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Shaw V. Reno
Which court case ruled that race could not be the only purpose for redrawing legislative boundaries (no racial gerrymandering)?
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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
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Which court case ordered that House districts be as close in population as possible?
Wesberry V. Sanders
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Which court case ruled that corporations have a 1st Amendment right to expressly support political candidates?
Citizens United V. FEC
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Which type of primary is open to independents and allows voters to choose candidates from all parties?
Blanket Primary
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What is the term for when you schedule presidential primary elections early in an election year?
Front Loading
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Which primary is open to independents and allows voters to choose candidates from any one party?
Open Primary
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What is the Tuesday in early March in which many presidential primaries are held?
Super Tuesday
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Closed Primary
Which primary is closed to independents and in which voters cannot cross party lines?
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What is the name of a brief filed by an interest group to influence a Supreme Court decision?
Amicus curiae brief
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What is the name of an interest group that raises funds and donates to election campaigns?
PAC’s
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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?
Free rider problem
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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?
527 Groups
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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?
Iron triangle
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Which clause states that congress has the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, states and Indian tribes?
Commerce Clause
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Which clause states that congress can exercise powers that are not stated in the constitution as long as they are “necessary and proper”?
Elastic clause
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Which clause states that congress can not pass a law which punishes a person retroactively?
Ex post facto clause
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Which clause states that congress cannot pass a law that singles out a person for punishment without trial?
Bill of attainder clause
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Which political ideology is associated with slow or moderate change and limited government power?
Conservative
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Which political ideology is associated with favoring government involvement and action to meet individual and social needs?
Liberal
- $400What do you call the sense of affiliation that a person has with a particular political party?
Party Identification
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What do you call the widely shared beliefs, values and norms that citizens share about their government?
Political culture
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What do you call the cycle in which a person alternately works for the public sector and private sector?
Revolving door
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What kind of public are those who follow politics and public affairs carefully?
Attentive public