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A Person who favors slow change, limited government power, social conservatism, and faith

based solutions can be described as being

Conservative

- $200This Region was known to have voted Democratic in

the past but in recent times has been consistently Republican

Solid South

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The trend that shows women voting more Democratic than

men is called

Gender Gap

- $400Voters with no consistent voting pattern are called

Independents

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A set of beliefs about political values and how the government should rule is called

Ideology

- $100What political figure is restricted to only two

consecutives terms, must be an American citizen, be at least 35 years old, and have lived in the US for at

least 14 years

The President

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Who Is in charge of presiding over the House while it’s in session

Speaker of the House

- $300True/False

The Requirements to become a member of the House of Representatives are a lot less stringent that they

are to become a Senator

True

-$400A Super delegate is

A delegate to the Democratic national convention who is there by virtue of holding an office.

- $500Which amendment put electing Senators as popular

vote decision?

17th

- $100 Every state has how many Senators

2

- $200Tax and Revenue bills must originate from which

government body

The House of Representatives

- $300The President of the Senate also serves as

Vice President

- $400 The House of Representatives is capped at how

many members

435

- $500The Ability to override a presidential veto with a 2/3

vote is an exaple of what system?

Checks and Balances

- $100Political Socialization is

The process in which someone acquires their political beliefs

- $200Name 3 aspects of political culture in the US

Liberty, equality, individualism, distrust of the government, democracy, political efficacy, political tolerance, pragmatism, and justice

- $300The Idea that someone can start from humble beginnings and become successful is called

The American Dream

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The US follows what economic system

Capitalism

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Which Incident made the public loss trust in the American government?

The Watergate Incident

- $100Who elects the president?

The Electoral College

-$200How many Electoral College votes does it take to

win an election?

270

- $300True/False

The President has the power to formally declare war

False

- $400If there is an equal amount of votes for presidential candidates in the electoral college, who breaks the

deadlock?

The House of Representatives

-$500Who takes the Vice Presidents place in his absence?

President Pro Tempore

- $100The decision of Baker v. Carr stated that

“One man, one vote”. State legislative districts should e as near equal in population

- $200The use of the 14th amendment to stop a recount was

the decision of what court case?

Bush v Gore

- $300Buckley v. Valeo put a limit on campaign

contributions but could not

Limit how much spends their own money on campaigning

- $400Shaw v Reno put an end to

Racial gerrymandering

- $500Wesberry v Sanders ordered that

House districts be near equal in population as possible