Politics of the United States Questions

The Federalist Papers are a collection of eighty-five essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of ratification of the Constitution

The 2nd amendment is central to understanding the debate concerning the right to bear arms.

Elite Theory claims political power rests in the hands of a small group of people who make decisions in their own best interest.

When conducting a survey/poll, a random sample of a limited number of people from the overall population are selected in such a way that each has an equal chance of being chosen.

A __________________________ is a political framework in which most if not all of the power resides in the local state governments.

Which amendment is central to understanding the debate concerning the right to bear arms?

The 5th Amendment contains your right not to be prosecuted for the same crime (double-jeopardy) and the right not to incriminate yourself.

__________________________________ the means by which a society organizes itself and allocates authority in order to accomplish collective goals

________________ is a Supreme Court decision ruling that "separate but equal" was constitutional and allowed racial segregation to take place.

_____________________ is a political and economic system in which, in theory, government promotes common ownership of all property, means of production, and materials to prevent the exploitation of workers while creating an equal society.

The equal protection clause is a provision of the Fourth Amendment that requires the states to treat all residents equally under the law

To have a democratic system only requires the rule of the majority.

In Brown v. Board of Ed., the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was constitutional.

In the 1973 Miller case the Supreme Court set standards for illegal forms of pornography noting, among other things, that pornography is NOT protected by the first amendment if the average person finds it offensive.

Privacy is an example of an implied right as it is not explicitly spelled out in the Constitution or in the Amendments.

Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that promoted racial segregation and undermined black voting rights in the south after Reconstruction

Civil liberties are limitations on the power of government and are designed to ensure personal freedoms; while civil rights are guarantees of equal treatment by government authorities

President Franklin D. Roosevelt used "fireside" chats as a platform from which to push his agenda; he was using what we call

The Great Compromise created a bicameral legislature.

What were the key provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?