies similar to those of the President

Presidential coattails refers to

voters casting their ballots for Congressional candidates of the President's party who will support the President.

In the United States, a political party is made up of a group of people who

work to get candidates elected to political offices.

The group that always has had the weakest party ties is

younger voters.

A person who supports laws that limit the production of greenhouse gases and opposes American involvement in foreign wars would most likely identify with which of these parties?

​Democratic Party

Which of these statements is true about political parties?

​Each political party relies on many citizen volunteers during elections.

​All voters can participate in a primary election in Texas. However, each voter must choose to fill out either the Republican or Democratic ballot. Based on this information, you know that Texas has which of these?

​open primary