is for Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States of America. The Founding Fathers scrapped it to write the Constitution.

is for Baker v. Carr

Baker v Carr established the One Person, One Vote idea when the Supreme Court used the 14th amendment to rule that Tennessee failure to redraw district lines was unconstitutional because they did not equally represent the people.

is for Constitution

The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. It is comprised of 7 articles and 27 amendments.

is for Divided Government

Divided government occurs when the President, Senate, or House of Representatives is from a different political party than the others. It results in gridlock and is less efficient.

is for Electoral College

The electoral is the direct way that the President is elected. There are 538 electoral votes based off of representation numbers in Congress. A presidential candidate needs 270 of 538 votes to win outright.

is for Federalism

Federalism is how power is distributed between the states and the national government. In the United States we have cooperative federalism.

is for Gideon v. Wainwright

Gideon v Wainwright utilized selective incorporation through the 14th amendment to ensure that the right to counsel in cases given in the 6th amendment applies to the states as well.

is for Habeas Corpus

Habeas corpus is protection against unlawful imprisonment. It allows a person in custody to be brought before a court to determine if their detention is legal.

is for Iron Triangle

The iron triangle is made up of a congressional committee, and interest group, and a bureaucratic agency. They work together to accomplish specific goals.

is for Judicial Review

Judicial review is the power of the judicial branch to determine the constitutionality of the other branches. It was established in Marbury v Madison.

is for Keynesian Economics

Keynesian economics holds that government intervention through fiscal policy is essential to stabilize the economy. They believe the government should manage aggregate demand.

is for Logrolling

Logrolling a legislative practice where legislators support each other's bills although they may not have usually voted for it to pass their own bill.

is for Medicaid and Medicare

Medicaid and Medicare are government programs that fall into the mandatory funding part of the budget. These programs help more people receive healthcare.

is for Natural Rights

Natural rights were considered life, liberty and property. However, in the Declaration of Independence, it was reworded to say life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

is for Opinion Polls

Opinion polls are used to determine what people think about a certain topic. Elected officials and candidates use them to better gauge how they can represent the public.

is for Political Action Committee

Political Action Committees (PACs) are organizations that raise money privately to influence election results for specific groups or political parties.