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Important Court Cases and Political Beliefs

Explore significant court cases and political beliefs including racial gerrymandering, judicial review, campaign finance, and constitutional clauses. Learn about primaries, interest groups, and the influence they have on policy-making.

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Important Court Cases and Political Beliefs

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  1. Jeopardy! Begin

  2. Important Court Cases Primaries Interest Groups Constitutional Clauses Random Political Beliefs $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

  3. - $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

  4. - $200 Which court case created judicial review? C1-$200 Marbury V. Madison

  5. - $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

  6. - $400 Which court case ordered that House districts be as close in population as possible? C1-$400 Wesberry V. Sanders

  7. - $500 C1-$500 Which court case ruled that corporations have a 1st Amendment right to expressly support political candidates? Citizens United V. FEC

  8. - $100 Which type of primary is open to independents and allows voters to choose candidates from all parties? C2-$100 Blanket Primary

  9. - $200 What is the term for when you schedule presidential primary elections early in an election year? C2-$200 Front Loading

  10. - $300 Which primary is open to independents and allows voters to choose candidates from any one party? C2-$300 Open Primary

  11. - $400 What is the Tuesday in early March in which many presidential primaries are held? C2-$400 Super Tuesday

  12. - $500 Which primary is closed to independents and in which voters cannot cross party lines? C2-$500 Closed Primary

  13. - $100 What is the name of a brief filed by an interest group to influence a Supreme Court decision? C3-$100 Amicus curiae brief

  14. - $200 What is the name of an interest group that raises funds and donates to election campaigns? C3-$200 PAC’s

  15. - $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

  16. - $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

  17. - $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

  18. - $100 Which clause states that congress has the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, states and Indian tribes? C4-$100 Commerce Clause

  19. - $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

  20. - $300 Which clause states that congress can not pass a law which punishes a person retroactively? C3-$300 Ex post facto clause

  21. - $400 Which clause states that federal law is supreme over state law? C3-$400 Supremacy clause

  22. - $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

  23. - $100 Which political ideology is associated with slow or moderate change and limited government power? C4-$100 Conservative

  24. - $200 Which political ideology is associated with favoring government involvement and action to meet individual and social needs? C4-$200 Liberal

  25. - $300 What is a person who does not identify with a particular political party called? C4-$300 Independent

  26. - $400 What do you call the sense of affiliation that a person has with a particular political party? C4-$400 Party Identification

  27. - $500 What do you call the widely shared beliefs, values and norms that citizens share about their government? C4-$500 Political culture

  28. - $100 What do you call a state that does not consistently vote Democrat or Republican? C4-$100 Swing State

  29. - $200 What is the term used for attempting to influence policymakers? C4-$200 Lobbying

  30. - $300 What do you call the cycle in which a person alternately works for the public sector and private sector? C4-$300 Revolving door

  31. - $400 What kind of public are those who follow politics and public affairs carefully? C4-$400 Attentive public

  32. - $500 What do you call an officeholder who is seeking reelection? C4-$500 Incumbent

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