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- 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
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- 200
Which court case created judicial review?
C1-200
Marbury V. Madison
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- 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
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- 400
Which court case ordered that House districts be
as close in population as possible?
C1-400
Wesberry V. Sanders
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- 500
C1-500
Which court case ruled that corporations have a
1st Amendment right to expressly support
political candidates?
Citizens United V. FEC
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- 100
Which type of primary is open to independents and
allows voters to choose candidates from all
parties?
C2-100
Blanket Primary
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- 200
What is the term for when you schedule
presidential primary elections early in an
election year?
C2-200

Front Loading
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- 300
Which primary is open to independents and allows
voters to choose candidates from any one party?
C2-300
Open Primary
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- 400
What is the Tuesday in early March in which many
presidential primaries are held?
C2-400
Super Tuesday
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- 500
Which primary is closed to independents and in
which voters cannot cross party lines?
C2-500
Closed Primary
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- 100
What is the name of a brief filed by an interest
group to influence a Supreme Court decision?
C3-100
Amicus curiae brief
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- 200
What is the name of an interest group that raises
funds and donates to election campaigns?
C3-200
PACs

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

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- 300
Which clause states that congress can not pass a
law which punishes a person retroactively?
C3-300
Ex post facto clause
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- 400
Which clause states that federal law is supreme
over state law?
C3-400
Supremacy clause

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

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- 200
Which political ideology is associated with
favoring government involvement and action to
meet individual and social needs?
C4-200
Liberal
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- 300
What is a person who does not identify with a
particular political party called?
C4-300
Independent

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

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- 500
What do you call the widely shared beliefs,
values and norms that citizens share about their
government?
C4-500
Political culture
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- 100
What do you call a state that does not
consistently vote Democrat or Republican?
C4-100
Swing State
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- 200
What is the term used for attempting to influence
policymakers?
C4-200
Lobbying
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- 300
What do you call the cycle in which a person
alternately works for the public sector and
private sector?
C4-300
Revolving door
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- 400
What kind of public are those who follow politics
and public affairs carefully?
C4-400
Attentive public
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- 500
What do you call an officeholder who is seeking
reelection?
C4-500
Incumbent